Principal​/Associate Spatial Planner

Overview Planning a better future for our communities.

Manchester, Manchester, England, United Kingdom | Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom | Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Atkins

Réalis is one of the world's leading multi-disciplinary consultancy firms offering unparalleled opportunities for talented individuals in search of a rewarding career. We are currently looking to strengthen and broaden our Planning team. The team, based in Manchester, Leeds, Sheffield, Birmingham, London, Epsom, and Bristol, works directly with Atkins

Réalis' wide multi-disciplinary teams in the UK and across the world on a variety of major infrastructure and development projects. The team is one of the UK's leading consultancies, at the forefront of thought-leadership in the field of planning, economics and international development.

It has influenced government thinking on infrastructure delivery and provides spatial planning advice in the UK to central government and its agencies, local enterprise partnerships, local authorities, combined authorities and the private sector. We also work with colleagues leading international development work with international financing institutions and government bodies. We are currently providing spatial planning support on major UK projects for clients including HS2, Homes England, Network Rail, Transport for London, Greater London Authority and a number of Local Authorities.

We are looking for a Principal / Associate Spatial Planner to join our successful and progressive team of planners and economists which is strongly integrated with our transport, engineering, design and environmental businesses. We operate flexibly across the UK, but we would like someone to actively support our Northern Transformation Programme and unlock the potential of the North of England. Working with our market colleagues, and driving the Planning, Environmental Consenting and Communities business, to unlock opportunities for the Environment business.

The position requires a Chartered Planner, combining an excellent track record in planning with experience in providing comprehensive advice to the public and private development sector. The individual will work as part of the national 'place planning' strategy group within PECC, the buildings and places market and Atkins

Réalis' Northern Transformation Programme, bringing experience and understanding of:

• The planning and regeneration market in the city regions of the North of England (particularly North west and Yorkshire) Strategic/national or regional policies and funding applied to localities.
• A policy and strategy background - including preparation of local spatial plans, evidence-based studies and infrastructure planning - including effective cross-authority collaboration and engagement.
• Understanding of strategic planning and regional frameworks.
• Area wide regeneration projects, town centres or station neighbourhoods involving infrastructure interventions (often rail or flood alleviation) to unlock growth.
• Understanding of the policy and consenting processes that will support strategic placemaking projects including DCO, TWAO, TCPA and CPO processes. Including work across the government (for example local authorities, town boards, combined authorities and development corporations) and appreciation of how these may evolve with further devolution or new government delivery channels.
• Work with central government agencies including Homes England or master developers on regeneration and strategic growth projects including urban extensions and housing led projects.
• Funding opportunities - for example grant funding regimes, investment frameworks and syndicated funding.

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• Carry out strategic planning and policy development including for example: assessments of development potential, local plan support and evidence, city and regional plans (UK and international), infrastructure delivery studies, preparation of funding bids.
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