Associate/associate Director - Glasgow, United Kingdom - Atkins

Atkins
Atkins
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Glasgow, United Kingdom

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Atkins, a member of the SNC-Lavalin Group, is one of the world's leading multi-disciplinary consultancy firms offering unparalleled opportunities for talented individuals in search of a rewarding career.

At Atkins, we offer more than just a job. We offer an opportunity to make a difference and shape the world to benefit future generations and the environment. We have a strong Equality, Diversity and Inclusion ethos.


Our UK Environment Practice, which includes our planning team, is a vibrant network of approximately 600 people providing world class consultancy and advisory services.

We care about outcomes for our clients and the unprecedented challenges they face including climate change, social inclusion and rapid urbanisation.


The work we do is important and influential:

it shapes the way our clients think, enables them to make better decisions and to deliver their projects in a world of disruption and change.

Great ideas come from great people when they collaborate - this is our core strength.


We are looking for an experienced Planning Consultant at Associate / Associate Director level to strengthen and broaden our successful and progressive team of Planning and Environmental Consultants within Scotland.

Our growing Environment team in Scotland comprises over 50 members of staff.

The overall Planning and Environmental team (c600) are based throughout the UK including Glasgow, Edinburgh, York, Warrington, Leeds, Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol, Belfast, Cardiff, Epsom, and London.


We are at the forefront of thought leadership in the field of planning, environmental assessment and management, stakeholder engagement and social value.

We influence government thinking on infrastructure delivery and provide planning advice in the UK to central and devolved governments and their agencies, local authorities, major landowners including utilities and the private sector.

The team is strongly integrated with our transport, energy, engineering and design businesses.

We are currently providing planning and environmental support on major UK projects for clients including Transport Scotland, Scottish Water, Network Rail, National Grid, Yorkshire Water, Heathrow, HS2, Homes England, National Highways and Transport for London.

We continue to expand our presence in the energy and renewables market where we are building on successes with floating offshore wind (e.g. Kincardine OWF), hydrogen generation (e.g. Hynet), electricity transmission (e.g. National Grid) and electrification of offshore assets projects (e.g. Equinor).

Working closely with our Building Design practice we are increasingly required to provide support in relation to masterplanning and decarbonisation of infrastructure and property related projects.


Responsibilities:


  • Undertake site appraisals, policy reviews and evidence based research;
  • Drafting, checking and reviewing high quality supporting reports;
  • Negotiation of planning submissions successfully through the consenting process;
  • Provide highquality planning advice to external and internal clients on planning consenting process for a range of development and infrastructure projects;
  • Manage project inputs from other technical disciplines within Atkins and external consultants;
  • Develop client network and collaborate with colleagues across Atkins to win work including through formal tenders and bids;
  • Manage client communication, reporting and stakeholder engagement;
  • Financial management of projects; and
  • Team Development, Team Leadership and Line Management duties.

Requirements:


  • A degree or post graduate qualification in Town and Country Planning (RTPI accredited);
  • Chartered membership of RTPI;
  • Detailed relevant experience Working in consultancy, a local authority planning team or similar
  • A sound, indepth knowledge of Scottish planning law and procedures;
  • Proven experience of managing and delivering multidisciplinary projects; ability and aptitude to work alongside and coordinate internal and external technical specialists;
  • Proven experience of building successful relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
  • Sound commercial awareness and proven ability to manage project budgets;
  • Able to check and review complex documents and summarise and present key issues in a clear and concise way, understandable to nonspecialists;
  • Client
- facing with experience of managing their needs in a confident, professional manner.

  • Strong report writing, verbal and presentation skills, and the aptitude to rationally explain, explore and discuss planning, development and environmental issues;
  • Excellent time management skills able to prioritise and work effectively under pressure, with proven success in meeting tight deadlines;
  • Flexible, adaptable and prepared to take on new challenges and work from other Atkins or client office locations;
  • Personal qualities required include being selfmotivated, a team player, enthusiastic, determined and resilient and wit
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