Better places, thriving communities.
🔍 About the Role
As a Planning Surveyor, you'll be a technical subject matter expert driving the delivery of high-impact projects across multiple client programmes. From mobile network upgrades to solar PV and EV installations, and the continued rollout of StreetHub, you'll be at the forefront of planning innovation.
You'll manage a high volume of planning activity, working collaboratively with internal teams, external stakeholders, and delivery suppliers to secure the planning rights that make these projects possible.
🛠️ Key Responsibilities
1. Conduct site surveys and planning appraisals to assess project feasibility.
2. Prepare and manage planning applications from inception to approval and appeal.
3. Provide expert planning advice to stakeholders across multiple programmes.
4. Ensure compliance with industry standards, regulations, and internal policies.
5. Manage delivery activity directly and through third-party suppliers.
🎯 What We're Looking For
6. Proven experience in planning within the Telecoms sector.
7. Strong working knowledge of the General Permitted Development Order (GPDO) and its application in telecoms.
8. Familiarity with the Electronic Communications Code and its influence on planning and legal outcomes.
9. A collaborative team player with excellent communication and organisational skills.
10. Ability to work across multiple client programmes and manage competing priorities.
🌱 Why Join Us?
At Mitie, we're committed to building a smarter, greener future. You'll be part of a dynamic team delivering real-world impact through innovative infrastructure projects. We offer:
11. Career development and training opportunities
12. Flexible working arrangements
13. A supportive and inclusive culture
14. Access to a wide range of employee benefits
Ready to make a difference?
Apply now and help us shape the future of connectivity and sustainability.
Our market-leading offering provides you with benefits that suit your lifestyle.
We have a virtual GP on hand for you and members of your household. So you can get expert advice by video or phone without having to leave your home. We offer financial wellbeing assistance through our Salary Finance scheme. For example, you could access 50% of your earned pay before payday for a small fee. Salary Finance also offers competitive loans.
When you join us, we’ll give you a link to our flexible lifestyle benefits platform, Choices. You might choose to purchase up to five extra days’ holiday each year. You might buy critical illness insurance, seek dental treatment or buy technology products at an affordable cost. There are many choices!
We give you access to high street discounts from thousands of well-known retailers, gyms and more through our MiDeals platform. And we have a cycle-to-work scheme. Life cover of up to four times your salary is available. We also offer enhanced pension contributions, a save-as-you-earn scheme, and a Mitie Matching Share Plan (you could even be awarded free shares in Mitie).
We award our employees with Mitie Stars as recognition for their hard work. There are cash prizes up for grabs each month and at the end of the year there’s a chance to scoop a top prize of £10,!
Our success is a direct result of the experience and quality of our people. Progressing your career is therefore a top priority for us. We offer a diverse variety of training and development avenues via a wide selection of learning resources to suit you.
We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or long-term condition (for example dyslexia, anxiety, autism, a mobility condition or hearing loss) and need us to make any reasonable adjustments, changes or do anything differently during the recruitment process, please let us know by emailing Stuti Singh at .