Our client, a leading engineering and environmental consultancy, is seeking to recruit a Planning Manager / Principal Consultant to join their growing Planning Team, with the potential to be based at any of their U.K. offices (Manchester is preferred). The Planning & Development Team includes Planners, EIA Practitioners, and Contaminated Land Specialists. The wider consultancy team includes Landscape Architects, Graphics & Visualisations Specialists, Ecologists, Noise, Air Quality, and Flood Risk Specialists, which the planning team has access to.
We are looking for a Planning Manager / Principal-level Planner to lead a team delivering a range of planning applications and EIA projects, taking them from initial conception and feasibility through the consenting process and discharge of planning conditions. This is a Manager / Principal role with responsibility for team development, team performance, and coaching / supervision of supporting staff. The selected candidate will work within a supportive and driven team, delivering Group targets for sales, successful project delivery, and client satisfaction.
Working for a consultancy offering planning, design, safety, environment, and engineering services.
The Role
* Responsibility for team development, team performance, and coaching / supervision of supporting staff.
* Active involvement in bid preparation, tender submissions, and business development.
* Leading planning projects, including the submission of applications, monitoring throughout the determination process, responding to comments, and discharging planning conditions.
* Providing advice to clients and the wider team.
* Liaising with internal and external consultants engaged on planning projects, clients, and stakeholders.
* Leading community consultation for planning projects.
* Preparation of planning reports, including Planning Statements, Design and Access Statements, Pre-Application Consultation Reports, etc.
* Technical review and QA of planning submission documents.
Qualifications
The ideal candidate will possess a BSc or MSc in Environmental Planning/ EIA/ Town Planning or other relevant discipline and have a full U.K. driving licence with a clean driving record. Chartered member of the RTPI would be viewed favourably.
Experience
The ideal candidate will have experience in many of the following areas/disciplines, preferably in a consultancy role:
* Proven track record of working in a planning/multi-disciplinary consultancy in the U.K.
* Experience of leading planning projects for renewables, minerals, waste, residential, or industrial developments.
* Experience of delivering projects within the Town and Country Planning Act, as well as experience of NSIP/DCO, Section 36, Section 37, Development of National Significant application types is desirable.
* Detailed knowledge of planning legislation and processes across the UK.
* Knowledge of EIA legislation and processes across the UK.
* Detailed knowledge of environmental assessment techniques and methodologies.
* Report writing, including Planning Statements, Design and Access Statements, Pre-Application Consultation Reports, etc.
* Experience in organising and undertaking community consultation.
* Technical review and sign-off of planning documents.
* Strong written and verbal communication skills.
* Comfortable engaging with key project stakeholders, including consultees and the local community.
* Project management skills, including delivering projects on time and within budget.
The selected candidate will be a self-starter with commercial awareness.
If you would like to find out more, please contact Lyndsey at Global Highland for a confidential conversation.
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