Town Planning Consultant - Policy

AECOM; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading infrastructure consulting firm in the UK is seeking a Consultant Planner to join a great team. This role involves working on planning policy projects, managing research and analysis, and contributing to business development strategies. The ideal candidate will have relevant experience and a degree in Town Planning or a related discipline. Opportunities for career progression are provided within a supportive culture.

Benefits

Hybrid work options

Wide array of compensation and benefits

Learning and development programs

Qualifications

• Relevant experience contributing to planning policy and strategy development in a consultancy or public sector role.

Responsibilities

• Carry out research and analysis for planning policy projects.
• Assist Project Managers to ensure projects are delivered on budget and within timelines.
• Contribute to the business development strategy.

Skills

High-quality technical report production

Excellent communication skills

Client focus

Interpersonal skills

Collaborative working approach

Education

Degree in Town Planning or related discipline

Membership of the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) or working towards it

Job description

Overview

In planning policy project wins and new opportunities, we are looking to recruit a consultant planner. You will join a great team with an interesting and diverse workload and opportunities to maximise your abilities. You will work on key planning policy projects alongside multi-disciplinary teams and engage 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.

Responsibilities

• Planning Strategy and Expertise: Carry out research and analysis for planning policy projects; assist on elements of policy projects including policy and strategy development for local authorities, 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 by developing and managing relationships with clients, local authorities and other stakeholders through project work and attendance at conferences and other networking events; share technical knowledge and excellence.
• Project Management: Assist Project Managers to ensure projects are delivered 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.
• Business Development: Contribute to the business development strategy where required; assist in the preparation of commercial tenders to secure new opportunities.

About our team

AECOM is a top ten UK planning consultancy by size, employing around 70 Chartered or Licentiate Planners. Our Planning Practice handles some of the largest, most complex and high profile development and regeneration projects in the UK for public and private sector clients. We work closely with colleagues in masterplanning, landscape, environment, sustainability, transport and economics. Our project work includes:

• Sub-Regional Spatial Plans: Leading provider of growth studies and evidence for plans and policy, including strategic planning work in the OxCam Arc, Thames Estuary, Hertfordshire and the East Midlands. We are recognised as thought leaders for new communities and Garden Towns.
• Local Plans: Providing local plan evidence and support to over 100 authorities in the last decade, including evidence base studies, secondments, critical friend support and coordinating multi-disciplinary teams to inform and test planning policy at all plan-making stages.
• Strategic Masterplans: Masterplanning for Garden Communities totalling almost 100,000 homes, including Southern Manydown (Basingstoke) and Naas North West Quadrant (Ireland).
• Neighbourhood Planning: Supporting hundreds of communities since 2011 with scoping, evidence base production, stakeholder engagement, appraisal and option development to plan production, design, delivery, adoption, monitoring; plus overall project and process management.

Joining AECOM provides opportunities for career progression within a positive culture where learning and development are actively supported and promoted. Come grow with us.

Qualifications

• Relevant experience contributing to planning policy and strategy development in a consultancy or public sector role.
• Degree in Town Planning or related discipline; membership of the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) or equivalent body, or working towards membership.

Skills & Competencies

• Ability to produce high-quality technical reports and excellent communication skills.
• Ability to work on your own initiative and under pressure.
• Client focus with good interpersonal skills and a collaborative working approach.

Quality & Commitment

• High level of commitment to quality.

Company Description

Work with Us. Change the World. At AECOM, we’re delivering a better world through infrastructure consulting. We have a global team of over 50,000 professionals and a broad range of projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment. We value equity, diversity and inclusion, and prioritize environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm. We offer hybrid work options and a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and a Disability Confident Employer. All information is kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Job Description & How to Apply

Due to significant growth, a Degree in Town Planning or related discipline and membership of RTPI (or working towards membership) is preferred. For further information about the role, reach out to the recruiter on LinkedIn (annemarieflynn). Follow us on social media to explore our AECOM voices and latest projects.