Associate Director, Planning Policy

Due to a significant increase in planning policy project wins and new opportunities we are looking to bring in an Associate Director to work with the leadership team in managing our growing workload.

We are looking for a leader with proven experience in planning policy and strategy and project management.  This is an exciting opportunity for a strategic thinker with strong interpersonal skills and a commitment to delivering high-quality work and driving business growth.

You will manage key planning policy projects working alongside multi-disciplinary teams and engaging directly with clients and stakeholders to secure successful planning outcomes.

This role can be based in any of the following offices with AECOM fully supporting hybrid working :    London Aldgate  Basingstoke Bristol Birmingham Cambridge Chesterfield Leeds Manchester Nottingham and Plymouth.

This position is available on either a full-time or part-time basis allowing us to tailor the role to suit your individual circumstances.

Heres what youll do :

Team Leadership and Development

• Participate in the successful operation and management of the town planning team
• Provide line management and mentorship to junior team members

Planning Strategy and Expertise

Project Management

Quality Assurance and Compliance

Business Development

Does this sound like something you can do and do well If so read on

About our team

AECOM is a top ten UK planning consultancy by size employing more than 70 Chartered or Licentiate Planners. 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 dynamic planning team and work closely with colleagues in other related disciplines including masterplanning landscape environment sustainability transport and economics.  Examples of our project work include :

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

Come grow with us.

Qualifications :

Ready to push the limits of whats possible

Experience

Client & Stakeholder Relations

Skills

Quality & Commitment

Education & Professional Memberships

Additional Information :

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We celebrate diversity including neurodiversity and believe it enriches our team. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and abilities. If you are an applicant with a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to complete the application process please contact us at

At AECOM we value everyones unique contributions and perspectives. If you meet some of the requirements above or have transferable skills you believe would benefit us we would be delighted to hear from you!

About AECOM

AECOM is the worlds trusted infrastructure consulting firm delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle from advisory planning design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation buildings water new energy and the environment our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise a culture of equity diversity and inclusion and a commitment to environmental social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether youre 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 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.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. Were the worlds trusted global infrastructure firm and were in this together your growth and success are ours too.

Join us and youll get all the benefits of being a part of a global publicly traded firm access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer we believe in each persons potential and well help you reach yours.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long-term condition who meet the minimum / essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email address   if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Remote Work : No

Employment Type : Full-time

Key Skills

Bidding,Customer Service,B2C,Account Management,Bus Driving,Fire And Safety Engineering

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1