Team Leader, Mid Bedfordshire District Council
In just six years at Mid Bedfordshire District Council, Andrew Goodchild has progressed from trainee planning assistant to leader of a team delivering thousands of new homes in six major...
Development Manager, AWG Property
James Kirkwood's job as development manager with AWG Property in Glasgow entails scouting out potential sites for building and using his skills as a qualified planner to work out how...
Planning Manager, South East England Regional Assembly (SEERA)
David Payne's job as a planning manager for the South East England Regional Assembly (SEERA) has evolved significantly in five years, mostly because of the environment's impact on the region....
Senior Conservation Planner, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)
There are not many people who can say that they have their ideal job. But as a senior conservation planner for the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB),...
Regional Planning Officer, St Helens Council
Keeping a watching brief on the emerging spatial strategy for the North West, sorting out the minutes of managers' meetings, supporting Planning Aid and organising training events for planners add...
Director of Planning, Transport and Housing, North West Regional Assembly
Wide planning policy experience during his formative years in local government has been hugely beneficial for Newcastle University planning graduate Michael Gallagher in his role as director of planning, transport...
Senior Urban Designer, Stafford Borough Council,
When Julie Morgan landed a job as senior urban designer at Stafford Borough Council, she arrived with no specialist design experience or qualification. A masters course was needed to pursue...
Urban Designer, Barton Wilmore
Ten years ago Craige Burden was among the first group of students to embark on a joint honours degree in architecture and planning at the University of the West of...
Team Leader, London Borough of Islington's King's Cross
King's Cross in central London is being redeveloped into a £2 billion urban quarter with shops, offices, homes, leisure facilities, a university campus and an international rail terminal. Playing a...
Planning Consultant, Regen Solutions
Shilpa Rasaiah's route into planning was unconventional. After achieving a first degree in economics with accountancy, she found that none of the career paths on offer reflected her interest in...
Transport Projects Officer, Wycombe District Council in Buckinghamshire
In common with about a quarter of all transport planners, Victoria Hills took a first degree in geography, which she combined with business studies at the University of Wolverhampton. She...
Transport Planner, Engineering Consultancy, Halcrow's Newcastle Office.
David Marshall has chalked up more than 20 years' experience in transport planning, mostly in his native North East, after following up his initial town planning degree with a specialist...
Senior Planner, Nathaniel Lichfield and Partners
Simon Coop is a senior planner at the Cardiff office of planning consultants Nathaniel Lichfield and Partners (NLP). Coop took an MSc in city and regional planning at Cardiff...
Planning Regulation and Online Service Manager, Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
Planning knowledge and managerial ability are vital to Helen Brookes Martin as planning regulation and online services manager at Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council. After studying geography at Manchester Metropolitan University,...
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Jamie Birtles, Transport planning consultant, Faber Maunsell, Manchester
