Town Planner

Town Planner focuses on in this role, you’ll provide leadership on town and country planning matters and play a key part in strengthening and growing our planning capability across the business.

What the role involves

• In this role, you’ll provide leadership on town and country planning matters and play a key part in strengthening and growing our planning capability across the business.
• Support the preparation and submission of DCO applications for nationally significant infrastructure projects.
• Assisting with the production of planning consents, planning applications and pre-applications.
• Providing advice on permitted development powers and other consents and permits.
• Liaising with internal and external stakeholders, regulators, and communities.
• Supporting bids for major projects and other environmental projects to understand the planning requirements.

Skills and requirements

• Candidates should demonstrate the following qualifications and experience.
• Thorough understanding of the DCO process including discharge of requirements.
• Understanding of the Permitted Development Rights of statutory undertakers.
• Extensive experience of the Town and County Planning Application process.

Additional role context

• Be part of our national Environmental Services team, working alongside specialists in ecology, landscape, EIA and water.