Senior Planner or Assistant Director, Energy and Infrastructure Planner

Deloitte (UK); Alabama; On-site; USD 120,000 - 173,000; Full time

Job summary

Deloitte UK is seeking a Senior Planner or Assistant Director to lead complex planning and consenting projects across the energy infrastructure sector. Based in the UK, you will guide routes such as DCOs and Section 36/37 consents, navigating national planning policy with senior client advisory.

You will manage multi-disciplinary teams, drive stakeholder engagement, and support the growth of our Infrastructure and Real Estate practice within a flexible hybrid work model.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in planning and consenting for large-scale infrastructure and energy projects.
• Experience with national consenting regimes, including Planning Act 2008 (DCOs) and TCPA processes.
• Strong knowledge of environmental legislation (e.g., EIA Regulations).
• Proven ability to lead multi-disciplinary projects with financial management and risk mitigation.
• Track record of leading and developing project teams.
• Experience with energy technologies across power, utilities and renewables (solar, wind, hydrogen, CCS).
• Proven ability to represent clients at public consultations and inquiries.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex planning and consenting projects across energy infrastructure.
• Head multi-disciplinary teams and manage project delivery to time and budget.
• Develop innovative consenting strategies and advise on routes like DCOs and Section 36/37 consents.
• Navigate national planning policy and evolving guidance to secure approvals.
• Build and maintain strong stakeholder relationships to drive client satisfaction and growth.

Skills

Planning leadership

Regulatory strategy

Stakeholder engagement

Project delivery

Energy sector knowledge

Education

Degree in planning/related field

Job description

Join our dynamic and expanding Housing and Infrastructure team, where you'll be at the forefront of shaping the UK's energy landscape. We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated Senior Planner or Assistant Director to lead complex planning and consenting projects across the vital energy infrastructure sector. This is a unique opportunity to apply your deep expertise in national and local regulatory frameworks, securing timely and robust project approvals, and providing strategic advice that truly makes a difference. You'll contribute directly to the growth of our practice, working on projects that range from large scale solar to nuclear, and benefit from Deloitte's commitment to your continuous development and career progression in a supportive, flexible environment.

Connect to your career at Deloitte

Deloitte drives progress. Using our vast range of expertise, we help our clients become leaders wherever they choose to compete. To do this, we invest in outstanding people. We build teams of future thinkers, with diverse talents and backgrounds, and empower them all to reach for and achieve more.

What brings us all together at Deloitte?It’show we approach the thousands of decisions we make everyday. How we behave, our beliefs and our attitudes. In other words: our values. Whatever we do, whereverwe arein the world, welead the way,serve with integrity, take care of each other ,fosterinclusion, andcollaborate for measurable impact. These five shared values lead every decision wemake and action we take, guiding us to deliver impact how and where it mattersmost .

Connect to your opportunity

As a Senior Planner or Assistant Director, you will be instrumental in guiding critical energy infrastructure projects through their entire lifecycle. You'll lead multi-disciplinary teams, ensuring projects from are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards. You will be the architect of innovative consenting strategies, advising clients on optimal routes such as Development Consent Orders (DCOs) and Section 36/37 consents, and expertly navigating national planning policy and ever evolving associated guidance. Your role will involve managing complex stakeholder engagement programmes, representing clients effectively with stakeholders, and cultivating deep, trusted relationships that drive client satisfaction and our practice's growth. This is an opportunity to make a tangible impact on the future of energy in the UK.

Connect to your skills and professional experience

You're a natural leader and collaborator. You inspire and motivate multi-disciplinary teams, fostering an environment where everyone can contribute their best. You thrive on bringing diverse expertise together to achieve common goals, understanding that the biggest impacts come from working as one.

You are a strategic communicator and negotiator. You excel at navigating complex stakeholder landscapes, building consensus, and representing client interests effectively in high-stakes environments. Your ability to articulate complex ideas clearly and persuasively will be key to securing project approvals and maintaining strong relationships.

• Extensive experience in planning and consenting for large-scale infrastructure and energy projects, gained within a consultancy, developer, or public sector environment.
• In-depth knowledge and practical experience with national consenting regimes, particularly the Planning Act 2008 (DCOs), as well as local planning processes (TCPA).
• Strong understanding of relevant environmental legislation, including EIA Regulations.
• Demonstrable experience in leading and managing complex, multi-disciplinary projects, including financial management and risk mitigation.
• Proven ability to lead, motivate, and develop project teams.
• Experience with a broad range of energy technologies across power, utilities and renewables, including hydrogen, carbon capture and storage (CCS), solar, onshore, offshore wind.
• A track record of successfully representing clients at public consultations, examinations, or inquiries.

Connect to your business -Strategy, Risk & Transactions Advisory

In an ever-evolving world, there are no certainties in business. Our teams help clients to navigate risks, process major transactions and deliver transformational change that will future-proof their business. Join us to make a positive difference.

Infrastructure and Real Estate

Our Infrastructure and Real Estate team supports both public and private sector clients on complex infrastructure, real estate, and capital projects.Typical engagements include urban regeneration, transport, energy and renewables, and occupier advisory to central government and large corporate companies.

Personal independence

Regulation and controls are standard practice in our industry and Deloitte is no exception. These controls provide important legal protection for both you and the firm. We are subject to a number of audit regulations, one of which requires that certain colleagues abide by specific personal independence constraints (e.g., in relation to any financial interests and employment relationships). This can mean that you and your "Immediate Family Members" are not permitted to hold certain financial interests (shares, funds, bonds etc.) with audit clients of the firm, and also prohibitions on certain employment relationships (e.g., you are not permitted to hold a secondary employment role with SEC audit clients of the firm whilst being employed by the firm). The recruitment team will provide further details as you progress through the recruitment process, or you can contact the Independence team upon request.

Connect with your colleagues

“The scale and range of projects you get to work on, because of Deloitte’s capability across all industries and clients, is why I would recommend a career here.” - Jeremy, Risk & Transactions Advisory

Our hybrid working policy

You’ll be based in Leeds, Birmingham, Manchester or London with hybrid working.

At Deloitte we understand the importance of balancing your career alongside your home life. That’s why we’ll support you to work flexibly through our hybrid working policy. Depending on the requirements of your role, you’ll have the opportunity to work in your local office, virtual collaboration spaces, client sites and remotely. You’ll get the chance to meet face to face when needed, while you collaborate and learn from colleagues, share your experiences, and build the relationships that will fuel your career and prioritise your wellbeing. Please check with your recruiter for the specific working requirements that may apply for your role.

Our commitment to you

Making an impact is more than just what we do: it’s why we’re here. So we work hard to create an environment where you can experience a purpose you believe in, the freedom to be you, and the capacity to go further than ever before.

We want you. The true you. Your own strengths, perspective and personality. So we’re nurturing a culture where everyone belongs, feels supported and heard, and is empowered to make a valuable, personal contribution. You can be sure we’ll take your wellbeing seriously, too. Because it’s only when you’re comfortable and at your best that you can make the kind of impact you, and we, live for.

Your expertise is our capability, so we’ll make sure it never stops growing. Whether it’s from the complex work you do, or the people you collaborate with, you’ll learn every day. Through world-class development, you’ll gain invaluable technical and personal skills. Whatever your level, you’ll learn how to lead.

Connect to your next step

A career at Deloitte is an opportunity to develop in any direction you choose. Join us and you’ll experience a purpose you can believe in and an impact you can see. You’ll be free to bring your true self to work every day. And you’ll never stop growing, whatever your level.

Discover more reasons to connect with us, our people and purpose-driven culture at deloitte.co.uk/careers