The Senior Planner will play an important role within our Consenting Advisory Practice, supporting the delivery of high-quality consents advice across some of the UK’s most significant infrastructure projects.
Working as part of multidisciplinary teams, the role will provide day-to-day technical input across the consenting lifecycle, from pre-application strategy and engagement through to examination and post-consent delivery.
You will also take increasing responsibility for client accounts, project delivery and supporting junior colleagues.
There will be significant opportunity to build trusted client relationships, deepen your technical expertise and share skills and experience across both the Consents and Advocacy parts of the business, while developing your career within a growing specialist consultancy.
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Duties & Responsibilities
Client Advisory & Account Management
- Support the development of trusted working relationships with clients, statutory consultees and other stakeholders.
- Take day-to-day responsibility for the profitability and delivery of designated client accounts.
- Contribute to industry events and external forums where relevant, supporting the firm's profile.
- Provide day-to-day technical input on consenting strategies, including pre-application engagement, examination preparation, and post-consent compliance.
- Prepare and review consents deliverables such as Planning Statements, Policy Compliance trackers, and Statements of Common Ground, under senior guidance.
- Support clients in navigating the DCO process, Section 73 applications, and related regulatory frameworks.
- Keep up to date with legislative, policy, and case law developments relevant to client accounts.
- Manage day-to-day workloads within project teams to ensure delivery on time and to budget.
- Opportunity to line manage, mentor, and provide clear, constructive feedback to junior colleagues and support their development.
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Person specification
- Experience in infrastructure planning and consents or equivalent technical discipline, gained across consultancy, developer-side, or regulatory environments.
- Working knowledge of the Development Consent Order (DCO) regime and/or other major consenting routes for nationally significant infrastructure.
- Track record of delivering high-quality consents advice as part of a team on infrastructure projects.
- Experience coordinating day-to-day workloads within a project team.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to convey planning matter clearly to a range of audiences.
- Developing commercial awareness, with an interest in fee and account management.
- Working towards, or holding, chartered membership of the RTPI, ICE, or equivalent professional body.
- Experience across multiple infrastructure sectors (water, energy, transport, digital).
- Familiarity with environmental impact assessment, habitat regulations assessment, or related technical disciplines.
Interested In The Job?
Please send your CV and a cover letter outlining your experience to careers@infrastructure-matters.co.uk with the subject line: Senior Planner
