Town Planner

Overview

As a Town Planner at Arup in Newcastle, you support a broad portfolio of planning projects and help shape sustainable places across the UK. You will work with multidisciplinary teams to deliver complex schemes, policy development, and urban regeneration. The role blends technical planning with client and stakeholder collaboration to achieve high-quality outcomes. You’ll contribute to major infrastructure and NSIP projects while aligning with Arup’s mission to create better communities.

Pay / Benefits

• Profit Share
• Private medical insurance
• Life assurance
• Income protection
• Flexible benefits
• Learning opportunities

Responsibilities

• Support and manage planning applications and development projects, including major and complex schemes
• Contribute to policy development, plan-making and urban regeneration initiatives
• Prepare and contribute to high-quality planning reports, statements and technical documents
• Support major infrastructure schemes, including NSIPs and National Developments
• Work closely with clients, stakeholders and multidisciplinary teams to deliver successful outcomes

Key requirements

• Degree in Town Planning (or related discipline) and RTPI membership (or working towards)
• Experience contributing to planning applications and development management projects
• Strong understanding of UK planning legislation, policy and guidance
• Experience working collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to produce clear, high-quality outputs

• Collaboration
• Clear communication
• Proactive problem-solving
• UK planning legislation knowledge
• Policy development and plan-making
• Preparation of planning reports and technical documents

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