Senior​/Principal Planning Consultant

Overview

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

At Arup we are leading on the planning and delivery of some of the largest and most complex projects across the commercial, residential, regeneration and infrastructure sectors. Given the continued demand for our services, we are seeking talented town planners at Senior and Principal levels to join our UK town planning business.

Our work is aligned across multiple sectors with the Governments agenda to support growth and maximise the benefits for local communities. We seek to provide commercial and deliverable planning strategies drawing on the multidisciplinary environment to unlock solutions. We support major regeneration and inward investment projects, utilising all the planning tools available to provide clear and quick paths to delivery. We work closely with policy colleagues and design teams to set site development frameworks and design guidance.

We provide planning and design team project management, leadership and coordination.

We work across a broad range of sectors, bringing our knowledge of infrastructure, policy, regeneration, commercial and residential development to bear on each project opportunity. We provide the commercial space to support science in innovation districts and the AI revolution through our work for Data Centres. We are supporting the urban transition to net zero through our work on heat networks and building retrofit.

With offices across the UK we offer flexibility on which office you choose to work from on a hybrid basis.

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 do socially useful work that has meaning – to Arup, to your career, to our members and to the clients and communities we serve.

You will be responsible for taking leading roles on a diverse portfolio of work including commercial, residential, regeneration and infrastructure projects. Your role will include advising clients on key planning and delivery risks and how these can be overcome, preparing planning applications, and taking leading roles liaising with project design and planning teams and engaging external stakeholders.

• Education to degree and/or masters in Town Planning and a Member of the Royal Town Planning Institute (MRTPI).
• Experience of working within a commercial environment (bids and projects), including client liaison, programme and time management, quality assurance and financial/budget control.
• In-depth knowledge and application of planning legislation and policy, including ongoing reforms.
• Proven consultancy skills, working with clients to understand their requirements and business development with project management skills with a successful record in planning and delivery of projects.
• A background in managing teams in the bidding and delivery of projects and sourcing sub-consultants where necessary.

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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…