Principal/Associate DCO Planner in Leeds, GB-GB, United Kingdom
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🔍 Leeds, GB-GB, United Kingdom
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📁 Planning 📅 About an hour ago Post Date 📅 78400001915 Requisition #
Shape the future of nationally significant infrastructure
Join Tetra Tech and use your DCO expertise to influence complex, nationally significant projects across the UK. You’ll have the opportunity to shape our growing DCO offering, work alongside leading technical specialists and build a career at the forefront of infrastructure planning.
Purpose & Scope of the Role
As a Principal or Associate within our Planning Team, part of Tetra Tech’s Environment, Sustainability & Planning (ESP) business, you’ll play a key role in growing and diversifying our Development Consent Order (DCO) capability. Working with clients across nuclear, transport, energy and wider infrastructure, you’ll apply your NSIP consenting expertise to deliver successful outcomes on strategically important projects.
Your Impact in this position
You’ll combine technical planning expertise with commercial insight, helping shape our DCO strategy and develop a strong pipeline of work. You’ll build trusted client relationships, identify opportunities and collaborate across Tetra Tech’s UK and global teams to bring together the expertise needed to solve complex challenges.
You’ll also contribute to technical leadership, mentor colleagues, share industry insight and support strong project and business performance.
Core Capabilities
DCO & NSIP Expertise – Apply proven consultancy experience across the DCO process and delivery of consents for Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects.
Project Management – Lead multiple projects effectively, balancing priorities, programme, budgets and client expectations.
Client & Commercial Focus – Build lasting client relationships, identify opportunities and develop a portfolio of clients and fee-earning work.
Collaboration & Communication – Work confidently across multidisciplinary teams and communicate complex planning matters clearly to clients and technical specialists.
Initiative & Growth Mindset – Take ownership, challenge constructively and bring curiosity, energy and a proactive approach to growing the business.
Training, Qualifications & Experience
- You’ll be an RTPI-accredited Town Planner with significant experience in consultancy, local government or developer environments. Experience of major infrastructure projects, strategic thinking, commercial awareness and a strong sector reputation are essential.
Working Environment
We offer agile and flexible working, with arrangements shaped around project and team requirements. Hybrid, office-based and flexible options are available where practical, with office attendance and working patterns agreed according to client, project and business needs.
Tetra Tech is a leading provider of consulting and engineering services working across the full project lifecycle worldwide. We have a wide range of expertise across our teams, providing a global support network with a personalised approach to client relationships to better understand where we can add value. We provide a collaborative environment that supports individual performance, innovation, and creativity.
We support public and private sector clients on local, national, and international projects to deliver sustainable and resilient solutions. Our operations in the UK, Ireland, and the Netherlands include more than 6,000 employees who are Leading with Science® to solve our clients’ most complex problems.
In alignment with the Equality Act 2010, we will make reasonable adjustments to support candidates and employees requiring additional arrangements. This could include adaptations to work schedules, training approaches, or the physical workspace. Please inform us if you need any accommodations during the recruitment process or in your day-to-day role
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