DLP Graduate Opportunities

What can you expect from DLP?

DLP is one of the UK’s leading employee-owned planning-led practices, providing tailored multidisciplinary advice to our clients across the development sector. Joining DLP as a graduate offers a tailor-made career pathway within one of our core business sectors, which include:

• Planning
• Planning Research & Analysis
• Masterplanning & Urban Design
• Architecture
• Transport & Infrastructure
• Sustainability Engineering
• Environmental Services

Joining DLP brings with it the opportunity to gain valuable experience working alongside skilled professionals who will provide you with essential guidance and support. You will also have the ability to work for a wide variety of clients and projects across both the private and public sectors.

The range of benefits that we offer to our employees can be viewed here.

Who are we looking for?

Our graduate level positions are open to under-graduates or post-graduates, either direct from university or following a career break.

We are keen to support students currently attending university and would love to hear from those searching for part-time roles whilst studying, or those looking for short term work experience within one of our disciplines.

We will also consider supporting individuals on placement positions, with the potential for offering multi-discipline experience across our offices over the course of the placement.

There may also be opportunities for partial or full sponsorship of graduates looking to complete relevant professional post-graduate qualifications whilst working part-time.

Helping you to gain professional qualifications

All staff are encouraged and supported to gain membership of relevant professional bodies, including the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) and the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA).

Every employee is mentored and guided through the qualification process whilst gaining first-hand experience working closely with more senior colleagues on a wide range of projects. The appointed mentor is generally a staff member who has successfully completed the same qualification within the previous three years.

DLP also maintains close contact with these professional bodies to ensure we have a good awareness of the requirements for both membership and accreditation and offer every assistance we reasonably can to aid staff in achieving their relevant qualifications.

Supporting your professional development

We support our staff with a very active training and Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programme which is intended to educate, inform and invite feedback.

Our CPD programme involves presentations from both external speakers and internal staff members, with all staff members being encouraged to present on a relevant topic to develop their presentation skills.

Every staff member is formally reviewed at least annually. During this process, achievements and future targets are reflected upon and discussed – always with the aim of learning and moving forward.

Supporting your wellbeing

As an Employee Ownership Trust, our staff, their wellbeing and their personal and professional development is of paramount importance to us.

We are committed to promoting diversity, inclusion and wellbeing throughout DLP and as an organisation we seek to:

• Actively contribute towards enhancing social value, including through our impacts on the environment, communities, local economies and innovation;
• Promote mental, physical and social wellbeing in the workplace;
• Actively promote, celebrate and enhance diversity across the organisation;
• Cultivate and promote an inclusive culture that maximises the talent, skills and diversity within our workforce.

What do we expect from you?

We expect enthusiasm, commitment and motivation combined with a desire to learn and progress. We are looking for individuals that are happy to build relationships with both their colleagues and our clients whilst staying informed on relevant legislation, policies and emerging trends.

We value ideas and initiatives put forward by our junior team members and encourage them to participate in our social and networking events.

We offer hybrid working and therefore need a commitment from our staff to work collaboratively in a face-to-face environment on ‘core’ office days. Should you choose to work from home on ‘non-core’ days, you will be trusted to work independently but you will still have the support of colleagues who will be available via telephone and videocall.

We require excellent written, verbal and technical skills appropriate to your role with a strong desire to learn from others.

How can you register your interest?

To register your interest in a graduate level position at DLP then please send your current CV (together with your portfolio if your interest is in one of our design-related sectors) to careers@dlpconsultants.co.uk and our HR team will be in touch if we have a suitable position available. You can also sign up to our mailing list here to receive email alerts about job vacancies.