Principal Policy Planner

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Around the globe, Arup’s Cities, Planning and Design (CPD) portfolio brings specialist knowledge to a range of challenges including delivering major infrastructure, strategies to achieve sustainable economic development, supporting the transition to sustainable energy, embedding social value, preparing policy frameworks to support growth, conserving valuable built and natural environments and engaging with our stakeholders to achieve inclusive decision making.

Across the UK we have a growing team of Policy Planners within our national Town Planning business who are working on a wide range of exciting projects responding to the new Government’s growth agenda and directly shaping the future of places. Our policy planners work with a diverse portfolio of clients including central government, local and devolved authorities, developers and infrastructure providers. We are working on some of the most challenging and high profile planning projects in the country, from supporting MHCLG with local plan and digital reform, to developing masterplans, strategies and governance to realise the next generation of New Towns. We also work closely with Local Authorities to manage the production of Local Plans, draft policies and prepare evidence bases, for example in respect of climate change, infrastructure and Green Belt.

At Arup, you belong to an extraordinary collective in which we encourage individuality to thrive. Our strength comes from how we respect, share and connect our diverse experiences, perspectives and ideas. You will have the opportunity to do socially useful work hat has meaning to Arup, to your career, to our members and to the clients and communities we serve.

We are looking for Principal level Policy Planners with a background in cities, planning policy, strategic planning, governance and delivery vehicles.