Senior Town Planner - Policy

AECOM; Basingstoke; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A global engineering consultancy seeks a Senior Planner to lead planning policy projects in Basingstoke. The ideal candidate will have substantial experience in planning policy development and strong client relations skills. The position offers a hybrid working model, allowing for flexibility in work arrangements, alongside opportunities to contribute to impactful projects within a supportive team environment.

Benefits

Hybrid working model

Career progression opportunities

Comprehensive benefits package

Qualifications

• Significant relevant experience of leading and contributing to planning policy development.
• Client focus with good interpersonal skills.
• Ability to produce high quality technical reports.

Responsibilities

• Lead key planning policy projects.
• Provide strategic planning advice to clients.
• Ensure successful project delivery within budget.

Skills

Planning policy development

Client relations

Stakeholder engagement

Technical report writing

Project management

Education

Degree in Town Planning or related discipline

Membership of the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI)

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Company Description

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At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Our work helps people and communities thrive through infrastructure consulting and delivering essential services.

There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.

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Job Description

Due to a significant increase in planning policy project wins and new opportunities, we are looking to recruit a senior planner. You will join a great team with an interesting and diverse workload and opportunities to make the most of your abilities.

You will be able to work on key planning policy projects, working alongside multi-disciplinary teams and engaging directly with clients and stakeholders to secure successful planning outcomes. There will also be opportunities to work on infrastructure and development projects within the Planning team.

You will be based in our flagship London Aldgate Tower office, though other locations may be considered, including Basingstoke, Bristol, Birmingham, Cambridge, Chesterfield, Leeds, Manchester, Nottingham, and Plymouth.

We operate a hybrid working model, giving you the flexibility to balance time between our office and working from home, depending on your needs and the requirements of the role. This position is available on either a full-time or part-time basis, allowing us to tailor the role to suit your circumstances.

Here’s what you’ll do:

Planning Strategy and Expertise

• Lead and assist on key planning policy projects, including supporting local authority policy and strategy development, coordination and delivery of local plan evidence studies, strategic growth studies, infrastructure strategies and other policy and strategy commissions.
• Offer strategic planning advice to other client and internal teams.
• Provide effective representation for the organisation, developing and managing relationships with clients, local authorities and other stakeholders through project work and through attendance at conferences and other networking events.
• Sharing technical knowledge and excellence.

Project Management

• Ensure projects are delivered successfully on budget and within programme timelines.
• Assist in coordinating multi-disciplinary teams for seamless project execution.

Quality Assurance and Compliance

• Contribute to deliverables produced by the planning policy team.
• Implement and uphold quality assurance and health and safety principles.

Business Development

• Contribute to the business development strategy, nurturing client relationships.
• Lead and assist in the preparation of commercial tenders to secure new opportunities.

Does this sound like something you can do, and do well? If so, read on...

About our team

AECOM is a top ten UK planning consultancy by size, employing more than 70 Chartered or Licentiate Planners. The AECOM Planning Practice projects include some of the largest, most complex and high profile development and regeneration projects in the UK for both public and private sector clients. We are a dynamic planning team and work closely with colleagues in other related disciplines, including masterplanning, landscape, environment, sustainability, transport and economics. Examples of our project work include:

• Sub-Regional Spatial Plans - AECOM is a leading provider of sub-regional growth studies and evidence base for plans and policy. We have also been involved with Garden Towns and related research for government bodies and local authorities.
• Local Plans - Providing local plan evidence and support for local planning authorities; we have worked on the local plans of many authorities in the last decade, covering evidence base studies, secondments, critical friend support and coordinating multi-disciplinary teams.
• Strategic Masterplans - Masterplanning for Garden Communities and long-term place-making.
• Neighbourhood Planning - Supporting communities with neighbourhood plan making from scoping to delivery and monitoring.

Joining AECOM will provide you with opportunities for career progression within a positive culture where learning and development is actively supported and promoted.

Come grow with us.

Qualifications

Ready to push the limits of what's possible?

Experience

• Significant relevant experience of leading and contributing to planning policy and strategy development in a consultancy or public sector role.

Client & Stakeholder Relations

• Client focus, with good interpersonal skills and a collaborative working approach.
• Existing relationships with clients and local authorities.
• A business development mindset, with experience of work winning and developing relationships with existing and new clients.

Skills

• Ability to produce high quality technical reports and excellent communication skills.
• Ability to work on your own initiative and under pressure.

Quality & Commitment

• High level of commitment to quality.

Education & Professional Memberships

• Degree in Town Planning or a related discipline, and membership of the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) or equivalent professional body, or working towards membership.

Additional Information

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About AECOM

AECOM is the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity

You will have hybrid work options to suit your needs. We value integrity, entrepreneurship and a pioneering mindset.

You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where everyone can bring their whole selves to work and contribute to transformational outcomes for clients.

AECOM provides a comprehensive set of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we support applicants with disabilities and long-term conditions to apply. If you require reasonable accommodations, please indicate so in your application.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.