Senior​/Principal Planner - Water

Arup’s purpose, shared values and collaborative approach has set us apart for over 75 years, guiding how we shape a better world.

Our award‑winning town planning team are seeking an experienced Senior/Principal Planner to be based in Leeds to join our planning team. The successful candidate will play a key role in managing planning applications for infrastructure projects, to manage an increasing portfolio of complex water schemes through our multi‑year framework with Yorkshire Water. This is an opportunity to work on a wide range of projects, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams and engaging with clients and stakeholders.

As a senior member of the team, you will be responsible for delivering a diverse range of projects within the planning team. You will be confident in coordinating multidisciplinary teams, advising clients on complex planning matters, and leading the day‑to‑day delivery of a project (e.g. preparing a planning application, drafting reports / advice and meeting with clients and key stakeholders) in accordance with a client’s objectives and programme.

This will include the ability to identify issues or risks that affect the delivery of a project – identify measures to address the issue/ risk and agree with the team leader how these measures will be implemented.

At Arup, you belong to an extraordinary collective – in which we encourage individuality to thrive. Our strength comes from how we respect, share and connect our diverse experiences, perspectives and ideas. You will have the opportunity to do socially useful work that has meaning – to Arup, to your career, to our members and to the clients and communities we serve.

We are seeking an individual with depth and breadth of planning consent and policy experience across a wide range of sectors (infrastructure, housing, waste / minerals etc). Ideally with experience in water consenting and/or coastal planning. You will also have the following skills and attributes:

• BSc in related discipline and a Member of the Royal Town Planning Institute (MRTPI).
• Experience on complex TCPA consents, including dealing confidently with a range of stakeholders.
• Ability and ideally experience of working with a range of client bodies, including both private sector (promoters of infrastructure, utility companies and developers) and public sector (central and/or local government).
• Good understanding of the application of Permitted Development Rights, particularly in developing strategies to de‑risk applications through the planning process.
• Ability to explain complex processes and highly technical subject matters in a way that is understandable. For example, presenting information to the public and community groups at consultation events.

At Arup, we care about each member’s success, so we can grow together.

Guided by our values, we provide an attractive total reward package that recognises the contribution of each of our members to our shared success. As well as competitive, fair and equitable pay, we offer a career in which all of our members can belong, grow and thrive – through benefits that support health and wellbeing, a wide range of learning opportunities and many possibilities to have an impact through the work they do.

We are owned in trust on behalf of our members, giving us the freedom, with personal responsibility, to set our own direction and choose work that aligns with our purpose and adds to Arup’s legacy. Our members collaborate on ambitious projects to deliver remarkable outcomes for our clients and communities. Profit Share is a key part of our reward, enabling members to share in the results of our collective efforts.

We also provide Private medical insurance, Life assurance, Accident insurance and Income protection cover. In addition, you’ll have access to flexible benefits to help you look after all aspects of your wellbeing and give you the freedom and flexibility to find the best solutions for you, your family, and your individual needs.

Arup is an equal opportunity employer that actively promotes and nurtures a diverse and inclusive…