Principal Town Planner

Job Description

Job Title: Principal Town Planner. Location: Birmingham, GBR. 

Responsibilities:

• Leading and assisting in the successful delivery of major development applications and coordinating multi-disciplinary teams across various project types.
• Providing planning advice to colleagues and clients on planning consent requirements and the application of permitted development rights.
• Leading on the production of planning feasibility reports and consent strategies.
• Writing Planning Statements and Design and Access Statements for development applications.
• Leading, submitting, and managing planning applications, including liaising and negotiating with local planning authorities and other key stakeholders.
• Working closely with the Environmental Impact Assessment team.
• Contributing to business development in one or more market sectors, including sector strategy, identifying opportunities, and developing client relationships.
• Leading and contributing to the preparation of successful commercial tenders.
• Project management and implementing quality and health and safety principles.
• Participating in internal and external meetings.

Qualifications:

• Sound knowledge of English planning policy and legislation.
• Demonstrable and relevant experience of leading planning applications, including infrastructure development.
• Client focus, with good interpersonal skills and a collaborative working approach.
• High level of commitment to quality.
• Commercial awareness and experience of project/budget management.
• Experience of contributing to bids or planning services procurement.
• Ability to write clearly and concisely.
• Ability to work on your own initiative and under pressure.
• Competence in Microsoft Office.

Benefits/Instructions: AECOM offers a range of core and personalized benefits designed to support your future and well-being, customized to fit your lifestyle. Take advantage of career development opportunities, a flexible hybrid working model for work-life balance, technical practice networks, AECOM University, and volunteering days.