Planning Associate - Stantec UK Limited : Job Details

Shape the future of planning across the Southwest!

Do you thrive on complex projects and enjoy the challenge of bringing ambitious visions to life? We are looking for a talented and experienced Planning Associate to join our Bristol Victoria Street office. You'll play a key role in shaping the future of the region by working on a diverse range of projects - from large-scale residential developments to green energy initiatives.

Why You'll Love Working Here:

• Make a real impact: Contribute to shaping sustainable and vibrant communities across the Southwest and beyond.

• Diverse portfolio: Work on a wide variety of planning projects, tackling new challenges every day.

• Supportive and collaborative: Join a friendly team that values your ideas and provides opportunities for growth.

• Industry leader: Be part of a global design and consultancy firm with a commitment to excellence.

• Excellent benefits: Enjoy a competitive salary, generous benefits package, and a flexible hybrid working environment.

You're a perfect fit if you have:

• MRTPI qualification and strong planning experience, ideally in consultancy.

• A passion for growing the business and building strong client relationships.

• Local knowledge of the Southwest region.

• Excellent communication, organisational, and project management skills.

• The ability to work independently while collaborating effectively within a team.

• A meticulous eye for detail and a drive to deliver high-quality work.

We believe that it is our people and their individual talents that make us special. We work within a friendly, inclusive, and supportive culture and one of high support and high challenge, with genuine career opportunities based on merit. We create a working environment that offers flexibility, adopting a hybrid approach to agile working and offer a wide range of benefits including a generous pension scheme, life assurance, private health care and a flexi-benefits package allowing you to choose benefits that are truly valuable to you, including the opportunity to buy and sell holiday.

For more information please contact Ruth Hoggett (Talent Acquisition Manager)

Reasonable adjustments

We are an inclusive employer and want to ensure all our applicants have the same opportunity for success. Please inform us of any support or reasonable adjustment you may need as a result of a disability, long term health condition, neurodiversity or other personal circumstances, to enable you to perform to the best of your ability during the recruitment process (for example extra assessment time, visual adjustment, special access request).

About Stantec

The Stantec community unites more than 31,000 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 are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is accessible to all. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process then please inform a member of our Talent Acquisition team