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Senior Town Planner

AECOM, Birmingham

Senior Town Planner

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AECOM, Birmingham

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted 3 days ago, 18 Dec | Get your application in today.

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: cf767353a67d4e52bba06d6feae20722

Full Job Description

  • Assisting in the successful delivery of major development applications and coordinating multi-disciplinary teams across various project types.
  • Assisting with project management and implementing quality and health and safety principles.
    • Planning Advice and Strategy
  • Providing planning advice to colleagues and clients on planning consent requirements and the application of permitted development rights.
  • Carrying out planning research and analysis and assisting with planning feasibility reports and consent strategies.
    • Documentation and Application Management
  • Writing Planning Statements and Design and Access Statements for development applications.
  • Leading, submitting, and managing planning applications, including liaison and negotiation with local planning authorities and other key stakeholders.
    • Collaboration and Stakeholder Engagement
  • Working closely with the Environmental Impact Assessment team.
  • Participating in internal and external meetings.
    • Research, Business Development, and Project Management
  • Contribution to the preparation of successful commercial tenders.
  • Carrying out planning research and analysis and assisting with planning feasibility reports and consent strategies.
    • About our team AECOM's rapidly growing Town Planning team plays a key role in delivering major infrastructure and development projects. AECOM is a top ten UK planning consultancy by size, employing more than 70 Chartered or Licentiate Planners. AECOM is also a worldwide leader in environmental and engineering consultancy and working as a planning consultant within AECOM means access to some of the highest profile and prestigious development projects in the UK, working with colleagues operating at the cutting edge of their disciplines as part of the largest UK environmental consultancy. Become part of our Environment business, and collaborate with top-tier planners, impact assessment specialists and project managers to consent a variety of captivating projects, from local developments to major and national infrastructure, from developing planning strategies to obtaining consent and post consent work. At AECOM, you'll thrive in an inclusive and forward-thinking environment where your contributions are valued.

    Ready to push the limits of what's possible? Here's what we're looking for:
  • Sound knowledge of English planning policy and legislation
  • Demonstrable and relevant experience of working on planning applications
  • Client focus, with good interpersonal skills and collaborative working approach
  • High level of commitment to quality
  • Commercial awareness
  • Ability to write clearly and concisely
  • Ability to work on your own initiative and under pressure

    Work with Us. Change the World.
    • At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations. There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world. We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us., Interested in the role or curious about life at AECOM? Follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube to explore our AECOM voices, employee stories, latest projects, and much more!, At AECOM, we value everyone's unique contributions and perspectives. If you meet some of the requirements above or have transferable skills you believe would benefit us, we would be delighted to hear from you! About AECOM AECOM is the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle - from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM. Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you're working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed. You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients. AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We're the world's trusted global infrastructure firm, and we're in this together - your growth and success are ours too. Join us, and you'll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm - access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person's potential, and we'll help you reach yours.

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