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We have an opportunity for a Technical Director to lead infrastructure planning projects across the UK, with a particular expertise and focus on DCO projects. Due to significant infrastructure planning wins and new opportunities, we are looking to bring in a Technical Director to help manage and grow our planning consents team across the UK. We have an impressive portfolio of involvement in major infrastructure projects, including lead roles in the consenting and delivery of projects through various consenting regimes including DCOs. We are currently leading on planning applications for renewables and wider energy/electricity related infrastructure, transport, defence, water and much more.
We are passionate about delivering planning to support complex projects.
As our Town Planning team is national, and we support hybrid working we are flexible in terms of base location. You will be joining a market leading, experienced infrastructure planning team and will, be given the following responsibilities.
Technical Leadership: Be a technical authority providing technical direction on frameworks and major projects and be a go to person for technical reviews. As part of the senior leadership team, you will work with the practice lead and other directors to direct the planning business. Performing the Planning Lead and DCO Lead role for NSIP development applications. Leading other development planning work and providing authoritative planning advice to colleagues and clients.
Provide mentoring to more junior staff supporting their technical development in project delivery and in appreciation of risks including how to manage and eliminate these on projects. Demonstrate your dedication to driving our inclusion strategy by instilling a culture of respect within your team. Build a diverse and inclusive workforce by recruiting and retaining the best talent and nurturing the next generation of leaders who will do the same. Governance: Act as lead verifier (in accordance with AECOM’s quality assurance process) on major design projects and programmes providing technical direction on solutions ensuring these meet clients brief and expectations with risks adequately managed. Be able to lead design of large and complex projects including design and build projects with significant commercial risks.
Commercial & Technical Support: Be able to demonstrate commercial awareness with regards to project delivery with an understanding of technical risks and how to manage these to offer value to clients and AECOM. In a Project Director role, ensuring successful delivery of projects to budget and programme.
Support technical development of bids including delivery of growth through the identification of opportunities and successfully leading major project bids. Overseeing deliverables produced by the planning consents team and implementing quality and health and safety principles.
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. Substantial experience of leading development consents applications for large infrastructure projects across a range of consenting regimes. Established client relationships and experience of the successful pursuit of prospects and delivery of projects. A business development mindset, with demonstrable experience of work winning and developing relationships with existing and new clients.
Experience of developing and implementing business strategies and client development plans in order to ensure that bidding opportunities are maximized.
Experience of working within a commercial environment (leading successful multi-disciplinary bids and projects), including client liaison, programme and time management, quality assurance and financial/budget control.
High level of commitment to quality, ability to work in a fast-paced environment and to work on multiple projects/business initiatives at any one time.
Relevant degree and full Chartered Member of the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI)
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