Planner - (Gladman Developments)

Description

• Effective management of workload and keeping to task deadlines.
• Carrying out public engagement, including formal consultation events where necessary.
• Attending meetings and interviews with prospective landowners and agents to help secure new sites for the business to then promote.
• Undertaking site visits and meetings with landowners, agents and local authority officers.
• Complete research and reading to assist in developing a strategy for the promotion/allocation/planning application of a site.
• Monitoring of planning applications and appeals and/or local and neighbourhood plans within specific authorities.
• Producing well researched and presented reports and representations to assist in the promotion of sites and/or preparing reports to accompany the submission of planning applications.
• Assisting Graduate Planners within your team with any queries they may have in a positive and constructive manner.
• Reviewing reports produced by external consultants, providing feedback.
• Producing comprehensive initial draft reports to support the submission of planning applications, appeals, policy representations and site appraisals.
• Support more senior planners and project managers with specific application and appeal preparation, but also a wider brief on planning matters as requested by senior colleagues.

Requirements

• Experience of preparing reports to support the submission of planning applications and/or the allocation of sites in a Local Plan.
• A strong work ethic.
• The ability to communicate to different audiences.
• Planning degree or equivalent qualification with chartered membership of the RTPI or RICS.
• Strong organizational and coordination skills.
• Ability to build rapport and relationships, both internally and externally.
• Excellent writing and verbal communication skills.
• Effective time management.
• The ability to work independently or as part of a team.
• Demonstrable experience of undertaking research projects to support the delivery of a project.
• Experience of working within an environment focused on the promotion of sites through both the Local Plan and planning application process.
• Experience of Section 106 agreements.
• Planning experience, either within a consultancy or local planning environment.

Benefits

• Choice of Flexible Benefits
• 26 days’ holiday (increase by 1 day for every 3 years’ continuous service up to 29 days)
• Competitive Salary
• Private Medical Cover - Single Cover
• Annual Medical Health Assessment
• Enhanced Family Friendly Policies
• Competitive Bonus Scheme

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance