Town Planning Director

You will be a Chartered Town Planner operating at Director level, or an experienced Associate Director ready to step up, with a blend of strong technical planning expertise and a commercially focused approach. A solid understanding of the Birmingham/Midlands market is key, ideally built through experience within a consultancy or private sector setting. Experience of Local Plan Examinations, planning appeals and inquiries is welcomed, and we're open to applicants from a range of planning backgrounds that complement our existing strengths. You'll play a key part in guiding and mentoring colleagues, contributing to a stable, collaborative, and supportive team environment. You'll also work closely with the leadership team to help shape the region's business development strategy.

We are recruiting a Town Planning Director to join our Birmingham office conveniently located in the heart of the city centre and within easy walking distance of New Street, Moor Street and Snow Hill stations. If you're motivated by shaping major development projects, nurturing talented teams, and driving new opportunities for growth and you're ready for a senior leadership role where your influence genuinely matters, we'd be delighted to hear from you. About The Team: You'll be joining an established planning team working on a wide mix of residential, mixed-use, commercial, industrial and employment projects, covering Development Plan promotion, planning applications and appeals. With a strong platform already in place and clear potential for further growth across the Midlands, this role offers the opportunity to contribute to the next chapter of our regional strategy. Our Planning team thrives on close collaboration with our Design & Masterplanning, Landscape, Transport, Engineering and Environmental specialists. Together, we offer a truly integrated, multidisciplinary approach, bringing diverse expertise around the table from day one to create smarter, more deliverable and better-designed outcomes for our clients and communities. Why Stantec? When we say community, we mean everybody with a stake in the work we do from the clients we collaborate with across many sectors, to the populations we reach, to the thousands of us working together to serve them. Our promise, our values, and our voice support our purpose and guide us in all that we do. We are defined by more than our services. We are defined by what we stand for, what we believe, and why we do what we do. We make a difference in the world by creating communities. This is our purpose, learn more here: Purpose & Values | Stantec, The Stantec community unites more than 34,000 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.

Why Join Us?

• Our People Culture: We're a close-knit team and very proud of our friendly and collaborative environment
• Great Benefits: Competitive salary, pension plan, holidays, free private medical insurance, discounted gym membership and lots more.
• Flexible / hybrid working arrangements
• Great projects and frameworks
• Industry leading training and development as well as paid for professional subscriptions
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