Are you a Town Planner or Planning Manager looking to join an award-winning Consultancy? This forward-thinking company is looking to add to its established Planning team with the addition of a Town Planner.
This business is cash-rich and is aggressively working on securing projects throughout Birmingham, specializing in the residential market.
Within the role, you will manage planning activities in relation to all aspects of planning, both short and long term, to ensure that appropriate planning consents are obtained cost-effectively.
You will also have a strong eye for detail and be proven to deliver work to a high standard.
Key Responsibilities:
* Actively participate as part of the planning function’s management team in the general running of the company and achieving the company’s targets while ensuring that best practices are followed, costs are controlled, and the department maximizes revenue generation and contribution to the company’s operating profit.
* Undertake Planning Appraisals of potential development sites, identify risks, and make recommendations on the prospects of achieving planning permission and the likely timeframes.
* Prepare and manage applications and planning appeals for residential and mixed-use developments of varying scales involving both brownfield and greenfield sites across the country.
* Engage in negotiations with officers, local community groups, and other stakeholders at both pre-application and post-application submission stages.
* Monitor and advise on how changes in planning policy, legislation, and regulation are likely to shape the planning strategies and investment decisions made by the company.
* Help ensure the planning team operates in accordance with company policies and procedures and develop a strong understanding of development opportunities and competitor activity.
Key Experiences:
* At least 2-3 years planning experience (commercial or residential).
* Excellent interpersonal skills with the confidence to communicate and negotiate effectively at all levels.
* Effective self-management to ensure deadlines are met.
* Experience of building strong relationships, networking, and promoting a business.
* Ability to travel to meetings, sometimes in remote or rural locations.
Package:
* £40-55k Basic (depending on experience).
* Very attractive Bonus.
* Private Health Care.
Seniority level
Associate
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Strategy/Planning, Engineering, and Project Management
Industries
Architecture and Planning, Construction, and Real Estate
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