Overview
in planning policy project wins and new opportunities, we are looking to recruit a consultant planner. You will be joining a great team; you will have an interesting and diverse workload and you will be given the opportunity to make the most of your abilities. You will work on key planning policy projects, working alongside multi-disciplinary teams and engaging directly with clients and stakeholders to secure successful planning outcomes. There will also be opportunities to work on infrastructure and development projects within the Planning team.
Responsibilities
* Carry out research and analysis for planning policy projects.
* Assist on elements of policy projects, including supporting local authority policy and strategy development, local plan evidence studies, strategic growth studies, infrastructure strategies and other policy and strategy commissions.
* Assist in formulating strategic planning advice to other client and internal teams.
* Provide effective representation for the organisation, developing and managing relationships with clients, local authorities and other stakeholders through project work and through attendance at conferences and other networking events.
* Sharing technical knowledge and excellence.
* Assist Project Managers to ensure projects are delivered successfully on budget and within programme timelines.
* Assist in coordinating multi-disciplinary teams for seamless project execution.
* Implement and uphold quality assurance and health and safety principles.
* Contribute to the business development strategy where required.
* Assist in the preparation of commercial tenders to secure new opportunities.
About our team
AECOM is a top ten UK planning consultancy by size, employing around 70 Chartered or Licentiate Planners. The Planning Practice projects include some of the largest, most complex and high profile development and regeneration projects in the UK for both public and private sector clients. We are a dynamic planning team and work closely with colleagues in other related disciplines, including masterplanning, landscape, environment, sustainability, transport and economics. Examples of our project work include:
* Sub-Regional Spatial Plans - AECOM provides sub-regional growth studies and evidence base for plans and policy (including strategic planning work in the OxCam Arc, Thames Estuary, Hertfordshire and the East Midlands). We are involved in research for MHCLG, Local Government Association and Town and Country Planning Association.
* Local Plans - Providing local planning authorities with local plan evidence and support. We have worked on local plans of over 100 authorities in the last decade, including evidence base studies, secondments, critical friend support and coordinating multi-disciplinary teams to inform planning policy at all plan-making stages.
* Strategic Masterplans - We have masterplanned new Garden Communities totalling almost 100,000 homes, with examples such as Southern Manydown in Basingstoke and Naas North West Quadrant in Ireland.
* Neighbourhood Planning - Since 2011, we have supported several hundred local communities with neighbourhood plan making, offering expertise across the plan-making process from scoping and evidence base production to stakeholder engagement, appraisal and option development to plan production, design, delivery, adoption, monitoring, and project/process management.
Joining AECOM provides opportunities for career progression within a positive culture where learning and development is actively supported and promoted. Come grow with us.
Qualifications
* Degree in Town Planning or a related discipline, and membership of the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) or equivalent professional body, or working towards membership.
* Relevant experience contributing to planning policy and strategy development in a consultancy or public sector role.
* Client focus with good interpersonal skills and a collaborative working approach.
* Business development mindset, ideally with some experience of work winning and developing relationships with existing and new clients.
* Ability to produce high quality technical reports and excellent communication skills.
* Ability to work on your own initiative and under pressure.
* High level of commitment to quality.
Company Description
Work with Us. Change the World. At AECOM, we\'re delivering a better world. 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. We are a global team of planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact. We offer hybrid work options and a range of benefits, with a focus on equity, diversity and inclusion. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and a Disability Confident Employer. All information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
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