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Applications to the Associate Programme are now open.
The Programme supports experienced built environment professionals to move into local government. You don’t need previous public sector experience to apply.
Applications close at 10 am on Monday 16 November 2026.
Explore the Programme via link in bio.
15 Oct 2026
As councils work to improve design quality, digital planning and sustainable growth, access to the right skills is essential. With our Autumn 2025 cohort, Public Practice is now supporting over 100 public sector organisations across England.
This year’s cohort brings 22 Associates into 20 Authorities, including new partners Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council, Cheshire East Council, and Cheshire West and Chester Council: strengthening local government teams with new capacity in planning, architecture, digital, engineering and landscape.
Several roles directly support national priorities, including a Principal Digital Planning Officer at Brent Council and an Urban Design Officer at Sevenoaks District Council, helping to design quality and innovation across Green and Grey Belt contexts.
Learn more via the link in our bio.
#Placemaking #LocalGovernment #UrbanDesign #PlanningCommunity #PublicSectorInnovation
#BuiltEnvironmentUK #DigitalPlanning #SustainablePlaces #DesignQuality #ArchitectureUK
02 Dec 2025
What could your planning experience help shape in local government?
In our Walk to Work film, Nader Kadri shares how he draws on his urban design experience in his work on Lambeth Couincil’s (@lambeth_council) Local Plan, which sets out how the borough will grow and change.
If you’re an experienced planner considering a council role, Public Practice’s Associate Programme offers a route into local government. You don’t need previous public sector experience to apply.
Find out how to apply via the link in our bio.
12 Nov 2026
Meet our Autumn 2026 cohort! We’re welcoming 41 new Public Practice Associates to 28 Authorities across England.
Almost half are taking up planning roles, bringing experience from architecture, regeneration and major project delivery into council teams.
Get to know the new Associates via the cohort announcement in our bio.
Photography by Dion Barrett @dionbarrett
11 Nov 2026
Brent Council @brentcouncil created a dedicated role and recruited architect Derin Fadina through the Public Practice Associate Programme. He brought a skill he’d learned working on existing buildings: figuring out how the parts fit together.
Within seven months, Brent had published its last required dataset, laying the groundwork for a planned online tool to help homeowners check whether they need planning permission for an extension.
Read Derin’s story under Impact Stories via the link in our bio.
Also featuring John Stiles, Peter van der Zwan and Gerry Ansell.
Article by Ellen Peirson
Photography © Mischa Haller
10 Nov 2026
Greater London Authority @ldn_gov is recruiting for four roles supporting infrastructure coordination and sustainable drainage across London.
— Senior Data Analyst, SSM: Use spatial data, GIS and digital platforms to support sustainable drainage through planned streetworks.
— Senior Technical Project Officer (Streets Service): Bring utilities, contractors and highway Authorities together to improve streetworks and reduce disruption.
— Senior Project Officer x2: Two roles supporting the SuDS through Streetworks Market, one focused on project delivery and the other on stakeholder engagement.
— All roles are London-based, hybrid and full-time.
Applications close Sunday, 8 November for the Data Analyst and Streets Service roles, and Sunday, 15 November for the Senior Project Officer roles.
Explore the roles and full requirements through the Jobs Board link in our bio.
#InfrastructureJobs #SustainableDrainage #PublicSectorJobs
02 Nov 2026
Thinking about taking your built environment skills into local government?
Join our second Associate Programme Information Session.
— Hear from previous Associates about their experiences
— Find out how the programme works and how to apply
— Ask the Public Practice team your questions
Online, Tuesday 10 November, 5:30–6:30 pm
Sign up via the Info Session link in our bio.
02 Nov 2026
What could your planning experience shape next?
In our Walk to Work film, Anshul Rathore shares his journey in local government and his work in Lewes District and Eastbourne Borough Councils @lewesdistrictcouncil.
Considering your own next step? Our Associate Programme Information Session for planners is this Thursday. Hear from previous Associates and our team, find out how to apply and ask your questions.
Online, Thursday 29 October, 12–1 pm
Register via the Info Session link in our bio.
26 Oct 2026
Thinking about taking your built environment skills into local government?
Join our second Associate Programme Information Session.
— Hear from previous Associates about their experiences
— Find out how the programme works and how to apply
— Ask the Public Practice team your questions
Online, Tuesday 10 November, 5:30–6:30 pm
Sign up via the Info Session link in our bio.
23 Oct 2026
Public Practice is partnering with Sheffield Hallam University @sheffieldhallamuniversity on a funded PhD examining how spatial expertise within local government has changed, what has been lost, and what rebuilding that capacity could look like.
As Public Practice approaches its 10th anniversary, the research will critically examine our model alongside wider questions about public sector spatial practice, local government and the changing local state.
The doctoral researcher will be embedded within Public Practice, with access to our archive, impact data and network of more than 460 Associates and Alums and over 120 local authorities.
We welcome applications from people working across architecture, planning, urban design, geography, history and public policy, including applicants coming from professional practice as well as academia.
Applications close on 2 November 2026 at 5 pm for a February 2027 start.
Find out more about the research and how to apply via the link in bio.
22 Oct 2026
Help make London’s streets more resilient to flooding.
Greater London Authority @ldn_gov is recruiting for two roles to turn planned streetworks into opportunities for sustainable drainage through its new SuDS through Streetworks Market (SSM).
— SSM Lead: Lead a new seven-person team, shaping the market and bringing together councils, utilities and contractors.
— Principal Delivery Officer: Lead technical delivery, from drainage design and market development to putting projects into practice.
— Both roles are London-based, hybrid and full-time
Applications close Sunday 25 October.
Explore both roles and the full requirements through the Jobs Board link in our bio.
#SustainableDrainage #FloodResilience #PublicSectorJobs
19 Oct 2026
Help deliver the next chapter of Leeds’s regeneration.
Leeds City Council@leedscouncil is recruiting three Principal Place and Regeneration Managers, covering culture and heritage, economic growth, and housing.
You’ll work across partnerships to unlock sites and progress major projects: a role for professionals with technical and commercial expertise and experience turning regeneration plans into delivery.
Applications close 11 October 2026.
View the roles and full requirements via the link in bio.
07 Oct 2026
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