Planning and Development Year in Industry

Thank you for your interest in applying for this TfL Internship Scheme.

We’d like to remind you that you must ensure you are eligible for this scheme before applying. Please read through the eligibility criteria below carefully and ensure that you are eligible before applying.

This application will also contain a series of questions to establish whether you are eligible. It is important that you take great care in reading and answering these questions as we will not be able to revert your application if an error is made.

Please Note: We only allow one application for any of our internship schemes per year. Any subsequent applications will be withdrawn.

Planning and Development – Year in Industry

Salary: £25,294 pro rata

Location: Victoria, London

You will be expected to be in the office 4 days a week. With agreement from your manager, you may work from home one day per week.

What We Offer

You will enjoy excellent benefits and scope to grow. Rewards vary according to the business area but mostly include:

• Free travel on the TfL network for you and a nominee who lives in the same household
• Discounted national rail and Eurostar travel
• Minimum 28 days Annual leave (Pro rata dependent on role) plus public and bank holidays.
• Tax-efficient cycle-to-work programme
• Retail, health, leisure and travel offers & many more

Duration

1 year

Entry Requirements

Be in your second or penultimate year at university on track to receive a minimum of a Bachelor 2:2 degree in town/urban planning, urban design, geography or another relevant built environment / real-estate discipline.

Or, be in your final year at university completing a Bachelor’s degree, on track to receive a minimum of a 2.2, and seeking to gain experience before starting a Masters / Diploma year in town/urban planning or a related built environment / real estate discipline.

You will need to have completed at least two years of university by September 2025 to be eligible for this scheme. This role is designed for a sandwich year student. However, we are also open to students in their final year seeking to gain experience before starting a Masters, as outlined above.

Start date

8th September 2025

Job Overview

You will be working for Places for London, a dedicated commercial property company set up by TfL to manage its commercial estate and property development. It plays a key role in shaping London.

TfL owns a 5,700 acres estate that includes land and properties, with huge potential for creating the homes and jobs the Capital needs. Our landholdings can play a vital role in meeting the Mayor's priorities to build affordable homes and the generation of thriving mixed-use places while generating revenue to re-invest in improving our transport network. We are committed to creating a fairer, greener, healthier and more prosperous city.

You will be working in the Planning and Design (P&D) team whose role is to provide strategic and development management planning advice to teams working across Places for London; engage with boroughs to secure appropriate planning policies and site allocations; lead the planning process and secure permission for our schemes; liaise with all stakeholders on planning matters; and take the lead within Places for London on design, quality and sustainability.

Sustainability

Sustainability is intrinsic to TfL’s work ethos, and we ensure that we operate in a sustainable way to protect and regenerate the natural world.

You will help to implement our Sustainable Development Framework (SDF) and the Mayor’s ‘good growth’ agenda on projects.

What will I be doing?

You will be a Planning and Development Assistant in the Property Development, P&D team; helping realise Mayoral objectives to deliver new homes, affordable housing, high-quality place making and income generation through the development of TfL property across the commercial estate. You will undertake planning research, appraise potential development sites and opportunities, review planning policy, provide planning advice to colleagues and generally support the progression of development schemes.

Whilst you will be part of the P&D team, the role will also provide opportunities for you to gain experience of other roles in property development. You will work closely with other parts of TfL, the GLA, local authorities, developers, consultants, and other key stakeholders.

You will make a valuable contribution to exciting and innovative projects in London, helping you to develop your understanding of the planning and the development process.

Our aim is to equip you with a range of skills and experience to supplement your degree studies and help you embark upon your successful career.

Where can this career take me?

Students who have completed this programme have secured positions as Planning Consultants in large London real-estate practices. This Year in Industry placement would also be relevant to those seeking built-environment careers in:

• Housebuilding and other development
• Surveying
• Property research and data
• Academia
• Innovation
• Sustainability
• Local Government
• Civil Service
• Political and corporate communications

What training and support will you get?

Our award-winning teams will support your ongoing development through a wide range of on-the-job practical experience. We will support your professional development through a combination of training, mentoring, and networking.

You will also receive one-to-one guidance throughout the programme from your:

• Placement manager: Responsible for your day-to-day management and support
• Scheme sponsor: A senior manager who acts as a technical and professional adviser and has line manager responsibility
• Buddy: Usually, an apprentice or graduate who gives support to you and ensures that you feel welcomed in the organisation

What do we look for?

Our core values are extremely important to us, and we desire candidates who are:

• Caring about our colleagues, our customers and our work
• Open to each other, to new ideas and to working together
• Adaptable to diverse needs and willing to innovate

Application process

The application process consists of 5 steps, including online assessments which will need to be completed within an allocated time frame. We highly recommend that you read through this document thoroughly so that you can familiarise yourself with the process.

If you already hold your qualification certificates, please upload copies of these to your application. If you are due to sit final exams or need to replace any certificates, these can be provided at a later stage.

Inclusive Recruitment Process

We operate a transparent recruitment process that removes barriers for disabled candidates.

We're a Disability Confident employer, and we offer guaranteed interviews to candidates who apply via the scheme where the minimum criteria for skills, knowledge and experience has been met.

Our candidate experience continues to be underpinned by a fair and robust reasonable adjustments process, in collaboration with our Occupational Health colleagues and other expert organisations.

Contact us

Contact The Recruitment Team By:

Phone: 0203 005 1680 (Monday to Friday between 09:00 and 17:30)

Email: EarlyCareersCampaigns@tfl.gov.uk

Please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments.

Organisation

HR Director

Job

Commercial Real Estate YiI

Position Type

Full Time