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Job Brief / Purpose – 

Salary: circa £28,000

Location: London Puddle Dock

Closing date: 18^th February 2026 

As a Town Planning Technician, you will play a key part in delivering an effective and responsive planning service. You’ll support the team with technical expertise, communication, data management, and stakeholder engagement — enabling safe, efficient delivery of railway-related projects across Britain. 

This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys problem‑solving, working collaboratively, and contributing to positive change across local communities and the rail network.

 

Key Accountabilities – 

1.    Maintain strong relationships with, and be responsive to the needs of, individual customers on specific projects and programmes across the range of Town Planning services.

2.    Maintain effective communication with external stakeholders to facilitate delivery of all Town Planning services and third-party asset protection work in particular.

3.    Consult within Network Rail and advise and negotiate with local authorities to deliver the third-party asset protection service. Provide technical support to the team on all Town Planning services as required. 

4.    To develop and maintain close and effective working relationships with internal colleagues to enable efficient and effective service delivery.

5.    Deliver an efficient and effective third-party asset protection service on behalf of Network Rail in compliance with external statutory timescales and processes.  Provide technical support to the team including (but not limited to) preparing and submitting statutory planning and related notifications and applications, submitting appeals, and responding to statutory development plan consultations.  Responsible for the provision and maintenance of team data recording and input to other Property and Network Rail information and monitoring systems. 

6.    To support changes required in the delivery of the Town Planning services overall strategy.

7.    Delivery of the third-party asset protection service to required standards and timescales.  Maintenance of data services for the team.  Preparation of supporting information for the range of Town Planning Services.

8.    Provide support to the team as required. 

 

Job Skills, Experience and Qualifications 

Essential

Relevant qualification

Skilled in the use of technical administration, data management, and geographic information systems and software applications

Good communication skills

 

Desirable

Experience within the rail industry

Town planning experience

Full Driving Licence

 

How to apply External –

Salary: circa £28,000

Closing date: 18^th February 2026. - Late applications will not be accepted.

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🎁 Perks That Pack a Punch:

We offer excellent benefits, including:

🌞Generous annual leave (28 days plus statutory days), with the option to buy/sell days.

✨Defined benefit pension scheme.

🚂 75% subsidy on rail and underground season tickets.

🚂 Up to 75% off leisure travel.

🎟️Interest-free travel loan for train and car park season tickets.

🎁Discounts at stations with your Network Rail pass.

🌍Flexible/hybrid working arrangements.

🕊️Volunteer leave to make a positive impact.

Carer's leave to support those who matter.

❤Healthcare Scheme, GymPass discounts, Cycle to work plus more.

🧸 We offer generous maternity, paternity, and adoption leave to support our employees.

Plus, more….

🌈 We're All About Inclusion

We believe diversity drives innovation. Whoever you are, however you identify, wherever you're from — if you've got the skills and the spark, we want you on our team. No suits required. Just bring your authentic self.

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