Town Planning Technician

Network Rail; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Network Rail Scotland is seeking a recent graduate to join the Town Planning and Property teams on a six-month FTC. You’ll help protect Scotland's Railway by assessing planning consultations and providing technical support, mapping and data management to ensure timely responses.

The role offers exposure to statutory consultee processes, GIS systems, and cross‑department collaboration, with opportunities to learn planning policy and contribute to delivering planning services around the rail

Qualifications

• Recent graduate seeking town planning experience.
• Ability to read elevations and cross sections.
• Good time management in a dynamic workload.

Responsibilities

• Assess, consult, and respond to town planning consultations for third-party development near the railway.
• Provide technical support to the town planning and property team, including data recording and GIS inputs.
• Prepare and submit planning notifications and respond to development plan consultations.
• Support changes required in the delivery of the Town Planning services strategy.
• Maintain relationships with customers and stakeholders to facilitate delivery of Town Planning services.

Skills

Technical administration

Data management

GIS software

Stakeholder engagement

Tools

ArcGIS

Job description

At Network Rail, we're the publicly owned operator of Britain's rail infrastructure.

We're trusted custodians of one of our nation's most critical public assets: Scotland's Railway.

We keep Scotland moving - connecting people and places, supporting businesses, public services and communities - driving economic, social and environmental success.

Our work spans almost 20% of the UK network and between 2024 and 2029, we're investing £4.8 billion to enhance our stations and routes, supporting new passenger and freight rolling stock.

Working together with train operators, our investment will mean a more reliable, climate resilient railway; a better customer experience; and greener, more sustainable travel that links cities, towns, urban and rural communities with each other and with the wider UK.

But it's our people who make this progress possible. At Network Rail Scotland, you'll find an inclusive, supportive and flexible working culture where your ideas are valued, your growth is encouraged, and your impact is real. Join us.

This is your railway - and it's moving forward. For more information about Network Rail click here .

About the role

This role is a 6-month FTC opportunity. Any FTC extensions or the potential for the vacancy to become permanent will be reviewed nearer the time.

Help protect Scotland's Railway by ensuring railway interests are considered in proposals for development near the network. You'll work with colleagues across Network Rail to assess planning consultations, coordinate timely responses and provide technical support, mapping and data management to our Town Planning and Property teams. This role would suit a recent graduate looking for some town planning experience.

Here are some of the duties your role will include: -

• A large part of the role involves assessing, consulting, and responding to town planning consultations for third party development near the railway to fulfil Network Rails function as a statutory consultee in the planning system. To do this you will work to statutory deadlines and with colleagues from across the business.
• The role also involves providing technical support to the town planning and wider property team including (but not limited to):
• Being responsible for the provision and maintenance of team data recording and input to other Property and Network Rail information and monitoring systems including GIS systems.
• Preparing and submitting statutory planning and related notifications and applications and responding to development plan consultations.
• Supporting changes required in the delivery of the Town Planning services overall strategy.
• Maintaining strong relationships with, and being responsive to the needs of, individual customers on specific projects and programmes across the range of Town Planning services.
• Maintaining effective communication with internal and external stakeholders to facilitate delivery of all Town Planning services and third-party asset protection work in particular.
• As well as meeting the essential requirements of qualifications and experience we are looking for someone who is:
  • Able to read and understand plans including elevations and cross sections.
  • Able to manage a varied workload in an environment where there is rarely a typical day and to set deadlines.
  • Enthusiastic
  • Customer focussed.

Closing date: Midnight of 9 th November 2026. This vacancy is also being advertised externally.

Please note the recruitment process for this role is a competency-based interview. If any additional stages or testing/assessments are to take place, you will be notified of these.

We're dedicated to creating an inclusive environment and we welcome applications from everyone! Network Rail is a Disability Confident Leader and we'll try our best to adapt the process and offer a reasonable alternative to help support people with disabilities access, apply and interview for roles. You can visit Evenbreak's Career Hive for advice on accessibility support if you're unsure of the options available.

Should you require any reasonable adjustments/modifications, please contact [e-mail] or add a note to your application.

Keeping people safe on the railway is at the heart of everything we do. Safe behaviour is therefore a requirement of working for Network Rail. You should demonstrate your personal dedication to safety within your application.

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Your experience and skills

What you will bring to the role: -

Skilled in the use of technical administration, data management, and geographic information systems and software applications

It's desirable if you have it to help give you context to the role: -