Career Opportunities within Planning | Expression of Interest

Stantec Consulting International Ltd.; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading planning consultancy in the UK is seeking experienced Town Planners to join their growing teams across various locations. You will work on exciting projects, requiring a chartered MRTPI qualification or in progress, along with proven planning experience in relevant environments. The firm offers competitive salary, flexibility, and commitment to professional growth.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Bonus schemes

Enhanced pension plan

Private medical insurance

Discounted gym membership

Qualifications

• Ideally a chartered MRTPI town planner or working towards it.
• Proven planning experience in a consultancy, private, or public sector environment.
• Experience in residential, mixed-use, strategic, commercial, and energy projects.
• Experience in preparing, submitting, and negotiating planning applications.
• Experience in lodging appeals and appearing at informal hearings for senior roles.

Skills

Chartered MRTPI town planner

Planning experience in consultancy or public sector

Client relationship management

Quality assurance coordination

Job description

Are you an experienced Town Planner looking for a new opportunity with an established, growing team? Do you want to work on a variety of exciting projects that offer fantastic career development possibilities? If so, then Stantec could be for you!

We are looking to recruit a number of Planning professionals at various levels to join our expanding teams across the UK. Our planning teams are based in Bristol, Taunton, Cardiff, Birmingham, Reading, Kings Hill, London, Cambridge, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle, Edinburgh, and Glasgow. If you are interested in our open vacancies or would like to share your interest in Stantec for the future, please submit an application with us.

Click on the link to learn more about the projects we are involved with: https://www.stantec.com/uk/services/town-planning

About you

1. You will ideally be a chartered MRTPI town planner, or working towards it.
2. You will have proven planning experience in a consultancy, private, or public sector environment.
3. Experience in residential, mixed-use, strategic, commercial, and energy projects is particularly advantageous.
4. You will have experience in preparing, submitting, and negotiating planning applications of various sizes and types.
5. For senior roles, experience in lodging appeals and appearing at informal hearings is advantageous.
6. You will have proven experience in coordinating internal and external project teams, ensuring quality assurance.
7. You will have the ability to build and maintain client relationships, providing quality advice and service.
8. Local knowledge of, and a track record of working in, the region you are interested in is preferred; relocators will be considered.
9. Ideally, hold a full UK driving license and have access to a car.

Why join us?

1. People culture: We're proud of our friendly, inclusive, and collaborative environment where everyone feels valued and driven to succeed.
2. Award-winning workplace: Named in the top 50 companies to work for by Glassdoor 2025. Recognized by Corporate Knights as one of the world's top 10 most sustainable companies 2025. Named ‘Best Place to Work’ and ‘International Consulting Firm of the Year’ at the NCE Awards 2024.
3. Growth: We're on an exciting growth journey across the UK & Ireland - we want you to be part of it!
4. Great Benefits: Competitive salary, bonus schemes, enhanced pension plan, annual leave with options to buy/sell additional days, private medical insurance, group income protection & life assurance, discounted gym membership, and more.
5. Flexible working: Enjoy a healthy work-life balance with our hybrid approach to flexible working.
6. Professional development: Industry-leading training and development, as well as paid professional subscriptions.