Associate Socio-Economic Town Planner

Arup; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering consultancy in the UK is seeking an experienced Town Planner or Economist to join their new national team in Manchester. The role involves leading high-profile socio-economic projects, ensuring project delivery, and contributing to impactful strategies. Ideal candidates will have relevant training, experience in socio-economic assessments, and an understanding of policy development. The company offers a hybrid work model with a comprehensive benefits package focused on health and well-being.

Benefits

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Income protection cover

Flexible benefits package

Qualifications

• Candidate must have training in Town Planning or Economic Development.
• Experience in socio-economic baselining and policy review is required.
• Candidates should understand socio-economic drivers and opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day delivery of high-profile projects.
• Manage and lead scheme development through environmental impact assessments.
• Develop socio-economic strategies and skills plans.

Skills

Training in Town Planning or Economic Development

Background in socio-economic baselining

Experience in environmental impact assessments

Understanding of socio-economic drivers

Experience in project development promotion

Job description

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The Opportunity

This is an exciting time to join Arup as we are experiencing significant growth in a wide range of infrastructure, impact assessment and strategy development work for our socio-economic business. We are therefore looking for a talented associate/associate director level town planner or economist to join our new national team.

This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a new chapter at Arup and help us grow our business. Across the UK we work on a wide range of projects including energy, water, roads, rail, ports, airports etc from project inception through to delivery on-site.

As well as this exciting range of socio-economic projects, we offer the opportunity to work on a broader range of town planning policy and consenting projects or economic evaluation and business case work, depending on your interest and expertise. We believe this variety and flexibility is unmatched in our sector.

In addition, with offices across England and Wales, we offer flexibility on which office you choose to work from on a hybrid basis.

Is This Role Right For You?

You will be a key part of the senior leadership team, leading on work winning and the day-to-day delivery of a wide range of high profile projects. Key qualities we are looking for in candidates include:

• Training and qualifications in Town Planning or Economic Development.

• A background in socio-economic baselining, policy review and impact assessment.

• Work managing and leading scheme development and approval through environmental impact assessment on socio-economic, employment/GVA, community, population, equalities impact assessments, access, amenity, tourism and/or socio-distributional impact analysis.

• Understanding of socio-economic drivers and opportunities, ideally with experience in developing social value commitment, socio-economic strategies, and skills and employment plans.

• Experience in an area of project development and promotion such as TCPA, DCO, Hybrid Bill or TWA systems. Or in developing multicriteria analyses, five-case business cases, or options scoring and sifting.

What We Offer you

At Arup, we care about each member’s success, so we can grow together.

Guided by our values, we provide an attractive total reward package that recognises the contribution of each of our members to our shared success. As well as competitive, fair and equitable pay, we offer a career in which all of our members can belong, grow and thrive – through benefits that support health and wellbeing, a wide range of learning opportunities and many possibilities to have an impact through the work they do.

We are owned in trust on behalf of our members, giving us the freedom, with personal responsibility, to set our own direction and choose work that aligns with our purpose and adds to Arup’s legacy. Our members collaborate on ambitious projects to deliver remarkable outcomes for our clients and communities. Profit Share is a key part of our reward, enabling members to share in the results of our collective efforts.

We also provide Private medical insurance, Life assurance, Accident insurance and Income protection cover. In addition, you’ll have access to flexible benefits to help you look after all aspects of your wellbeing and give you the freedom and flexibility to find the best solutions for you, your family, and your individual needs.

Different People, Shared Values

Arup is an equal opportunity employer that actively promotes and nurtures a diverse and inclusive workforce. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, regardless of age (within legal limits), gender identity or expression, marital status, disability, neurotype or mental health, race or ethnicity, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you’re pregnant or on family leave. We are an open environment that embraces diverse experiences, perspectives, and ideas – this drives our excellence.

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