Infrastructure Planning Consultant: Lead Major Projects

Carrington West; Tyseley; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Carrington West is recruiting for an Infrastructure Planning team across multiple levels—from Planner to Technical Director—with hybrid locations: Bristol, Exeter, Manchester, London, Basingstoke, Shrewsbury, Leeds, Edinburgh, Cardiff.

You will work on nationally significant infrastructure projects across energy, renewables, utilities, water, rail and transport, supporting or leading planning applications under the Planning Act and related regimes.

Qualifications

• Degree in Town Planning or related discipline.
• MRTPI or working towards (junior levels).
• Experience delivering infrastructure or major project consents.
• Consultancy experience preferred.
• Strong project management and commercial awareness.

Responsibilities

• Supporting or leading consenting strategies for major infrastructure projects (DCOs, DNSs, TWAOs etc.).
• Coordinating and preparing planning applications
• Managing client relationships and multidisciplinary teams
• Leading stakeholder negotiations
• Acting as Expert Witness (senior levels)
• Project direction and business development (Associate Director/Technical Director)

Skills

Project management

Commercial awareness

Stakeholder negotiations

Client relationship management

Team coordination

Education

Town Planning degree

MRTPI (or working towards)

Job description

Carrington West is recruiting for an Infrastructure Planning team across multiple levels—from Planner to Technical Director—with hybrid locations: Bristol, Exeter, Manchester, London, Basingstoke, Shrewsbury, Leeds, Edinburgh, Cardiff.

You will work on nationally significant infrastructure projects across energy, renewables, utilities, water, rail and transport, supporting or leading planning applications under the Planning Act and related regimes.