Public Practice | Associates | Autumn Cohort 2021 | Various Locations

Type | Placement

Salary | £30 - £70K depending on authority and role.

Professional Placement Programme

Public Practice recruits a diverse range of experienced built environment practitioners who are interested in working in the public sector.

How does it work?

After a multi-stage selection process, Associates are matched to a placement working in a local authority, with a salary of £30,000 – £70,000 depending on the Authority and role. 90% of your time is spent working for the host Authority, with the remaining 10% dedicated to attending the Public Practice R&D Programme. This programme is designed to help support Associates transition into their new roles within local government as well as co-produce resources to help share and develop good practice within the industry.

Who can become an associate?

We accept applications from candidates with a wide range of skills and abilities across the built environment and beyond. We ask that all Associates have a minimum of three years’ relevant discipline experience in practice and have the right to work in the UK. Take the Public Practice quiz to see if you are eligible to apply for our programme.

Why Join the Programme?

You may be looking for: a new career challenge, an alternative route into the public sector, a temporary secondment to experience working in the built environment from a different perspective, a return to work after a career break, or to give something back towards the end of your career. By becoming an Associate our programme will provide you with not only a Community of Practice but also an opportunity to make lasting changes to the world around us, shaping places means shaping decision making.