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    We support the Mayor's Transport Strategy and deliver good growth for London. We do this by helping planning applicants, the rest of TfL, the Greater London Authority (GLA), boroughs, and other stakeholders to combine land use and transport planning.

    To do this we:

    • Promote better urban design and place-making
    • Embed the right transport policies in the London Plan and local plans
    • Mitigate and improve new development
    • Get developer funding for vital transport investment

    Sustainability

    Sustainability is intrinsic to TfL’s work ethos, and we ensure that we operate in a sustainable way to protect and regenerate the natural world.

    You will help support and implement sustainable development through the Mayor’s ‘good growth’ agenda on projects.

    What will I be doing

    You will be working at the cutting edge of the relationship between development and transport. You will make a valuable contribution to exciting and innovative proposals in London, which are often of national significance, helping you develop an improved understanding of the planning process.

    Opportunities to become a Spatial Planning Assistant at TfL are expected to be available in a number of teams including Development Management and London Plan & Planning Obligations.

    In Development Management you will help ensure that development delivers the Mayor’s planning agenda, including Healthy Streets, Vision Zero and Good Growth whilst safeguarding and promoting London’s transport operations and infrastructure. You will identify and resolve transport issues and seek to deliver opportunities for new and improved transport arising from development. You will help assess planning applications by reviewing local planning policies and work closely with other parts of TfL, the GLA, local authorities as well as with developers and other key stakeholders.

    The London Plan & Planning Obligations team plays an important role in shaping policy at the city region scale and ensuring developer contributions are used for critical transport infrastructure. Your role within the team will include analysing income from the Mayoral Community Infrastructure Levy, commenting on planning applications and responding to local plan consultations to ensure they align with the London Plan. You will work closely with a broad range of stakeholders within TfL, and elsewhere including the GLA, local authorities and developers.

    Where can this career take me

    Students who have completed this programme have secured positions as planning consultants in both the public and private sectors in the UK and abroad. This Year in Industry placement would be relevant to those seeking built-environment careers in:

    • Development management
    • Property development
    • Transport planning
    • Policy making
    • Regeneration
    • Master planning
    • Sustainability
    • Local Government / Civil Service

    What training and support will you get

    Our department will support your ongoing development, through a wide range of on-the-job practical experience. We will support your professional development through a combination of an established training programme including mentoring and networking opportunities throughout the placement.

    You'll also receive one-to-one guidance throughout the programme from your:

    • Placement manager: Responsible for ensuring that you feel welcomed in the organisation, your day-to-day management and support.
    • Scheme sponsor: A senior manager who acts as a technical and professional adviser

    What do we look for

    Our core values are extremely important to us, and we desire candidates who are:

    • Caring about our colleagues, our customers and our work
    • Open to each other, to new ideas and to working together
    • Adaptable to diverse needs and willing to innovate

    Entry requirements

    • You will be at university working towards a minimum of a 2:2 degree in urban planning, geography or another relevant built-environment discipline.
    • You will need to have completed at least two years of university by summer 2024 to be eligible for this scheme. This role is designed for a sandwich year student.

    What we offer

    You will enjoy excellent benefits and scope to grow. Rewards include:

    • Free travel on the TfL network for you and a nominee who lives in the same household
    • Discounted national rail and Eurostar travel
    • Minimum 28 days Annual leave (Pro rata dependent on role) plus public and bank holidays.
    • Tax-efficient cycle-to-work programme
    • Retail, health, leisure and travel offers & many mo