Associate Town Planner

Planning a better future for our communities.

AtkinsRéalis is one of the world’s leading multi-disciplinary consultancy firms offering unparalleled opportunities for talented individuals in search of a rewarding career. We are looking for senior or principal town planners that are keen to bring their experience to the table and help to support the growth of our London and South East team across a variety of major infrastructure and development projects.

You'll join one of the UK's leading planning consultancies at the forefront of thought leadership in sustainable infrastructure and development. Progress with your career interests across Energy and Water companies, Environment Agency, National Highways, Homes England, High Speed 2, Ministry of Defence, DLUHC, Network Rail, Transport for London, Transport for the North, West of England Combined Authority and the GLA and many others such as LEPs, local authorities and private developers.

Your purpose:

Responsibilities and requirements:

• Acting as Planning Lead on projects across a range of markets and sectors.
• Being actively involved in bid preparation, tender submissions and framework responses.
• Acting as lead consultant for multi-disciplinary projects and taking responsibility for project management and project delivery.
• Providing support to junior colleagues and the Planning team leaders.
• Works in a dynamic multi-disciplinary environment with colleagues in environmental, engineering and design disciplines.
• Engage with market and client leads to support business growth and development opportunities.

What you can bring?

• A relevant Planning degree and either RTPI membership is desirable.
• Self-motivated, enthusiastic, determined and resilient.
• Work under pressure, with excellent time management and success in meeting tight deadlines.
• Experience with the Environment Impact Assessment process.
• Experience and knowledge in Strategic Planning and Planning policy.
• Understanding of TCPA, DCO, TWAO or equivalent applications.
• Work well as part of multi-disciplinary teams.
• Prepare accurate and well-presented reports to a high standard.
• Prepare and deliver presentations to internal and external clients.
• Demonstrate strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Flexibly apply knowledge and experience to a wide variety of planning-related tasks.
• Demonstrable ability to develop client relationships.
• Experience in work winning and supporting market growth.

Why work for AtkinsRéalis?

We're ranked as one of LinkedIn's Top 25 Companies, where UK professionals want to work and stay once they join. Our Infrastructure team uses innovation, new approaches and the power of data to help our clients deliver end-to-end projects and programmes for essential future infrastructure.

SECURITY CLEARANCE:

This role may require security clearance and offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance. If this is necessary, it will be discussed with you at interview.

We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability.

Worker Type: Employee Job Type: Regular