Chartered Planner – Environmental & Infrastructure

Dalcour Maclaren; England; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

25 days annual leave + birthday

Private healthcare

Flexible working

Pension

Life insurance

Free on-site parking

Cycle to work

Maternity Leave

Paternity Leave

EAP & wellbeing support

Company events

Job summary

Dalcour Maclaren is seeking a Chartered Planner to deliver environmental planning services across the UK. You will undertake feasibility, screening and scoping, prepare planning applications, and coordinate activities to meet regulatory and client requirements.

You'll liaise with stakeholders, develop infrastructure consent strategies, and contribute to business development while progressing RTPI accreditation and maintaining professional knowledge.

Qualifications

• Hold a relevant planning degree and be working towards (or have achieved) RTPI accreditation.
• Have a good understanding of UK planning legislation, environmental policy and infrastructure consenting processes.
• Demonstrate strong analytical, written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to prepare clear, concise reports.
• Be confident in researching planning and environmental data and coordinating surveys or technical inputs.
• Have experience using planning tools such as MAGIC and other relevant data sources.
• Be self‑motivated, organised and able to manage your time effectively across multiple tasks.

Responsibilities

• Deliver a range of environmental planning services, including feasibility assessments, screening, scoping and coordination of planning activities in line with relevant UK planning and environmental legislation and policy.
• Prepare planning applications, supporting statements and technical reports, ensuring high‑quality outputs that meet client, regulatory and project requirements.
• Support the delivery of infrastructure projects across utilities and infrastructure sectors, including capital schemes, development appraisals and consent strategies.
• Liaise with internal and external stakeholders, including client teams, technical specialists and Local Authority planning officers, attending meetings and site visits as required.
• Assist with business development activities, including contributing to fee proposals and identifying opportunities to enhance service delivery and cross‑sell wider DM services.
• Maintain and develop your own technical knowledge through CPD, working towards RTPI accreditation if not already achieved.
• Support the wider Environmental & Planning team on other projects as required, contributing to a positive team culture and promoting DM’s values.
• Carry out work in compliance with relevant legal, regulatory, contractual and organisational requirements and policies.

Skills

Planning

Analytical

Written and verbal communication

Researching planning data

Coordinating surveys

Education

Planning degree

RTPI accreditation

Tools

MAGIC

Job description

Dalcour Maclaren is seeking a Chartered Planner to deliver environmental planning services across the UK. You will undertake feasibility, screening and scoping, prepare planning applications, and coordinate activities to meet regulatory and client requirements.

You'll liaise with stakeholders, develop infrastructure consent strategies, and contribute to business development while progressing RTPI accreditation and maintaining professional knowledge.