Croydon, United Kingdom / London, United Kingdom
Location: London Fleet place or Croydon United Kingdom
Recruiter contact: Emma Cantley
We’re a global engineering, management, and development consultancy.
Our purpose is to improve society by considering social outcomes in everything we do, relentlessly focusing on excellence and digital innovation, transforming our clients’ businesses, our communities and employee opportunities.
A fundamental part of this is respecting each person’s differences and striving to meet their needs.
About the division
Environmental and social considerations are central to Mott MacDonald’s Purpose and its offerings across all sectors and territories. Our environment and social business provides essential services and innovative solutions which anticipate our clients' needs across all sectors.
Overview of role:
Do you want to work for a company whose purpose is to improve society by considering social outcomes, and to transform businesses, communities, and opportunities for its employees? Mott MacDonald is a global consultancy whose people do exactly that.
We are seeking a Senior Town Planner to join our expanding town planning team, to be based at either one of our London offices, supporting us in the delivery of a range of major projects. This is to support and grow our capabilities in providing strategic advice and securing planning approvals across a range of sectors, including rail, defence, energy generation and energy and water infrastructure, climate resilience, education, health, housing, employment, mixed-use regeneration and waste focused schemes.
You will be responsible for supporting and helping to grow our London and South East Planning Team based in London. Developing relationships with colleagues across the business, you will have a particular focus on developing links within your region. You will be working alongside the full range of technical disciplines Mott MacDonald offers on some of the largest and complex infrastructure and development projects in the UK. These will cover multiple sectors including energy, water, transport and the built and natural environment, for clients including Network Rail, Thames Water, National Highways, Environment Agency, NHS, Grand Union Canal and a range of local authorities.
Key responsibilities as a Senior Town Planner include:
* Working as part of the planning team to deliver a range of planning projects, including working alongside and potentially project managing other disciplines as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
* Writing and reviewing planning deliverables to a very high standard. This includes high level options appraisals, consenting strategies, preparing and reviewing documents for planning applications, Energy Consents, TWAOs, DCOs and planning policy preparation and advice.
* Project managing and co-ordinating the preparation of planning applications.
* Liaising with Local Planning Authorities / Statutory Consultees as necessary to ensure applications are registered and determined within a timely manner.
* Preparing inputs and potentially leading bids for new work.
* Supporting more junior members of staff in their chartership and professional development.
* Supporting the growth of the London and South East team in respect of developing the team within the region, liaising with current and potential clients for the business.
Candidate Specification
You will be required to have the following skills and experience:
* Degree and/or Masters in Town Planning.
* Extensive town planning experience.
* Chartered Member of the RTPI.
* Experience of preparing and submitting planning applications, drafting reports, feasibility studies, masterplans and regeneration strategies.
* Experience of working with a range of client bodies including both private sector and public sector.
* Previous experience of, and having an active role in the delivery of varied infrastructure, regeneration and environmental projects.
* Experience in overseeing, and/or project managing multidisciplinary projects.
* Experience of supporting and mentoring more junior members of the team.
* Experience of team working to support the delivery of projects.
* Experience of financial accountability for projects and delivery of projects within budget.
CLOSING DATE : TBC
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