Senior Infrastructure Planner/Senior Town and Country Planner

Senior Infrastructure Planner/Senior Town and Country Planner

Brighton 2 days per week in the office (or at site visits)/£60,000 plus excellent benefits (great pension)

My client a leading utilities (CNI/Critical National Infrastructure organisation), seek an experienced Senior Infrastructure Planner (Internally known as Senior Town and Country Planner), to help shape the future of major infrastructure across the South East of England.

• They are looking for an experienced planning professional to play a pivotal role in securing the permissions and consents needed to deliver the organisations £8bn capital investment programme for the next 5 years.
• As part of the Enabling Team within Capital Delivery and supporting our Planning & Consents Lead, the Senior Infrastructure Planner/Senior Town and Country Planner will influence how their most high-profile infrastructure schemes come forward.
• Your expertise will directly support long-term resilience, environmental improvement, and regulatory compliance.
• This is an ideal next step for a Senior Planner seeking more strategic influence, wider business exposure, and the opportunity to shape planning practice across a large, regulated utility.

As the Senior Infrastructure Planner/Senior Town and Country Planner you will be responsible for:

• You'll lead the planning and consent strategy for complex, high-value capital projects, ensuring they can be delivered efficiently and responsibly.

You will:

• Provide authoritative planning advice to Capital Delivery and the wider business.
• Lead development proposals from early feasibility through submission, negotiation, to consents.
• Manage pre-application engagement, Section 106 negotiations, conditions, and commencement processes.
• Drive collaboration with internal stakeholders including Asset Strategy, Legal, Engineering, Finance, and Health & Safety.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with LPAs, statutory consultees, and landowners.
• Prepare clear, high-quality reports, briefings, and presentations.
• Shape continuous improvement through guidance, templates, best practice, and process optimisation.

What you'll bring to the Senior Infrastructure Planner/Senior Town and Country Planner role - essential:

• 5+ years' experience in a town and country planning role.
• Degree (or equivalent) in planning or a related discipline.
• Experience within a local authority planning department or private consultancy.
• Strong understanding of UK planning legislation and development management.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Desirable experience for Senior Infrastructure Planner/Senior Town and Country Planner:

• Experience within infrastructure, utilities, engineering, or environmental sectors.
• Chartered MRTPI status or working towards it.

Senior Infrastructure Planner/Senior Town and Country Planner

Brighton 2 days per week in the office (or at site visits)/£60,000 plus excellent benefits (great pension)