Planner/Senior Planner/Principal Planner (Essex Team)

Description

• Accurately managing financial processes including time recording, invoicing and expenses.
• Staying informed on planning legislation and policy changes to deliver expert advice.
• Managing or supporting Planning projects and taking applications through the planning system, from managing planning enquiries, assessing sites and development potential, compiling evidence, and preparing high-quality planning submissions and planning statements.
• Representing clients’ commercial interests across all stages of the planning process, including written representations, informal hearings, appeals and public inquiries.
• Keeping internal systems and databases up to date, ensuring compliance with quality procedures.
• Promote land through emerging Local Plans for allocation and release from the Green Belt.
• Supporting other town planning-related or administrative tasks to contribute to the overall success of the Planning team.
• Business and financial discipline – recording of time, expenses etc and understanding of turnover/income, profit and gross margin.
• Maintaining commercial awareness, ensuring projects are delivered within agreed budgets and timelines.
• Collaborate with other internal teams including Land and Development, Rural and Building Consultancy on multi-disciplinary projects.
• Building strong relationships with clients and colleagues, responding to queries professionally and promptly.

Requirements

Are you a commercially-minded Town Planning professional with residential experience looking for the next step in your Planning career?

• Sound knowledge of the UK planning system together with an interest in a wide range of planning issues.
• Chartered member of the RTPI, degree in Planning (RTPI accredited) or working towards one.
• Full UK driving licence.
• Relevant undergraduate qualifications.
• Business development skills and the ability to identify and attract new instructions and clients.
• Good relationship skills.
• Committing to ongoing professional development, including RTPI APC/CPD requirements and internal learning opportunities.
• Excellent report writing skills and attention to detail.
• Previous relevant town planning experience, whether within a multidisciplinary or planning focused consultancy, or within local authorities.
• Strong IT skills, particularly with MS Office.

Benefits

Competitive Salary: We recognise and reward talent with generous salary and group bonus scheme. As a Real Living Wage employer, we’re committed to fair pay that reflects the true cost of living.

Work-Life Balance: We value your well-being and offer agile working to support it.

Family Friendly: We offer enhanced family leave policies to support individuals close to you.

This particular role will join our Essex Team, where you will be based from our Cambridge Head Office (with hybrid working), but you will primarily cover clients across Essex, South Suffolk, Hertfordshire, outer London and the southern home counties so will involve reasonable travel within these areas. You will have the chance to gain exposure to major residential schemes and exciting developments in sectors such as education and healthcare, while supporting more senior consultants/partners and delivering professional planning advice in line with RTPI standards.

Professional Development: Continuous learning, study support and promotion opportunities.

Comprehensive Benefits: Including up to 8% matched pension, private medical, medicash plan, your birthday off work and lifestyle discounts and perks.

Training + Development

Interview process

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