Town and Country Planner

JN Bentley


Date: 6 days ago
City: Peterborough, England
Contract type: Full time
Mott MacDonald Bentley are recruiting for a Town and Country Planner to join the Strategic Pipeline Alliance (SPA).

The 330km Strategic Pipeline Alliance (SPA) Project by Anglian Water is under construction and will be completed during AMP8. Beyond this we have a further 260km of water transfer pipelines and associated infrastructure to be delivered in AMP8.

What will you be doing as our new Town & Country Planner?

You will be responsible for providing practical planning advice and guidance to enable successful and efficient delivery of schemes across either the North or South Interconnector projects.

You will advise on the planning requirements for projects and where possible maximise the use of Anglian Water’s permitted development rights as a statutory undertaker

Key Responsibilities

  • Prepare and submit Town & Country Planning applications, Town & Country Planning applications with EIA, and EIA Screening Opinion Requests
  • Work collaboratively with engineers, designers and construction teams to help deliver schemes on time, on budget and with minimal environmental impact
  • Conduct pre-application consultation with the Local Planning Authorities and where necessary other relevant stakeholders
  • Help develop strong relationships with local planning authorities and where necessary other external stakeholders
  • Work closely with local planning authorities to facilitate agreement of planning conditions
  • Use digital technology to drive innovation and efficiency within the Enabling Team, the wider business and local planning authorities
  • Keep up to date with T&C Planning and Environmental legislation
  • Work collaboratively with wider Enabling Team to manage workload to meet planning and programme targets

A Little Bit About Your Skills, Experience And Behaviours

This job might be for you if you are:

  • Educated to degree level in relevant subject
  • A Member of RTPI or eligible to join
  • Able to demonstrate an understanding of the T&C Planning system (either through related coursework, previous employment, or personal endeavours)
  • Able to work flexibly across several projects and to meet required deadlines
  • Effective in written and verbal communication
  • Experienced in recording/writing detailed technical data and reports
  • Experienced in using Geographical Information Systems (GIS) packages such as ArcGIS, QGIS, MapInfo for geoprocessing and visualisation of data

Our ambition is to build a more inclusive environment. We are committed to celebrating and promoting diversity.

Here at SPA we are looking for extraordinary people who want to help create a place where everyone can thrive and where people are excited to be part of the team. So, whatever your background and however you identify, please apply if you think this role was made for you.

JN Bentley Benefits can be found on the booklet attached.
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