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About the Role

AECOM is seeking an Associate Director to join their leadership team, focusing on managing and growing the planning consents service. This role offers the opportunity to work on prestigious infrastructure projects in sectors like energy transition, rail, and water development, contributing to significant UK infrastructure development.

Responsibilities

• Manage and grow the planning consents service.
• Provide line management and mentorship to junior team members.
• Lead major development applications, including the Development Consent Order (DCO) process.
• Offer strategic planning advice to clients and internal teams.
• Ensure projects are delivered successfully on budget and within programme timelines.
• Coordinate multi-disciplinary teams for seamless project execution.
• Oversee the deliverables produced by the planning consents team.
• Implement and uphold quality assurance and health and safety principles.
• Contribute to the business development strategy, nurturing client relationships.
• Lead the preparation of commercial tenders to secure new opportunities.

Requirements

• Significant relevant experience of leading applications for planning consent for large infrastructure projects across a range of consenting regimes.
• Expert witness experience would be advantageous.
• Client focus, with good interpersonal skills and a collaborative working approach.
• Existing relationships with clients and local authorities.
• A business development mindset, with demonstrable experience of work winning and developing relationships with existing and new clients.
• Ability to write clearly and concisely.
• Ability to work on your own initiative and under pressure.
• High level of commitment to quality.
• All newly hired employees are required to attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location as a condition of employment.

Skills

• Strategic thinking
• Interpersonal skills
• Mentoring skills
• Project management
• Business development

Location

• Basingstoke
• Birmingham
• Bristol
• Chesterfield
• Leeds
• London Aldgate
• Manchester
• UK - Manchester, Level 4 - 100 Emban

Work Type

• Hybrid working

Experience Level

• Associate Director

Education Level

• Degree in Town Planning or a related discipline
• Membership of the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) or equivalent professional body

Benefits

• Flexibility to do your best work with hybrid work options.
• Access to industry-leading technology and thinking.
• Transformational work with big impact.
• Work flexibility.
• Wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs.

About the Company

• AECOM is the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management.
• On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, AECOM's public- and private-sector clients trust them to solve their most complex challenges.
• AECOM teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through their unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities.
• AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025.
• AECOM is a market leader in UK infrastructure development, with experience of over 80 DCO projects.
• 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.
• AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families.

Equal Opportunity

• As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.
• We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long-term condition, who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role.
• All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.