Senior Town Planner - Development Management & Infrastructure

Arup; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit Share

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Income protection

Flexible benefits

Job summary

Arup is seeking an experienced Senior Planner to help lead a diverse portfolio of water, energy, transport and aviation projects across the UK. Based in Yorkshire, you will coordinate multidisciplinary teams, advise clients on complex planning matters and manage day-to-day delivery of planning applications and DCOs to meet client objectives and programmes.

The role involves engaging with stakeholders, managing programme and commercial aspects, and contributing to business development and growth

Qualifications

• Degree and/or masters in town planning or similar equivalent degree and Chartered membership of RTPI or equivalent professional body.
• Able to work within multi-disciplinary and multi-consultant team, including close working with EIA consultants.
• Project management skills, including programme and commercial aspects.
• Ability and ideally experience of working with a range of client bodies, including both private sector and public sector.
• Enjoy translating complex evidence into clear, practical policy; value collaborative, multidisciplinary working; and want to influence the future of places across the UK.

Responsibilities

• Coordinating multi-disciplinary teams to secure consent for infrastructure projects, including through DCOs and planning applications. Including coordinating teams in appraisal development proposals including site appraisals, policy reviews and optioneering reviews.
• Supporting proposals, business development and the growth of our infrastructure offer.
• Designing and delivering consultation, engagement and stakeholder workshops and mentor colleagues and contribute to an inclusive, collaborative team.

Skills

Multi-disciplinary teamwork

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Planning policy

Policy translation

Education

Town planning degree

Chartered RTPI membership

Job description

Joining Arup

Arup’s purpose, shared values and collaborative approach has set us apart for over 80 years, guiding how we shape a better world.

The Opportunity

Do you want to join an award-winning town planning team, delivering some of the most complex and challenging projects? We are looking for an experienced Senior Planner to be based in Yorkshire to join our planning team. The successful candidate will play a key role in managing planning applications for infrastructure projects, to manage an increasing portfolio of complex water schemes through our multi-year framework with Yorkshire Water and a range of Development Consent Orders (DCOs) on water and energy projects. This is an opportunity to work on a wide range of projects, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams and engaging with clients and stakeholders. A Senior Planner will be responsible for delivering a diverse range of projects within the planning team. A Senior Planner will be confident in coordinating multidisciplinary teams, advising clients on complex planning matters, and leading the day-to-day delivery of a project (e.g. preparing a planning application, drafting reports / advice and meeting with clients and key stakeholders) in accordance with a client’s objectives and programme. This role could include management of Development Consent Orders and planning applications.

Role

We provide a holistic service to meet the aspirations and needs of developers, communities, local planning authorities, combined authorities and central government. You will have the opportunity to work across a portfolio of projects that includes energy, water, transport and aviation projects. Your role will involve:

• Coordinating multi-disciplinary teams to secure consent for infrastructure projects, including through DCOs and planning applications. Including coordinating teams in appraisal development proposals including site appraisals, policy reviews and optioneering reviews.
• Supporting proposals, business development and the growth of our infrastructure offer.
• Designing and delivering consultation, engagement and stakeholder workshops and mentor colleagues and contribute to an inclusive, collaborative team.

We Are Seeking An Individual With Good Knowledge Of Planning And Environmental Legislation, Policy And Procedures, With a Strong Track Record Of Experience On Complex TCPA Consents And / Or DCOs, Including Dealing Confidently With a Range Of Stakeholders. You Will Also Have The Following

• Degree and/or masters in town planning or similar equivalent degree and Chartered membership of RTPI or equivalent professional body.
• Able to work within multi-disciplinary and multi-consultant team, including close working with EIA consultants.
• Project management skills, including programme and commercial aspects.
• Ability and ideally experience of working with a range of client bodies, including both private sector (promoters of infrastructure, utility companies and developers) and public sector (central and/or local government).
• Enjoy translating complex evidence into clear, practical policy; value collaborative, multidisciplinary working; and want to influence the future of places across the UK.

What We Offer You

At Arup, we care about each member’s success, so we can grow together. Guided by our values, we provide an attractive total reward package that recognises the contribution of each of our members to our shared success. As well as competitive, fair and equitable pay, we offer a career in which all of our members can belong, grow and thrive – through benefits that support health and wellbeing, a wide range of learning opportunities and many possibilities to have an impact through the work they do. We are owned in trust on behalf of our members, giving us the freedom, with personal responsibility, to set our own direction and choose work that aligns with our purpose and adds to Arup’s legacy. Our members collaborate on ambitious projects to deliver remarkable outcomes for our clients and communities. Profit Share is a key part of our reward, enabling members to share in the results of our collective efforts. We also provide Private medical insurance, Life assurance, Accident insurance and Income protection cover. In addition, you’ll have access to flexible benefitsto help you look after all aspects of your wellbeing and give you the freedom and flexibility to find the best solutions for you, your family, and your individual needs.

Different People, Shared Values

Arup is an equal opportunity employer that actively promotes and nurtures a diverse and inclusive workforce. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, regardless of age (within legal limits), gender identity or expression, marital status, disability, neurotype or mental health, race or ethnicity, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you’re pregnant or on family leave. We are an open environment that embraces diverse experiences, perspectives, and ideas – this drives our excellence.

Guided by our values and alignment with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, we create and contribute to equitable spaces and systems, while cultivating a sense of belonging for all. Our internal employee networks support our inclusive culture: from race, ethnicity and cross-cultural working to gender equity and LGBTQ+ and disability inclusion – we aim to create a space for you to express yourself and make a positive difference. Discover more about life at Arup at www.arup.com/careers/your-life-at-arup.

We are committed to making our recruitment process and workplaces accessible to all candidates. Please contact Rachel Connolly at [e-mail] to let us know if we need any assistance or reasonable adjustments throughout your application or interview process, and/or to perform the essential functions of the role. We will do everything we can to support you.

Recruitment Agencies

We have a Preferred Supplier List of trusted partners to assist us when required and do not acknowledge any speculative CVs or unsolicited candidate introductions from agencies not on the list.

Closing Date: 23 rd of November