215 Director Of Planning jobs in the United Kingdom
Regional Director - Planning
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Location: London
Division: Planning
Reports to: Director of Planning
Overview
A well-established national planning consultancy is seeking a dynamic and commercially focused Regional Director to lead the Planning team based in London. This senior leadership role offers the opportunity to drive growth, manage a multidisciplinary team, and take responsibility for client development across a range of sectors including Residential, Commercial, and Estates.
The successful candidate will help shape the direction of the division, contribute to the overall company strategy, and act as a senior representative of the business within the industry.
Key Responsibilities
Team & Office Leadership: Manage and mentor the London planning team, overseeing project delivery, performance, and staff development.
Strategic Oversight: Support the Director of Planning with national division strategy and business operations.
Client & Business Development:
Build and strengthen relationships with new and existing clients.
Lead client-facing activity including tenders, presentations, and negotiations.
Identify growth opportunities across all sectors and convert them into revenue-generating projects.
Cross-disciplinary Collaboration: Foster integration with other teams and disciplines across the company to deliver holistic client solutions.
Project Delivery:
Manage complex planning projects independently, including appeals and strategic planning assessments.
Provide expert guidance to colleagues, clients, and stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle.
Operational Responsibility:
Oversee financial performance, resource planning, and SHEQ compliance for the office.
Lead contractual negotiations with clients and suppliers.
Skills & Experience Required
RTPI-accredited degree and Chartered Membership of the Royal Town Planning Institute (MRTPI).
Minimum 8 years' professional experience, including private sector exposure and leadership on large-scale schemes.
3-5+ years in a people management or operational leadership role, ideally within a consultancy setting.
Proven ability to win and manage high-value projects with minimal senior oversight.
Strong understanding of UK planning legislation and political context.
Exceptional client relationship, negotiation, and communication skills.
Advanced project management and report writing abilities.
What's on Offer
We believe in supporting and rewarding our people. Benefits include:
Health & Wellbeing
Private medical insurance
Medical cash plan
Discounted gym memberships
Employee assistance programme
Day-to-Day Flexibility
Enhanced annual leave + loyalty days
Hybrid working
Lifestyle discounts (retail, travel, entertainment)
Recognition & Progression
Company bonus scheme
Defined promotion windows
Team celebrations and events
Future Planning
Enhanced pension contributions
Life assurance cover
Professional Development
Funded professional membership
Protected CPD time
Access to industry-leading learning resources
Clear career progression framework
If you're an experienced planning professional with a strong network, leadership capability, and commercial drive, this is a unique opportunity to shape and grow a successful office within a collaborative and ambitious national practice.
Associate Director - Planning
Posted 11 days ago
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Associate Director - Town Planning
Location: Bedford or Warwickshire
Salary negotiable DOE
Carrington West is proud to partner with our client in their search for an accomplished Town Planner to join the team as an Associate Director. This is a key leadership role within the planning department, offering the opportunity to shape and influence projects across a variety of sectors.
About the Role
Our client is looking for an experienced planning professional with 8-10 years of industry experience, the majority of which should have been gained within the private sector. Chartered RTPI membership is essential, and a postgraduate qualification in Planning or a related discipline is highly desirable. Significant post-Chartership experience is expected.
As an Associate Director, you will operate with a high degree of independence under the guidance of Directors. You will manage a wide range of responsibilities, including:
·Leading projects from start to finish
·Handling planning applications of varying scales
·Preparing local plan representations and promoting sites
·Managing appeals, public inquiries, and Examination in Public work
The role also involves business development, including maintaining and expanding our strong presence across the East of England and East Midlands. You will have the opportunity to contribute to a growing national portfolio spanning residential, specialist housing, and commercial projects.
Key Responsibilities
·Lead project work, mentor junior team members, and ensure delivery to high standards
·Build and maintain strong client relationships through networking and regular engagement
·Represent clients at hearings, public inquiries, and other forums where required
·Prepare tenders, fee proposals, and manage project budgets effectively
What We're Looking For
·Extensive experience in planning applications, appeals, and commercial planning advice
·Exceptional written, verbal, and technical skills
·Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
·A proactive, self-motivated attitude with a strong focus on growth and client development
·Full UK driving licence
Desirable Skills
·Business development experience, including generating new work
·Experience of appearing at public inquiries or hearings
·Strong financial management skills including budgeting and billing
·Experience mentoring and developing junior team members
Why Join Us?
Our client is committed to supporting your professional development through ongoing training programmes. They also prioritise wellbeing, diversity, and inclusion, fostering a positive and supportive workplace culture.
If you're ready to take the next step in your planning career and make a real impact, we'd love to hear from you.
Please contact Georgia Cookson on (phone number removed), or (url removed) to find out more
Job reference: 60295
Regional Director - Planning
Posted today
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Job Description
Location: London
Division: Planning
Reports to: Director of Planning
Overview
A well-established national planning consultancy is seeking a dynamic and commercially focused Regional Director to lead the Planning team based in London. This senior leadership role offers the opportunity to drive growth, manage a multidisciplinary team, and take responsibility for client development across a range of sectors including Residential, Commercial, and Estates.
The successful candidate will help shape the direction of the division, contribute to the overall company strategy, and act as a senior representative of the business within the industry.
Key Responsibilities
Team & Office Leadership: Manage and mentor the London planning team, overseeing project delivery, performance, and staff development.
Strategic Oversight: Support the Director of Planning with national division strategy and business operations.
Client & Business Development:
Build and strengthen relationships with new and existing clients.
Lead client-facing activity including tenders, presentations, and negotiations.
Identify growth opportunities across all sectors and convert them into revenue-generating projects.
Cross-disciplinary Collaboration: Foster integration with other teams and disciplines across the company to deliver holistic client solutions.
Project Delivery:
Manage complex planning projects independently, including appeals and strategic planning assessments.
Provide expert guidance to colleagues, clients, and stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle.
Operational Responsibility:
Oversee financial performance, resource planning, and SHEQ compliance for the office.
Lead contractual negotiations with clients and suppliers.
Skills & Experience Required
RTPI-accredited degree and Chartered Membership of the Royal Town Planning Institute (MRTPI).
Minimum 8 years' professional experience, including private sector exposure and leadership on large-scale schemes.
3-5+ years in a people management or operational leadership role, ideally within a consultancy setting.
Proven ability to win and manage high-value projects with minimal senior oversight.
Strong understanding of UK planning legislation and political context.
Exceptional client relationship, negotiation, and communication skills.
Advanced project management and report writing abilities.
What's on Offer
We believe in supporting and rewarding our people. Benefits include:
Health & Wellbeing
Private medical insurance
Medical cash plan
Discounted gym memberships
Employee assistance programme
Day-to-Day Flexibility
Enhanced annual leave + loyalty days
Hybrid working
Lifestyle discounts (retail, travel, entertainment)
Recognition & Progression
Company bonus scheme
Defined promotion windows
Team celebrations and events
Future Planning
Enhanced pension contributions
Life assurance cover
Professional Development
Funded professional membership
Protected CPD time
Access to industry-leading learning resources
Clear career progression framework
If you're an experienced planning professional with a strong network, leadership capability, and commercial drive, this is a unique opportunity to shape and grow a successful office within a collaborative and ambitious national practice.
Associate Director - Planning
Posted 11 days ago
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Job Description
Associate Director - Town Planning
Location: Bedford or Warwickshire
Salary negotiable DOE
Carrington West is proud to partner with our client in their search for an accomplished Town Planner to join the team as an Associate Director. This is a key leadership role within the planning department, offering the opportunity to shape and influence projects across a variety of sectors.
About the Role
Our client is looking for an experienced planning professional with 8-10 years of industry experience, the majority of which should have been gained within the private sector. Chartered RTPI membership is essential, and a postgraduate qualification in Planning or a related discipline is highly desirable. Significant post-Chartership experience is expected.
As an Associate Director, you will operate with a high degree of independence under the guidance of Directors. You will manage a wide range of responsibilities, including:
·Leading projects from start to finish
·Handling planning applications of varying scales
·Preparing local plan representations and promoting sites
·Managing appeals, public inquiries, and Examination in Public work
The role also involves business development, including maintaining and expanding our strong presence across the East of England and East Midlands. You will have the opportunity to contribute to a growing national portfolio spanning residential, specialist housing, and commercial projects.
Key Responsibilities
·Lead project work, mentor junior team members, and ensure delivery to high standards
·Build and maintain strong client relationships through networking and regular engagement
·Represent clients at hearings, public inquiries, and other forums where required
·Prepare tenders, fee proposals, and manage project budgets effectively
What We're Looking For
·Extensive experience in planning applications, appeals, and commercial planning advice
·Exceptional written, verbal, and technical skills
·Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
·A proactive, self-motivated attitude with a strong focus on growth and client development
·Full UK driving licence
Desirable Skills
·Business development experience, including generating new work
·Experience of appearing at public inquiries or hearings
·Strong financial management skills including budgeting and billing
·Experience mentoring and developing junior team members
Why Join Us?
Our client is committed to supporting your professional development through ongoing training programmes. They also prioritise wellbeing, diversity, and inclusion, fostering a positive and supportive workplace culture.
If you're ready to take the next step in your planning career and make a real impact, we'd love to hear from you.
Please contact Georgia Cookson on (phone number removed), or (url removed) to find out more
Job reference: 60295
Associate Director - Planning
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Associate Director - Planning
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Associate Director – Town Planning – Manchester – Up to £55,000 + Benefits
- Lead complex planning projects at a respected, design-led consultancy
- Based in central Manchester with flexible hybrid working options
- Shape strategy, guide clients, and mentor junior planners
- Excellent package with scope for further progression
ABOUT THE CLIENT:
Our client is a well-established planning and design consultancy, delivering expert planning advice and strategy across sectors including green infrastructure, commercial, mixed-use, and residential. Known for their collaborative approach and planning insight, they work on some of the UK’s most ambitious and challenging development projects. Due to sustained growth, they are now seeking an Associate Director – Town Planning to join their Manchester office and help lead the team into its next phase of success.
THE BENEFITS:
- Salary up to £55,000 depending on experience
- Hybrid working model and flexible hours
- Annual performance bonus
- Clear pathway to Director-level progression
- Supportive and inclusive team culture
- APC support and structured CPD
- Strategic input across multidisciplinary teams
THE ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR – TOWN PLANNING ROLE:
You’ll take a lead role in delivering planning strategy for a range of high-profile projects across the North and nationally. This will involve managing client relationships, preparing and overseeing planning applications and appeals, and offering expert advice at all stages of the development lifecycle. You’ll also contribute to business development, lead internal project teams, and provide mentorship to junior planners. This role combines hands-on planning work with leadership, commercial awareness, and strategic thinking.
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR – TOWN PLANNING ESSENTIAL SKILLS:
- MRTPI chartered with a strong track record in consultancy or client-side planning
- At least 10 years’ professional experience within the UK planning system
- Demonstrable experience leading planning applications and appeals
- Confident managing clients, stakeholders, and project teams
- Strong commercial awareness and interest in business development
- Clear, persuasive written and verbal communication skills
TO BE CONSIDERED:
Please either apply through this advert or email me directly at . For further information, please call me on . By applying for this role, you give express consent for us to process and submit (subject to required skills) your application to our client in conjunction with this vacancy only.
Associate Director,Planning Policy
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**Work with Us. Change the World.**
At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the worldu2019s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.
There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.
We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.
**Job Description**
**Due to a significant increase in planning policy project wins and new opportunities, we are looking to bring in an Associate Director to work with the leadership team in managing our growing workload.**
We are looking for a leader with proven experience in planning policy and strategy and project management. This is an exciting opportunity for a strategic thinker with strong interpersonal skills and a commitment to delivering high-quality work and driving business growth.
You will manage key planning policy projects, working alongside multi-disciplinary teams and engaging directly with clients and stakeholders to secure successful planning outcomes.
This role can be based in any of the following offices, with AECOM fully supporting hybrid working: **London Aldgate,** **Basingstoke, Bristol, Birmingham, Cambridge, Chesterfield, Leeds, Manchester, Nottingham, and Plymouth.**
This position is available on either a **full-time or part-time basis** , allowing us to tailor the role to suit your individual circumstances.
**_Hereu2019s what youu2019ll do:_**
**Team Leadership and Development**
Participate in the successful operation and management of the town planning team
Provide line management and mentorship to junior team members
**Planning Strategy and Expertise**
Lead on key planning policy projects, including supporting local authority policy and strategy development, coordination and delivery of local plan evidence studies, strategic growth studies, infrastructure strategies and other policy and strategy commissions.
Offer strategic planning advice to other client and internal teams.
Provide effective representation for the organisation, developing and managing relationships with clients, local authorities and other stakeholders through project work and through attendance at conferences and other networking events.
Sharing technical knowledge and excellence.
**Project Management**
Ensure projects are delivered successfully on budget and within programme timelines.
Coordinate multi-disciplinary teams for seamless project execution.
**Quality Assurance and Compliance**
Oversee the deliverables produced by the planning policy team.
Implement and uphold quality assurance and health and safety principles.
**Business Development**
Play a significant role in the business development strategy, nurturing client relationships.
Lead the preparation of commercial tenders to secure new opportunities.
Does this sound like something you can do, and do well? If so, read onu2026
**About our team**
AECOM is a top ten UK planning consultancy by size, employing more than 70 Chartered or Licentiate Planners. The AECOM Planning Practice projects include some of the largest, most complex and high profile development and regeneration projects in the UK for both public and private sector clients. We are a dynamic planning team and work closely with colleagues in other related disciplines, including masterplanning, landscape, environment, sustainability, transport and economics. Examples of our project work include:
**Sub-Regional Spatial Plans** - AECOM is a leading provider of sub-regional growth studies and evidence base for plans and policy (including our strategic planning work in the OxCam Arc, Thames Estuary, Hertfordshire and the East Midlands). For many years, we have also been thought leaders and enablers for new communities and Garden Towns (including research for MHCLG, Local Government Association and Town and Country Planning Association).
**Local Plans** u2013 Providing local planning authorities with local plan evidence and support is a key area in the policy team. We have worked on the local plans of over 100 authorities in the last decade. This includes the full range of evidence base studies, secondments, critical friend support and coordinating multi-disciplinary teams to provide evidence to inform and test planning policy at all stages of plan-making.
**Strategic Masterplans** - We have masterplanned new Garden Communities totalling almost 100,000 homes (with current examples including Southern Manydown in Basingstoke and Naas North West Quadrant in Ireland). Our work continues to create places where people want to live and invest over the long term.
**Neighbourhood Planning** - Since 2011, we have supported several hundred local communities with their neighbourhood plan making. We offer expertise across all aspects of the plan-making process - from scoping and robust evidence base production to stakeholder engagement, appraisal and option development to plan production, design, delivery, adoption, monitoring; as well as overall project and process management.
Joining AECOM will provide you with opportunities for career progression within a positive culture where learning and development is actively supported and promoted.
**Come grow with us.**
**Qualifications**
**Ready to push the limits of whatu2019s possible?**
**Experience**
Significant relevant experience of leading and contributing to planning policy and strategy development in a consultancy or public sector role.
**Client & Stakeholder Relations**
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.
**Skills**
Ability to produce high quality technical reports and excellent communication skills.
Ability to work on your own initiative and under pressure.
**Quality & Commitment**
High level of commitment to quality.
**Education & Professional Memberships**
Degree in Town Planning or a related discipline, and membership of the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) or equivalent professional body.
**Additional Information**
Interested in the role or curious about life at AECOM? Follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube to explore our AECOM voices, employee stories, latest projects, and much more!
For further information about the role, reach out to the recruiter on LinkedIn (annemarieflynn).
_We celebrate diversity, including neurodiversity, and believe it enriches our team. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and abilities. If you are an applicant with a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us at_
_At AECOM, we value everyone's unique contributions and perspectives. If you meet some of the requirements above or have transferable skills you believe would benefit us, we would be delighted to hear from you!_
**About AECOM**
AECOM is the worldu2019s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle u2013 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 $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.
**Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity**
You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether youu2019re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.
You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.
AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. Weu2019re the worldu2019s trusted global infrastructure firm, and weu2019re in this together u2013 your growth and success are ours too.
Join us, and youu2019ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm u2013 access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each personu2019s potential, and weu2019ll 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. Please let us know using this email address if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
**ReqID:** J
**Business Line:** Environment
**Business Group:** DCS
**Strategic Business Unit:** Europe & India
**Career Area:** Planning
**Work Location Model:** Hybrid
**Legal Entity:** AECOM Infrastructure and Environment UK Limited
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Associate Director,Planning Policy
Posted today
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**Work with Us. Change the World.**
At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the worldu2019s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.
There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.
We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.
**Job Description**
**Due to a significant increase in planning policy project wins and new opportunities, we are looking to bring in an Associate Director to work with the leadership team in managing our growing workload.**
We are looking for a leader with proven experience in planning policy and strategy and project management. This is an exciting opportunity for a strategic thinker with strong interpersonal skills and a commitment to delivering high-quality work and driving business growth.
You will manage key planning policy projects, working alongside multi-disciplinary teams and engaging directly with clients and stakeholders to secure successful planning outcomes.
This role can be based in any of the following offices, with AECOM fully supporting hybrid working: **London Aldgate,** **Basingstoke, Bristol, Birmingham, Cambridge, Chesterfield, Leeds, Manchester, Nottingham, and Plymouth.**
This position is available on either a **full-time or part-time basis** , allowing us to tailor the role to suit your individual circumstances.
**_Hereu2019s what youu2019ll do:_**
**Team Leadership and Development**
Participate in the successful operation and management of the town planning team
Provide line management and mentorship to junior team members
**Planning Strategy and Expertise**
Lead on key planning policy projects, including supporting local authority policy and strategy development, coordination and delivery of local plan evidence studies, strategic growth studies, infrastructure strategies and other policy and strategy commissions.
Offer strategic planning advice to other client and internal teams.
Provide effective representation for the organisation, developing and managing relationships with clients, local authorities and other stakeholders through project work and through attendance at conferences and other networking events.
Sharing technical knowledge and excellence.
**Project Management**
Ensure projects are delivered successfully on budget and within programme timelines.
Coordinate multi-disciplinary teams for seamless project execution.
**Quality Assurance and Compliance**
Oversee the deliverables produced by the planning policy team.
Implement and uphold quality assurance and health and safety principles.
**Business Development**
Play a significant role in the business development strategy, nurturing client relationships.
Lead the preparation of commercial tenders to secure new opportunities.
Does this sound like something you can do, and do well? If so, read onu2026
**About our team**
AECOM is a top ten UK planning consultancy by size, employing more than 70 Chartered or Licentiate Planners. The AECOM Planning Practice projects include some of the largest, most complex and high profile development and regeneration projects in the UK for both public and private sector clients. We are a dynamic planning team and work closely with colleagues in other related disciplines, including masterplanning, landscape, environment, sustainability, transport and economics. Examples of our project work include:
**Sub-Regional Spatial Plans** - AECOM is a leading provider of sub-regional growth studies and evidence base for plans and policy (including our strategic planning work in the OxCam Arc, Thames Estuary, Hertfordshire and the East Midlands). For many years, we have also been thought leaders and enablers for new communities and Garden Towns (including research for MHCLG, Local Government Association and Town and Country Planning Association).
**Local Plans** u2013 Providing local planning authorities with local plan evidence and support is a key area in the policy team. We have worked on the local plans of over 100 authorities in the last decade. This includes the full range of evidence base studies, secondments, critical friend support and coordinating multi-disciplinary teams to provide evidence to inform and test planning policy at all stages of plan-making.
**Strategic Masterplans** - We have masterplanned new Garden Communities totalling almost 100,000 homes (with current examples including Southern Manydown in Basingstoke and Naas North West Quadrant in Ireland). Our work continues to create places where people want to live and invest over the long term.
**Neighbourhood Planning** - Since 2011, we have supported several hundred local communities with their neighbourhood plan making. We offer expertise across all aspects of the plan-making process - from scoping and robust evidence base production to stakeholder engagement, appraisal and option development to plan production, design, delivery, adoption, monitoring; as well as overall project and process management.
Joining AECOM will provide you with opportunities for career progression within a positive culture where learning and development is actively supported and promoted.
**Come grow with us.**
**Qualifications**
**Ready to push the limits of whatu2019s possible?**
**Experience**
Significant relevant experience of leading and contributing to planning policy and strategy development in a consultancy or public sector role.
**Client & Stakeholder Relations**
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.
**Skills**
Ability to produce high quality technical reports and excellent communication skills.
Ability to work on your own initiative and under pressure.
**Quality & Commitment**
High level of commitment to quality.
**Education & Professional Memberships**
Degree in Town Planning or a related discipline, and membership of the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) or equivalent professional body.
**Additional Information**
Interested in the role or curious about life at AECOM? Follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube to explore our AECOM voices, employee stories, latest projects, and much more!
For further information about the role, reach out to the recruiter on LinkedIn (annemarieflynn).
_We celebrate diversity, including neurodiversity, and believe it enriches our team. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and abilities. If you are an applicant with a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us at_
_At AECOM, we value everyone's unique contributions and perspectives. If you meet some of the requirements above or have transferable skills you believe would benefit us, we would be delighted to hear from you!_
**About AECOM**
AECOM is the worldu2019s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle u2013 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 $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.
**Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity**
You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether youu2019re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.
You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.
AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. Weu2019re the worldu2019s trusted global infrastructure firm, and weu2019re in this together u2013 your growth and success are ours too.
Join us, and youu2019ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm u2013 access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each personu2019s potential, and weu2019ll 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. Please let us know using this email address if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
**ReqID:** J
**Business Line:** Environment
**Business Group:** DCS
**Strategic Business Unit:** Europe & India
**Career Area:** Planning
**Work Location Model:** Hybrid
**Legal Entity:** AECOM Infrastructure and Environment UK Limited
Associate Director,Planning Policy
Posted today
Job Viewed
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**Work with Us. Change the World.**
At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the worldu2019s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.
There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.
We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.
**Job Description**
**Due to a significant increase in planning policy project wins and new opportunities, we are looking to bring in an Associate Director to work with the leadership team in managing our growing workload.**
We are looking for a leader with proven experience in planning policy and strategy and project management. This is an exciting opportunity for a strategic thinker with strong interpersonal skills and a commitment to delivering high-quality work and driving business growth.
You will manage key planning policy projects, working alongside multi-disciplinary teams and engaging directly with clients and stakeholders to secure successful planning outcomes.
This role can be based in any of the following offices, with AECOM fully supporting hybrid working: **London Aldgate,** **Basingstoke, Bristol, Birmingham, Cambridge, Chesterfield, Leeds, Manchester, Nottingham, and Plymouth.**
This position is available on either a **full-time or part-time basis** , allowing us to tailor the role to suit your individual circumstances.
**_Hereu2019s what youu2019ll do:_**
**Team Leadership and Development**
Participate in the successful operation and management of the town planning team
Provide line management and mentorship to junior team members
**Planning Strategy and Expertise**
Lead on key planning policy projects, including supporting local authority policy and strategy development, coordination and delivery of local plan evidence studies, strategic growth studies, infrastructure strategies and other policy and strategy commissions.
Offer strategic planning advice to other client and internal teams.
Provide effective representation for the organisation, developing and managing relationships with clients, local authorities and other stakeholders through project work and through attendance at conferences and other networking events.
Sharing technical knowledge and excellence.
**Project Management**
Ensure projects are delivered successfully on budget and within programme timelines.
Coordinate multi-disciplinary teams for seamless project execution.
**Quality Assurance and Compliance**
Oversee the deliverables produced by the planning policy team.
Implement and uphold quality assurance and health and safety principles.
**Business Development**
Play a significant role in the business development strategy, nurturing client relationships.
Lead the preparation of commercial tenders to secure new opportunities.
Does this sound like something you can do, and do well? If so, read onu2026
**About our team**
AECOM is a top ten UK planning consultancy by size, employing more than 70 Chartered or Licentiate Planners. The AECOM Planning Practice projects include some of the largest, most complex and high profile development and regeneration projects in the UK for both public and private sector clients. We are a dynamic planning team and work closely with colleagues in other related disciplines, including masterplanning, landscape, environment, sustainability, transport and economics. Examples of our project work include:
**Sub-Regional Spatial Plans** - AECOM is a leading provider of sub-regional growth studies and evidence base for plans and policy (including our strategic planning work in the OxCam Arc, Thames Estuary, Hertfordshire and the East Midlands). For many years, we have also been thought leaders and enablers for new communities and Garden Towns (including research for MHCLG, Local Government Association and Town and Country Planning Association).
**Local Plans** u2013 Providing local planning authorities with local plan evidence and support is a key area in the policy team. We have worked on the local plans of over 100 authorities in the last decade. This includes the full range of evidence base studies, secondments, critical friend support and coordinating multi-disciplinary teams to provide evidence to inform and test planning policy at all stages of plan-making.
**Strategic Masterplans** - We have masterplanned new Garden Communities totalling almost 100,000 homes (with current examples including Southern Manydown in Basingstoke and Naas North West Quadrant in Ireland). Our work continues to create places where people want to live and invest over the long term.
**Neighbourhood Planning** - Since 2011, we have supported several hundred local communities with their neighbourhood plan making. We offer expertise across all aspects of the plan-making process - from scoping and robust evidence base production to stakeholder engagement, appraisal and option development to plan production, design, delivery, adoption, monitoring; as well as overall project and process management.
Joining AECOM will provide you with opportunities for career progression within a positive culture where learning and development is actively supported and promoted.
**Come grow with us.**
**Qualifications**
**Ready to push the limits of whatu2019s possible?**
**Experience**
Significant relevant experience of leading and contributing to planning policy and strategy development in a consultancy or public sector role.
**Client & Stakeholder Relations**
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.
**Skills**
Ability to produce high quality technical reports and excellent communication skills.
Ability to work on your own initiative and under pressure.
**Quality & Commitment**
High level of commitment to quality.
**Education & Professional Memberships**
Degree in Town Planning or a related discipline, and membership of the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) or equivalent professional body.
**Additional Information**
Interested in the role or curious about life at AECOM? Follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube to explore our AECOM voices, employee stories, latest projects, and much more!
For further information about the role, reach out to the recruiter on LinkedIn (annemarieflynn).
_We celebrate diversity, including neurodiversity, and believe it enriches our team. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and abilities. If you are an applicant with a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us at_
_At AECOM, we value everyone's unique contributions and perspectives. If you meet some of the requirements above or have transferable skills you believe would benefit us, we would be delighted to hear from you!_
**About AECOM**
AECOM is the worldu2019s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle u2013 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 $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.
**Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity**
You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether youu2019re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.
You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.
AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. Weu2019re the worldu2019s trusted global infrastructure firm, and weu2019re in this together u2013 your growth and success are ours too.
Join us, and youu2019ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm u2013 access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each personu2019s potential, and weu2019ll 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. Please let us know using this email address if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
**ReqID:** J
**Business Line:** Environment
**Business Group:** DCS
**Strategic Business Unit:** Europe & India
**Career Area:** Planning
**Work Location Model:** Hybrid
**Legal Entity:** AECOM Infrastructure and Environment UK Limited
Associate Director,Planning Policy
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**Work with Us. Change the World.**
At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the worldu2019s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.
There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.
We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.
**Job Description**
**Due to a significant increase in planning policy project wins and new opportunities, we are looking to bring in an Associate Director to work with the leadership team in managing our growing workload.**
We are looking for a leader with proven experience in planning policy and strategy and project management. This is an exciting opportunity for a strategic thinker with strong interpersonal skills and a commitment to delivering high-quality work and driving business growth.
You will manage key planning policy projects, working alongside multi-disciplinary teams and engaging directly with clients and stakeholders to secure successful planning outcomes.
This role can be based in any of the following offices, with AECOM fully supporting hybrid working: **London Aldgate,** **Basingstoke, Bristol, Birmingham, Cambridge, Chesterfield, Leeds, Manchester, Nottingham, and Plymouth.**
This position is available on either a **full-time or part-time basis** , allowing us to tailor the role to suit your individual circumstances.
**_Hereu2019s what youu2019ll do:_**
**Team Leadership and Development**
Participate in the successful operation and management of the town planning team
Provide line management and mentorship to junior team members
**Planning Strategy and Expertise**
Lead on key planning policy projects, including supporting local authority policy and strategy development, coordination and delivery of local plan evidence studies, strategic growth studies, infrastructure strategies and other policy and strategy commissions.
Offer strategic planning advice to other client and internal teams.
Provide effective representation for the organisation, developing and managing relationships with clients, local authorities and other stakeholders through project work and through attendance at conferences and other networking events.
Sharing technical knowledge and excellence.
**Project Management**
Ensure projects are delivered successfully on budget and within programme timelines.
Coordinate multi-disciplinary teams for seamless project execution.
**Quality Assurance and Compliance**
Oversee the deliverables produced by the planning policy team.
Implement and uphold quality assurance and health and safety principles.
**Business Development**
Play a significant role in the business development strategy, nurturing client relationships.
Lead the preparation of commercial tenders to secure new opportunities.
Does this sound like something you can do, and do well? If so, read onu2026
**About our team**
AECOM is a top ten UK planning consultancy by size, employing more than 70 Chartered or Licentiate Planners. The AECOM Planning Practice projects include some of the largest, most complex and high profile development and regeneration projects in the UK for both public and private sector clients. We are a dynamic planning team and work closely with colleagues in other related disciplines, including masterplanning, landscape, environment, sustainability, transport and economics. Examples of our project work include:
**Sub-Regional Spatial Plans** - AECOM is a leading provider of sub-regional growth studies and evidence base for plans and policy (including our strategic planning work in the OxCam Arc, Thames Estuary, Hertfordshire and the East Midlands). For many years, we have also been thought leaders and enablers for new communities and Garden Towns (including research for MHCLG, Local Government Association and Town and Country Planning Association).
**Local Plans** u2013 Providing local planning authorities with local plan evidence and support is a key area in the policy team. We have worked on the local plans of over 100 authorities in the last decade. This includes the full range of evidence base studies, secondments, critical friend support and coordinating multi-disciplinary teams to provide evidence to inform and test planning policy at all stages of plan-making.
**Strategic Masterplans** - We have masterplanned new Garden Communities totalling almost 100,000 homes (with current examples including Southern Manydown in Basingstoke and Naas North West Quadrant in Ireland). Our work continues to create places where people want to live and invest over the long term.
**Neighbourhood Planning** - Since 2011, we have supported several hundred local communities with their neighbourhood plan making. We offer expertise across all aspects of the plan-making process - from scoping and robust evidence base production to stakeholder engagement, appraisal and option development to plan production, design, delivery, adoption, monitoring; as well as overall project and process management.
Joining AECOM will provide you with opportunities for career progression within a positive culture where learning and development is actively supported and promoted.
**Come grow with us.**
**Qualifications**
**Ready to push the limits of whatu2019s possible?**
**Experience**
Significant relevant experience of leading and contributing to planning policy and strategy development in a consultancy or public sector role.
**Client & Stakeholder Relations**
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.
**Skills**
Ability to produce high quality technical reports and excellent communication skills.
Ability to work on your own initiative and under pressure.
**Quality & Commitment**
High level of commitment to quality.
**Education & Professional Memberships**
Degree in Town Planning or a related discipline, and membership of the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) or equivalent professional body.
**Additional Information**
Interested in the role or curious about life at AECOM? Follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube to explore our AECOM voices, employee stories, latest projects, and much more!
For further information about the role, reach out to the recruiter on LinkedIn (annemarieflynn).
_We celebrate diversity, including neurodiversity, and believe it enriches our team. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and abilities. If you are an applicant with a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us at_
_At AECOM, we value everyone's unique contributions and perspectives. If you meet some of the requirements above or have transferable skills you believe would benefit us, we would be delighted to hear from you!_
**About AECOM**
AECOM is the worldu2019s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle u2013 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 $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.
**Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity**
You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether youu2019re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.
You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.
AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. Weu2019re the worldu2019s trusted global infrastructure firm, and weu2019re in this together u2013 your growth and success are ours too.
Join us, and youu2019ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm u2013 access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each personu2019s potential, and weu2019ll 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. Please let us know using this email address if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
**ReqID:** J
**Business Line:** Environment
**Business Group:** DCS
**Strategic Business Unit:** Europe & India
**Career Area:** Planning
**Work Location Model:** Hybrid
**Legal Entity:** AECOM Infrastructure and Environment UK Limited