Associate Town Planner

Our busy and successful Leeds office, located within walking distance of Leeds train station is recruiting for a Associate Town Planner! We offer a modern, open-plan and high-quality office environment with a friendly and supportive team environment.

Our Town Planning team has an exciting opportunity for an Associate Town Planner to join them as part of their growth strategy. The team use their local knowledge and national influence to plan and deliver projects of all types and scales, including new town settlements, planning promotion work, renewables (including DCO’s, battery storage and solar), greenfield residential, mixed-use, commercial, education and employment schemes.

We are looking for excellent communications skills, robust planning experience and technical knowledge and a willingness to learn. You will join a supportive team environment with exciting career opportunities, and great client exposure whilst enjoying continued professional development and exposure to an innovative and collaborative multi-disciplinary environment.  You will plan and deliver impactful projects, contributing further to our success across the region.

Key responsibilities of the role include:

• Promote large to medium scale residential, mixed-use, employment and other infrastructure/Energy developments (both brownfield and greenfield) through the Local Development Framework and then by coordinating subsequent applications
• Conduct research and site appraisals on projects for our client base
• Prepare, submit and negotiate planning applications of all sizes/types
• Prepare planning and occasionally socio-economic statements
• Lodge appeals and potentially appear at informal hearings
• Develop client relationships, network and help to raise the office/team profile
• Co-ordinate internal and external project teams and project management/Quality Assurance
• Prepare Local Plan and Neighbourhood Plan representations
• Act as a mentor to junior colleagues

You will be:

• Working on/have experience working on similar developments, ideally within Yorkshire or the Northeast region
• MRTPI qualified or working towards it
• Committed to continuing your professional development with a willingness to learn and progress
• Collaborative by nature
• Experienced/have an interest in undertaking quantitative and sequential assessments
• Used to working with minimal supervision and have a strong ability to use your own initiative
• Personable and professional with high levels of ambition and drive
• Able to manage your own time and a wide and complex workload
• A full UK driving licence holder and willing to travel nationally when required

Why join us?

• People culture: We're proud of our friendly, inclusive and collaborative environment where everyone feels valued and driven to succeed.
• Award winning workplace: Named in the top 50 companies to work by Glassdoor 2025. Recognised by Corporate Knights as one of the world's top 10 most sustainable companies 2025. Named ‘Best Place to Work’ and ‘International Consulting Firm of the Year’ at the NCE Awards 2024.
• Growth: We're on an exciting growth journey across the UK & Ireland - we want you to be part of it!
• Great Benefits: Competitive salary, bonus schemes, enhanced pension plan, annual leave with the option to buy/sell additional days, private medical insurance, group income protection & life assurance included as standard as well as discounted gym membership and lots more.
• Flexible working: Enjoy a healthy work-life balance with our hybrid approach to flexible working.
• Professional development: Industry leading training and development as well as paid for professional subscriptions.

The Stantec community unites more than 32,000 employees working in over 450 locations across 6 continents. We have been working with our clients and communities in the UK for over 150 years. We plan, design, deliver and manage the development and infrastructure needed to support the creation of sustainable, healthy and prosperous communities. 

Our teams provide effective and relevant solutions, translating our clients’ vision into valued consents, deliverable plans for projects and programmes, and efficient designs for delivery, based on technical excellence and deep market insights. We deal with today’s challenges, but also keep a fairer, better tomorrow in sight, looking at how we deliver clean growth, support radical changes in our economy and meet the needs of future communities. 

Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, fringe benefits, job training, terminations or any other condition of employment. Stantec is in compliance with laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment.

Building an inspired, inclusive work environment that attracts, supports, and develops world-class talent is a crucial key to our success. If you are excited by this role but worry that your experience doesn’t exactly align, we encourage you to apply.

At Stantec we want you to perform your best at every stage of the recruitment process and are committed to ensuring it is accessible to all. If you need any support or require adjustments to be made then please contact [email protected]  and we will talk to you about how we can support you.