Lead Town & Country Planner

Peterborough - UK

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 19 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Role: Lead Town and Country Planner

Location: Peterborough with flexible hybrid working options

Employment Type: Full-time Permanent

Salary: c 65000

At Anglian Water we are working to meet tomorrows challenges today by planning and delivering significant infrastructure for our region to address future challenges such as securing water supply for future generations reaching net zero adapting to climate change and protecting and enhancing our region for generations to come.

About the role:

The Lead Town & Country Planners key responsibility is to provide specialist planning advice and guidance managing projects through the planning process to enable successful and efficient delivery of projects across the business

Key Responsibilities:

As a Lead Town and Country Planner you will work closely with local planning authorities to agree planning conditions; and collaboratively with engineers and construction teams to help deliver schemes on time on budget and with minimal environmental impact.

Provide specialist advice on the planning requirements and manage projects through the planning process
Prepare planning strategies highlighting planning and environmental risk
Prepare and submit Town & Country Planning applications including those with potential for Environmental Statements
Manage Environmental Impact Assessment applications
Engage with Local Planning Authorities and other relevant external stakeholders including statutory consultees prior to the submission of formal applications
Use digital technology to drive innovation and efficiency within the Enabling Team the wider business and local planning authorities
Provide training and guidance on T&C Planning and Environmental matters to the Enabling Team and wider business

Essential skills and experience:

You should be qualified at to degree level in relevant subject

Member of RTPI or eligible to join
Extensive experience of working in a T&C Planning role to support decision making on complex and controversial projects
Experience of the EIA process
Ability to work flexibly across several projects and to meet required deadlines without direct supervision
Effective written & verbal communication organisational & analytical skills
Experience in writing and reviewing detailed technical reports

As a valued employee youll be entitled to:

Personal private health care
Company car allowance (based on 9000 miles minimum requirement for role)
Life cover 8x annual salary
26 days holiday plus bank holidays (with flexibility for religious holidays)
Flexible and hybrid working options
Competitive pension scheme we double-match your contributions up to 6%
Annual bonus scheme and lifestyle benefits
Opportunities for professional growth and specialist training

Apply Now

If youre ready to make a difference and join a team committed to excellence apply today!

Closing date: 8th April 2026

Role: Lead Town and Country PlannerLocation: Peterborough with flexible hybrid working optionsEmployment Type: Full-time PermanentSalary: c 65000At Anglian Water we are working to meet tomorrows challenges today by planning and delivering significant infrastructure for our region to address futu...