Town Planner

Overview

Support and grow planning business in Wales & South West, delivering planning projects and applications.

Key Responsibilities

• authority liaison
• bid preparation
• planning delivery
• client management
• policy drafting
• application coordination

Tasks

-Liaising with Local Planning Authorities / Statutory Consultees as necessary to ensure applications are registered and determined within a timely manner -Preparing inputs into bids for new work -Working as part of the planning team to deliver a range of planning projects, including working alongside and potentially project managing other disciplines as part of a multi-disciplinary team -Working with clients on a regular basis to ensure that their needs and aspirations are met, and that deliverables are produced and targets hit in line with the project’s programme / brief -Drafting planning deliverables to a very high standard. This includes high level options appraisals, preparing and reviewing documents for planning applications, TWAOs or DNSs and planning policy preparation and advice Supporting the co-ordination and the preparation of planning applications

Requirements

• town planning
• chartered rtpi
• degree
• masters
• applications
• teamwork

What You Bring

-Extensive town planning experience -Experience of working within the local market will also be advantageous -Degree and/or Masters in Town Planning -Working towards Chartered Member of the RTPI or equivalent -Experience of preparing and submitting planning applications, drafting reports, feasibility studies, masterplans and regeneration strategies -Experience of working with a range of client bodies including both private sector and public sector -Experience of team working to support the delivery of projects as part of multi-disciplinary project structure

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Benefits

-Ability to flex your salary to opt into a wide range of health benefits, many of which can be extended to your family too. -A minimum of 33-35 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays and dependent on level, with the ability to buy or sell leave through our flexible benefits programme. -Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues. -Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues. -Up to five additional days leave are provided for those with significant caring responsibilities, two of which are paid. -Variety of employee saving schemes and discounts from high-street retailers. -Enhanced family leave policies, including 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave. -A broad range of opportunities to enhance both technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training, and self-development options. -Health cash plan to support you with every day health costs and treatments. -Primary annual professional institution subscription. -Life assurance equal up to 4 x your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6 x your salary. -Holiday entitlement increased to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years’ service. -A variety of wellbeing support is available through our comprehensive wellbeing program, including access for you and your family. -We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%. -Our income protection scheme provides a financial benefit, as well as absence and return to work support due to long-term illness or injury. -As an independently owned business we share the financial success of the business with all our colleagues in various ways including annual bonus schemes. -Flexible benefits, including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing. -Our shared parental leave matches maternity leave meaning we pay up to 24 weeks at full pay.

About Mott Macdonald

-Delivering complex projects that require both technical expertise and strategic vision. -Design of major infrastructure and transport systems. -Specializing in sustainable solutions to address challenges and capitalize on opportunities. -History built on innovation and forward-thinking engineering, consistently delivering impactful results.

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Visa Sponsorship

-mott macdonald does not offer skilled worker visa sponsorship. -applications are welcomed from candidates eligible for alternative uk immigration routes that do not require sponsorship.