Graduate Major Infrastructure Planner - Community Development - Southampton - 2027

Stantec Inc.; Southampton; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Private medical insurance

Benefits package

Permanent contract

Professional chartership

ERGs network

Job summary

Stantec Inc. in Southampton invites you to join the 2027 (Autumn) Graduate Programme as a Graduate Major Infrastructure Planner. You’ll develop your town planning expertise within an interdisciplinary environment and work on NSIPs and local planning projects.

You’ll undertake research, site appraisals and stakeholder engagement while supporting planning applications and policy responses, with a strong emphasis on coordination and collaboration within a supportive team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Town Planning or Geography or equivalent.
• Right to live and work in the UK for an indefinite period without limitation.
• Willingness to work in an in-office setting 4 days a week in Southampton.

Responsibilities

• Undertaking planning research and site selection appraisals to support project development.
• Coordination of stakeholder engagement and preparing information.
• Assisting with the preparation and submission of planning applications.
• Supporting community engagement and stakeholder consultation activities.
• Contributing to the promotion of local plans and planning policy responses.
• Working on a diverse range of major infrastructure projects.

Skills

Perseverer

Adapter

Focused

Collaborator

Eager Learner

Education

Bachelor's degree in Town Planning or Geography

Job description

Join our 2027 (Autumn) Graduate Programme as a Graduate Major Infrastructure Planner in our Southampton office, where you'll be part of a market-leading Community Development discipline. As a Stantec graduate, you will collaborate with your team and fellow graduates, developing your town planning expertise within an exciting and creative interdisciplinary environment. You will be working alongside your fellow graduates and collaborating with other Stantec teams. This role will equip you with technical knowledge in infrastructure planning, while also giving you an understanding of the broader services offered by Stantec. You'll be involved in various tasks with the potential to work on Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs) as well as 'local planning' projects, undertaking work including planning assessments, managing pre-application processes, engagement with stakeholders and helping to promote development proposals. You'll also gain experience assisting with project coordination, research, site appraisals, and planning documents. Additionally, you'll have the opportunity to contribute to policy compliance, scheme development and sit and route selection work, and network building within and outside the company. Clients include a broad range of finance-backed promoters and developers, utility companies and national operators, for which you'll be involved in renewable energy, (e.g solar and wind farms) battery storage, water projects (e.g. water recycling, reservoirs, desalination plants), carbon capture and storage and transport projects You will join a supportive team with exciting career opportunities, have great client exposure and professional development and work in an innovative and exciting multi-disciplinary environment. Take a look at our Infrastructure business line here: Infrastructure Planning | Stantec, and review the career journey of some of our early careers professionals here: Career Stories | Stantec About The Role

Day to day, you'll be:

• Undertaking planning research and site selection appraisals to support project development.
• Coordination of stakeholder engagement and preparing information
• Assisting with the preparation and submission of planning applications.
• S upporting community engagement and stakeholder consultation activities.
• Contributing to the promotion of local plans and planning policy responses.
• Working on a diverse range of major infrastructure projects
  At Stantec, we value your potential over past experience. Along with a minimum of a Bachelor's degree in Town Planning or Geography, we'd love to receive your application if you are:-
• A Perseverer - You stay composed in the face of setbacks, approaching challenges with confidence and determination.
• An Adapter - You're able to remain calm in new and changing situations, comfortably switching between a variety of dynamic and exciting tasks.
• A Focused Individual - You focus on what matters, tuning out distractions to perform effectively in any situation.
• A Collaborator - You work effectively with lots of different people, considering others' perspectives to shape better outcomes.
• An Eager Learner - You learn from your experiences and the world around you, using this knowledge to anticipate how situations may unfold.

Please note, we ask our graduates to come into the office 4 days per week, to ensure that you receive sufficient time with your team and receive the appropriate level of support. Applicants must have an unconditional right to live and work in the UK for an indefinite period without limitation.

The Stantec community unites more than 34,000 employees working in over 450 locations across 6 continents. We have been working with our clients and communities in the UK for over 150 years. We plan, design, deliver and manage the development and infrastructure needed to support the creation of sustainable, healthy and prosperous communities. Our teams provide effective and relevant solutions, translating our clients' vision into valued consents, deliverable plans for projects and programmes, and efficient designs for delivery, based on technical excellence and deep market insights. We deal with today's challenges, but also keep a fairer, better tomorrow in sight, looking at how we deliver clean growth, support radical changes in our economy and meet the needs of future communities. Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, fringe benefits, job training, terminations or any other condition of employment. Stantec is in compliance with laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment. Building an inspired, inclusive work environment that attracts, supports, and develops world-class talent is a crucial key to our success.

• A competitive salary
• Private medical insurance
• A range of benefits, including holiday buy and sell, group income protection and life assurance
• Permanent employment contract to demonstrate our commitment to your long-term career at Stantec
• Professional progression plan, supporting you to gain professional chartership
• A supportive and collaborative team environment and Early Careers peer group and wider ERG network (see more on our ERGs here: Stantec Employee Resource Groups)