Associate/Associate Director - National Infrastructure Planning
- Location
- London, United Kingdom
- Work mode
- On-site
- Seniority
- Senior
- Salary
- Not stated
- Department
- Planning & Development Consultancy
- Posted
- 7 May 2026
Verified open 3 Nov 2026 · Source: Teamtailor
About the role
Role Overview
We have excellent opportunities within our National Infrastructure Planning team for experienced Infrastructure Planners to work alongside our environmental, sustainability, land agency, land referencing and CPO experts, this is an excellent opportunity to help shape our service offer.
As our pipeline continues to expand, we are recruiting across multiple senior roles within our National Infrastructure Planning team, including Associate/Associate Director-level appointments. We are seeking individuals with strong experience in Planning Act 2008 (DCO) procedures who are looking to take a leading role in a growing, market-facing team.
This is a rare opportunity to lead, shape and grow our infrastructure planning offer, working alongside leading experts in environmental planning, sustainability, land and CPO, while being at the forefront of the UK’s infrastructure and energy transition agenda.
Join at a pivotal moment and play a defining role in our continued growth
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What we offer you:
Career and Professional Development
25-30 Days Annual Leave, depending on grade
Life Assurance
Private Medical Scheme
Virtual GP
Global Mobility Scheme
Rewards Platform
Company Pension Scheme
Enhanced Incremental Annual Leave
Find out more about Savills offer
Team Overview
Savills is the UK’s leading real estate service provider. We work with property and infrastructure of all types, ranging from the world’s most iconic rural estates through to the country’s leading urban developments and property and the full range of infrastructure that services this. Our clients come from both the public and private sectors and we work with organisations of all sizes.
Savills Environment & Infrastructure was established in 2021 with a focus on infrastructure projects. Based in our planning division we support our colleagues and clients with the challenges of consenting essential infrastructure, with a primary target sector of renewables and net zero, including carbon capture, wind, solar and hydrogen. We work closely with Savills Earth, our specialist sustainability division, which includes experts from Engineering & Design Consultancy, Property Management, Energy Consultancy, Social Value, Energy Procurement, Environmental Economics and Research.
Recruitment agencies
Savills only pay agency fees where we have a signed agreement in place and that agency has been previously contacted and directed by a member of our recruitment team. We do not pay agency fees when speculative and unsolicited CVs are submitted to Savills or any of our employees other than via our careers website and through our recruitment process. If this is not adhered to, agency fees will not be paid.
Submission of any unsolicited CVs or proposals to Savills will be deemed evidence of full and unlimited acceptance of this approach.
Skills
- Planning Act 2008
- Development Consent Order (DCO)
- Nationally Significant Infrastructure…
- Infrastructure Planning
- Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO)
- Land Referencing
- Environmental Impact Assessment
- Town and Country Planning
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Renewable Energy Planning
- Carbon Capture
- Hydrogen
- Business Development
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