Senior DCO Planner – Major Infrastructure Leader

Stantec; Plymouth; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus schemes

Pension

Private medical insurance

Gym membership

Hybrid working

Job summary

Stantec is seeking a DCO Planner at Senior/Principal/Associate level to join our Infrastructure team in the UK. The role involves leading planning and consenting workstreams for major infrastructure projects, synthesising EIA strategy, and guiding projects through scheme development while coordinating with clients and multidisciplinary teams.

This position supports collaboration across offices with a hybrid working model.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering planning and consenting for major infrastructure (or ready to step up into a lead role).
• Strong technical understanding of Development Consent Orders (DCO).
• Credibility with clients and stakeholders, with confident communication and a practical, solutions-focused mindset.

Responsibilities

• Leading and coordinating planning and consenting workstreams for major infrastructure projects, incl. NSIPs under the Planning Act 2008.
• Providing planning and EIA strategy advice and managing processes across consent regimes (DCO, TCPA, DNS).
• Progressing projects through scheme development and advising on methodologies.

Skills

Planning

DCO knowledge

Stakeholder management

EIA understanding

Communication

Education

Planning or Environment qualification

Job description

Stantec is seeking a DCO Planner at Senior/Principal/Associate level to join our Infrastructure team in the UK. The role involves leading planning and consenting workstreams for major infrastructure projects, synthesising EIA strategy, and guiding projects through scheme development while coordinating with clients and multidisciplinary teams.

This position supports collaboration across offices with a hybrid working model.