Role: Associate Director of Town Planning
Location: Exeter
Salary: 50-60k
Are you an experienced Town Planner with a talent for business development and a desire to grow within a dynamic consultancy? Beach Baker is assisting a well-established consultancy to onboard an ambitious Associate Town Planner to join their team in Exeter, working across a diverse range of projects and sectors. If you're passionate about Town Planning and have a proven track record in bringing in new business, this is the opportunity for you.
About Us:
Our client is a leading Town Planning consultancy, recognised for providing expert, tailored advice across various sectors. Their approach is rooted in collaboration, delivering high-quality results and establishing long-term client relationships, and is proud to be shaping exceptional outcomes for complex and high-profile projects.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Develop and maintain strong client relationships, actively pursuing new business opportunities.
2. Lead on planning applications, appeals, and provide expert witness services when required.
3. Offer strategic advice, ensuring the successful delivery of master plans and development frameworks.
4. Manage a variety of projects, overseeing the planning process from initial strategy to completion.
5. Provide innovative and strategic solutions to support clients across multiple sectors.
Areas of Focus:
1. Residential Development: Guiding projects from early-stage planning through to completion.
2. Strategic Land: Promoting land for development and conducting appraisals to unlock potential value.
3. Urban Regeneration: Shaping the future of cities through master planning and tall buildings projects.
4. Specialist Accommodation: Leading on projects for student housing and other unique developments.
5. Commercial Property: Offering planning solutions for office spaces, retail, and mixed-use developments.
6. Industrial and Employment Hubs: Advising on logistics, warehousing, and other employment-based developments.
7. Leisure & Hospitality: Working on planning for leisure facilities, hotels, and tourism-related projects.
8. Sustainable Development: Providing planning expertise for energy, waste, and minerals sectors.
9. Healthcare & Public Services: Supporting the development of health care infrastructure and public service buildings.
10. Rural & Estate Planning: Assisting rural clients in managing and diversifying their land and estates.
Requirements:
1. Strong business development experience, with a proven ability to bring in new work.
2. Significant experience within the planning industry, ideally at the Principal / Associate Director level.
3. Thorough understanding of the UK planning system.
4. Excellent communication skills, with the ability to represent clients in negotiations, appeals, and public hearings.
5. RTPI Chartered.
What's In It For You?
1. Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.
2. Clear opportunities for professional growth and progression.
3. A collaborative, supportive working environment with a diverse range of projects.
4. Flexibility in working location and the chance to work across a variety of sectors.
For more information, please send in your CV to Michael@beachbaker.co.uk and I will be in touch at the earliest opportunity.
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