Associate Director/Technical Director – Town Planning
| Posting date: | 15 May 2025 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 14 June 2025 |
| Location: | Leeds, West Yorkshire |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | RPS Group Limited |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | req7164 |
Summary
RPS, a TetraTech company, is looking for an Associate Director/Technical Director – Town Planning to support the growth of its National Development and Infrastructure Planning team in Leeds. This is a key role within the team who work collaboratively with our Environment Division on major projects including NSIPs and across a wide range of sectors focussed on energy and transport infrastructure and strategic housing and commercial projects. Working alongside a range of multi-disciplinary services within a team of planning experts, you’ll be delivering on a broad range of major planning and DCO applications including renewables, alternative energy, airports, ports, residential, mixed-use developments, data centres, airports, ports, industrial, data centres, , major infrastructure projects, retail and logistics.
Your Impact:
Join RPS, a Tetra Tech company to make a real difference. Our work leverages cutting-edge technologies, advanced analytics, and the expertise of world-class scientists and engineers to create meaningful change around the world. Discover your full potential – join us to grow your career while leaving a lasting legacy
About the Team
We are proud to be the Planning and EIA leads for some of the most important energy and infrastructure projects across England, Scotland and Wales. Our projects include Round 4 Offshore Wind Farms, international interconnector projects, solar farms and innovative battery storage and alternative energy projects across the UK. With over 20 current DCO projects, the NDIP team is actively working on projects such as the Mona Offshore Wind Project, Gatwick Expansion, Ossian Offshore Wind and transmission project, Morven Offshore Wind Project, Morgan and Morecambe Transmission Assets, XLinks, Botley West Solar Farm, Great North Road Solar Farm, Expansion of Redcar Bulk Terminal, and a range of projects for clients such as SSE, BP, BSR, Acorn Energy, Elgin, Lightsource bp. RWE, Marubeni, CIP, and Alcemi.
What you will doing
As Technical Director in the team, you will be working on some of our biggest infrastructure and renewables projects across the UK and in a collaborative manner with professional Planning and Environmental consultants across the UK business. This is a key position where you will have the opportunity to build multi-disciplinary teams, mentor and endeavour to develop their professional experience. You’ll be contributing towards the continued success of the business and team through the effective delivery of a wide variety of projects. The development of customer relationships and securing new projects forms part of the role.
You’ll generate new and repeat business, as well as provide professional consultancy advice and services to our customers and colleagues. The team is also accountable for coordinating and assisting our submissions for frameworks, large tenders involving other teams within the Division and aiding other offices where necessary.
Who we are looking for
With experience within this sector, you’ll already be familiar with what we’re looking for:
Qualified MRTPI or in another relevant discipline
A highly experienced and knowledgeable practitioner who has experience in large energy and infrastructure projects, including those requiring Environmental Impact Assessment, and those relating to Developments of National Significance and Development Control Orders
Strong directorship qualities
Experience of appearing as an expert witness in Examinations in Public as well as Public Inquiries
Strong people management experience
A strategic thinker with strong negotiating techniques and a track record of taking ownership of and achieving outcomes for customers, business, teams, and self
Have an established market reputation with a demonstrable record of winning sustainable and commercially viable projects
Good financial and project management know-how
Great influencing and communication techniques that enable you to build, maintain and consolidate strong working relationships with colleagues, customers and external bodies.
What is in it for you?
We’re proud to be an accredited training provider, internationally recognised and providing robust fully accredited professional training programmes - to master’s degree level professional qualifications in leadership & management and executive coaching & mentoring, we provide learning and development for everyone.
We support our people to innovate, collaborate and build meaningful careers. Our network of people and knowledge will expand your horizons and give you access to a variety of interesting projects.
Embracing diverse ideas, perspectives, and thinking styles is at the heart of what we do. We need a mix of experiences and techniques to develop the ideas. We respect one another and recognise the potential and contribution of everyone. You’ll be joining a diverse community of experts and a company that puts its people first and prioritises their wellbeing.
RPS, a Tetra Tech company:
In 2023 RPS joined Tetra Tech, enabling us to combine our expertise with the reach and resources of a prestigious global organisation.
We design, and manage projects in urbanisation, natural resources, and sustainability. As part of Tetra Tech’s over 30,000 strong team across 550 offices in over 120 countries, we deliver solutions that create lasting value in an increasingly urbanised and resource-scarce world. By leveraging our global expertise, we enable our clients to develop winning solutions for their clients and communities.
As a Tetra Tech company, RPS is proud to provide market-leading development and project opportunities for our people, supporting their growth while addressing the challenges that matter. Our people drive our success, and this is where you come to build a career.
Your Impact:
Join RPS, a Tetra Tech company to make a real difference. Our work leverages cutting-edge technologies, advanced analytics, and the expertise of world-class scientists and engineers to create meaningful change around the world. Discover your full potential – join us to grow your career while leaving a lasting legacy
About the Team
We are proud to be the Planning and EIA leads for some of the most important energy and infrastructure projects across England, Scotland and Wales. Our projects include Round 4 Offshore Wind Farms, international interconnector projects, solar farms and innovative battery storage and alternative energy projects across the UK. With over 20 current DCO projects, the NDIP team is actively working on projects such as the Mona Offshore Wind Project, Gatwick Expansion, Ossian Offshore Wind and transmission project, Morven Offshore Wind Project, Morgan and Morecambe Transmission Assets, XLinks, Botley West Solar Farm, Great North Road Solar Farm, Expansion of Redcar Bulk Terminal, and a range of projects for clients such as SSE, BP, BSR, Acorn Energy, Elgin, Lightsource bp. RWE, Marubeni, CIP, and Alcemi.
What you will doing
As Technical Director in the team, you will be working on some of our biggest infrastructure and renewables projects across the UK and in a collaborative manner with professional Planning and Environmental consultants across the UK business. This is a key position where you will have the opportunity to build multi-disciplinary teams, mentor and endeavour to develop their professional experience. You’ll be contributing towards the continued success of the business and team through the effective delivery of a wide variety of projects. The development of customer relationships and securing new projects forms part of the role.
You’ll generate new and repeat business, as well as provide professional consultancy advice and services to our customers and colleagues. The team is also accountable for coordinating and assisting our submissions for frameworks, large tenders involving other teams within the Division and aiding other offices where necessary.
Who we are looking for
With experience within this sector, you’ll already be familiar with what we’re looking for:
Qualified MRTPI or in another relevant discipline
A highly experienced and knowledgeable practitioner who has experience in large energy and infrastructure projects, including those requiring Environmental Impact Assessment, and those relating to Developments of National Significance and Development Control Orders
Strong directorship qualities
Experience of appearing as an expert witness in Examinations in Public as well as Public Inquiries
Strong people management experience
A strategic thinker with strong negotiating techniques and a track record of taking ownership of and achieving outcomes for customers, business, teams, and self
Have an established market reputation with a demonstrable record of winning sustainable and commercially viable projects
Good financial and project management know-how
Great influencing and communication techniques that enable you to build, maintain and consolidate strong working relationships with colleagues, customers and external bodies.
What is in it for you?
We’re proud to be an accredited training provider, internationally recognised and providing robust fully accredited professional training programmes - to master’s degree level professional qualifications in leadership & management and executive coaching & mentoring, we provide learning and development for everyone.
We support our people to innovate, collaborate and build meaningful careers. Our network of people and knowledge will expand your horizons and give you access to a variety of interesting projects.
Embracing diverse ideas, perspectives, and thinking styles is at the heart of what we do. We need a mix of experiences and techniques to develop the ideas. We respect one another and recognise the potential and contribution of everyone. You’ll be joining a diverse community of experts and a company that puts its people first and prioritises their wellbeing.
RPS, a Tetra Tech company:
In 2023 RPS joined Tetra Tech, enabling us to combine our expertise with the reach and resources of a prestigious global organisation.
We design, and manage projects in urbanisation, natural resources, and sustainability. As part of Tetra Tech’s over 30,000 strong team across 550 offices in over 120 countries, we deliver solutions that create lasting value in an increasingly urbanised and resource-scarce world. By leveraging our global expertise, we enable our clients to develop winning solutions for their clients and communities.
As a Tetra Tech company, RPS is proud to provide market-leading development and project opportunities for our people, supporting their growth while addressing the challenges that matter. Our people drive our success, and this is where you come to build a career.
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