Role Overview
The Director of National Infrastructure Planning will play a pivotal leadership role in shaping and growing Savills’ infrastructure planning capability across the UK. The position sits at the forefront of delivering nationally significant infrastructure projects, particularly within the energy transition, renewables, and wider infrastructure sectors. This role combines strategic leadership, commercial accountability, and technical excellence, requiring an individual who can both win and deliver complex planning projects while influencing policy and industry direction.
Responsibilities
- Lead and expand the National Infrastructure Planning team across the UK.
- Manage and deliver complex planning projects aligned with the Planning Act 2008 (DCO) procedures.
- Influence policy and industry direction in the energy transition and infrastructure sectors.
Qualifications
- Proven experience in Planning Act 2008 (DCO) procedures.
- Strong strategic leadership and commercial acumen.
- Technical expertise in infrastructure planning, especially renewables and net zero.
Benefits
- 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 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.
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