Graduate Town Planner - Birmingham, United Kingdom - AECOM

AECOM
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AECOM is a top ten UK planning consultancy by size, employing around 70 Chartered or Licentiate Planners practising in all areas of the discipline.

We will give you the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options on occasion.

Whether you're working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.


You will help us foster a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion - a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

We will encourage you to grow and develop your career with us through our technical and professional development programs and diverse career opportunities.

We believe in leadership at all levels.

No matter where you sit in the organisation you can make a lasting impact on the projects you work on, the teams and committees you join and our business.


We offer competitive pay and benefits, well-being programs to support you and the development resources you need to advance your career.

When you join us, you will connect and collaborate with a global network of experts - planners, designers, engineers, scientists, consultants, program and construction managers - leading the change toward a more sustainable and equitable future.

Join us and let's get started. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person's potential, and we'll help you reach yours.


Job Description:


The AECOM Planning Practice projects include some of the largest, most complex and high profile development and regeneration projects in the UK for both public and private sector clients.

We are a young, dynamic, planning team and work closely with colleagues in other related disciplines, including urban design, landscape, environment, sustainability, transport and economics.


Joining AECOM will provide you with opportunities for career progression within a positive culture where learning and development is actively supported and promoted.


As a Graduate you will play a role in supporting a wide variety of projects, engaging directly with clients and stakeholders to secure successful planning outcomes.

Work portfolios are managed to ensure that all staff experience a breadth and depth of project opportunities.


AECOM is an RTPI Learning Partner and we offer the opportunity to network with other planners and professionals at frequent events, meet-ups and knowledge-sharing sessions to support and enable you to achieve your career ambitions.


Main duties would be to:


  • Provide technical inputs to land use planning projects and work within a team of planners, urban designers, environmental specialists, landscape architects and engineers to deliver a range of projects including land development, master planning, policy planning and strategic development planning projects.
  • Carry out planning research and analysis and assist with the identification of planning risk.
  • Support others in the team to identify and pursue business development opportunities, and support the growth of the business through new and repeat clients. Contribute to proposals and qualification documents to secure new commissions.
  • Provide effective representation for the organisation, developing and managing relationships with clients, local authorities and other stakeholders through project work and through attendance at conferences and other networking events.
  • Participate in the successful operation and management of the town planning team, including playing a role in sharing technical knowledge and excellence.
  • Provide assistance to the management team as required.
Examples of projects the Town Planning team are involved in include:

Neighbourhood Planning Support - Since 2014, AECOM has been working with partners Locality to deliver technical support to neighbourhood planning groups throughout England, on behalf of the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.

Support ranges from assessing local housing need and site assessment to design codes and masterplanning. To date we have provided support to more than 600 neighbourhood groups.


A428 Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet improvements - On behalf of National Highways, AECOM successfully led the Development Consent Order (DCO) to upgrade the route between the Black Cat and Caxton Gibbet roundabouts with a new 10 mile dual carriageway and junction improvements to help improve capacity, road safety and grow local economies around Bedfordshire and beyond.


Transpennine Route Upgrade - on behalf of Network Rail, AECOM is leading the consenting for the transformative, long-term railway infrastructure programme that will improve connectivity and help boost economic growth in the North.

Sunnica Energy Farm - AECOM have led the submission of what would be o
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