Strategic Town Planner – Hybrid, Policy & Growth

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

AECOM is seeking a consultant planner to join the London-based Planning Practice, with opportunities to be based at our London - Aldgate Tower, Bristol, Leeds or Manchester offices and a flexible hybrid working model.

You will work on planning policy projects, engage with clients and stakeholders to secure successful planning outcomes, and contribute to infrastructure and development work within the Planning team. Hybrid working arrangements are available.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Carry out research and analysis for planning policy projects.
• Assist on elements of policy projects, including supporting local authority policy and strategy development, local plan evidence studies, strategic growth studies, infrastructure strategies and other policy and strategy commissions.
• Assist in formulating 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.
• Assist Project Managers to ensure projects are delivered successfully on budget and within programme timelines.
• Assist in coordinating multi-disciplinary teams for seamless project execution.
• Implement and uphold quality assurance and health and safety principles.
• Contribute to the business development strategy where required
• Assist in the preparation of commercial tenders to secure new opportunities.

Skills

Technical report writing

Communication skills

Initiative and resilience

Education

RTPI membership or working toward

Job description

AECOM is seeking a consultant planner to join the London-based Planning Practice, with opportunities to be based at our London - Aldgate Tower, Bristol, Leeds or Manchester offices and a flexible hybrid working model.

You will work on planning policy projects, engage with clients and stakeholders to secure successful planning outcomes, and contribute to infrastructure and development work within the Planning team. Hybrid working arrangements are available.