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Your new companyOne of the world's leading multidisciplinary consultancy firms offers unparalleled opportunities. We are looking for senior or principal town planners who are keen to bring their experience to the table and help support the growth of our London and Southeast team across a variety of major infrastructure and development projects.You'll join one of the UK's leading planning consultancies at the forefront of thought leadership in sustainable infrastructure and development, from Net Zero to ESG, Biodiversity Net Gain, and digital transformation. Progress with your career interests through Energy and Water companies, the Environment Agency, National Highways, Homes England, High Speed 2, Ministry of Defence, DLUHC, Network Rail, Transport for London, Transport for the North, West of England Combined Authority, and the GLA, and many others such as local authorities, and private developers. Our colleagues also lead international development work for funding institutions and government bodies.Your new role
- Acting as Planning Lead on projects across a range of markets and sectors.
- Being actively involved in bid preparation, tender submissions, and framework responses.
- Acting as lead consultant for multidisciplinary projects and taking responsibility for project management and project delivery.
- Providing support to junior colleagues and the Planning team leaders.
- Working in a dynamic multidisciplinary environment with colleagues in environmental, engineering, and design disciplines across the wider consultancy (UK and international).
- Engaging with the market and clients leads to supporting business growth and development opportunities.
What you'll need to succeed
- A relevant Planning degree and RTPI membership is desirable.
- Self-motivated, enthusiastic, determined, and resilient.
- The ability to work under pressure, with excellent time management and success in meeting tight deadlines. Manage and work on multiple assignments output on time and within budget.
- Experience with the Environment Impact Assessment process.
- Experience and knowledge of Strategic Planning and Planning policy.
- Understanding of TCPA, DCO, TWAO, or equivalent applications.
- The ability to work well as part of multidisciplinary teams with the confidence to input effectively as an individual across a range of projects, consenting and strategic planning, and a range of geographies.
- The ability to prepare accurate and well-presented reports to a high standard.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills and the aptitude to rationally explain, explore, and discuss planning issues.
- Flexibility to apply knowledge and experience to a wide variety of planning-related tasks.
- Demonstrable ability to develop client relationships.
- Experience at working and supporting market growth.
What you'll get in return
- Competitive salary and package
- Hybrid working
- Promotion opportunities
- Ranked as one of LinkedIn's Top 25 Companies
- Times Top 50 employers for women
- Innovation, new approaches, and the power of data to deliver end-to-end projects
- Commitment to engineering better for people and our planet
- Global Engineering Net-Zero programme
- Creating social value through community housing
What you need to do nowIf you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.
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