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About the Role

AECOM is seeking a Principal Town Planner to manage infrastructure planning projects, particularly DCO projects, and residential, commercial, health, and education projects across the UK. The role involves working on prestigious projects, including solar DCOs, carbon capture and storage, energy transmission, aviation, rail, and housing developments.

Responsibilities

• Lead and assist in the delivery of major development applications.
• Coordinate multi-disciplinary teams across various project types.
• Submit and manage planning applications, including liaising and negotiating with local planning authorities and key stakeholders.
• Provide planning advice to colleagues and clients on consent requirements and permitted development rights.
• Produce planning feasibility reports and consent strategies.
• Write Planning Statements and Design and Access Statements for development applications.
• Contribute to business development in specific market sectors, including sector strategy.
• Identify opportunities and build client relationships.
• Lead and contribute to the preparation of successful commercial tenders.
• Work closely with the Environmental Impact Assessment team.
• Participate in internal and external meetings with stakeholders.
• Oversee project management, ensuring quality and adherence to health and safety principles.

Requirements

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

• Town Planning
• Infrastructure Planning
• DCO Projects
• Residential/Commercial/Health/Education Projects
• Planning Applications
• Consent Requirements
• Permitted Development Rights
• Feasibility Reports
• Consent Strategies
• Planning Statements
• Design and Access Statements
• Business Development
• Client Relationships
• Commercial Tenders
• Environmental Impact Assessment
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Project Management
• Health and Safety
• Interpersonal Skills
• Collaborative Working
• Work Winning
• Writing Clearly and Concisely
• Working on Own Initiative
• Working Under Pressure

Location

• Basingstoke
• Birmingham
• Bristol
• Cardiff
• Chesterfield
• Leeds
• London Aldgate
• Manchester
• Nottingham
• Plymouth
• UK - Birmingham - Colmore Plaza

Work Type

• Hybrid Working
• Full-time

Experience Level

• Principal

Education Level

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

Benefits

• 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, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges.
• Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our 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.
• We are committed to maintaining a secure and trustworthy recruitment process and take any fraudulent hiring activity seriously.
• We provide a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families.
• 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.

Equal Opportunity

• As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.
• All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
• 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.