Graduate Town Planner - Leeds - 2026

Stantec Consulting International Ltd.; Leeds; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-known international consulting firm is seeking a Graduate Town Planner to join their Leeds office as part of their 2026 Graduate Programme. This role involves gaining experience across various projects including residential developments and planning applications. Ideal candidates will possess a degree in Town Planning or Geography and demonstrate qualities like adaptability, collaboration, and a strong willingness to learn. The firm offers a competitive salary, professional development opportunities, and a supportive team environment.

Benefits

Private medical insurance

Holiday buy and sell schemes

Group income protection

Life assurance

Professional progression plan

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Town Planning or Geography is essential.
• Ability to adapt and collaborate with diverse teams.
• Strong focus and perseverance in facing challenges.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the team on town planning projects from research to planning applications.
• Assist with project coordination and management.
• Engage in community engagement and planning appeals.

Skills

Adaptability

Collaboration

Focus

Perseverance

Eager to learn

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Town Planning or Geography

Job description

With every community, Stantec redefines what’s possible.

Application Deadline: Recruitment is ongoing.Please apply as soon as possible as the advert may close once we have sufficient applicants.

Your role:

We are looking for a Graduate Town Planner to be based in Leeds, joining our 2026 Graduate Programme.

As a Stantec graduate, you will collaborate with your team and wider cohort, developing your town planning expertise within an exciting and creative interdisciplinary environment. You will contribute to a broad range of projects, from initial research and site appraisals to application preparation, community engagement, plan promotion, and planning appeals in the residential, commercial and environmental sectors. You will also assist with project coordination and management, ensuring projects run smoothly.

The Town Planning team principally focus on residential-led developments across Leeds and wider Yorkshire, including new town settlements, garden villages and exciting regeneration projects as well as mixed-use, industrial/commercial and renewable schemes. Developments range in size, use and complexity and include the preparation and submission of all types of planning applications, as well as Local Plan promotions. Examples of projects includeMaltkiln new settlement, Waverley new community, The Tetley redevelopment, and Leeds and Harrogate Spring Water.

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 Town Planning business line:-Town Planning (stantec.com), and review the career journey of one of our Town Planners:-My Stantec Story: Building a career in planning with Joseph Lynch

About you:

At Stantec, we value your potential over past experience. Along with your 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.

What we can offer you:

• 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)

Applicants must have an unconditional right to live and work in the UK for an indefinite period without limitation.

Please take a look at our Graduate FAQs (Graduate Application FAQs) if you have any questions. We look forward to receiving your application!

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