Senior Director or Director, Townscape

Overview

Lead and grow townscape services, delivering high‑profile projects and managing the team.

Key Responsibilities

• townscape advice
• case advocacy
• appeal evidence
• expert witness
• service delivery
• business development

Tasks

Lead the growth of our townscape service and help guide and deliver some of the most high-profile, diverse and interesting projects in the UK. -Provide strategic and impactful townscape advice to clients and lead on the delivery of townscape case-making and advocacy for complex and high profile projects; -Prepare evidence for planning appeals and act as a townscape expert witness at Hearings and Public Inquiries; -Take a proactive approach to developing others, including through effective delegation and line management; -Have a key role in the success of our service, as part of the leadership team, through work-winning, robust financial stewardship and proactively assisting with the development and wellbeing of our people; -Cultivate a shared vision, guiding others to achieve positive outcomes; -There are also opportunities to support wider team and company strategies and initiatives aligned with personal interest. -Lead, grow and deliver our townscape services, working closely with other townscape, landscape and heritage specialists in the team;

Requirements

• townscape
• leadership
• project management
• business development
• heritage
• architect

What You Bring

The successful candidate must have permission to work in the UK by the start of their employment. Based from our London office this is a key role in driving forward our townscape service and is an important leadership position within the team. We are interested in hearing from trusted and experienced townscape professionals at a senior level with a demonstrable track record and reputation in UK townscape consultancy who are looking to grow their profile; develop and guide a team of dedicated professionals; and take a leadership role in an established, successful team. A relevant qualification (e.g. architect, urban design, heritage, town planning, landscape planning) and being a member of a relevant professional body would be preferred. -Have a strong track record of work winning and project management (both time and resource) for larger/more complex and high-value projects; -Be proactive in the marketplace, doing business development in your own way to find new work and retain clients; -Be a proven leader with experience of shaping and growing a team; -Be committed, resilient and be able to work independently; -Be an experienced townscape professional with a strong track record and reputation in townscape consultancy and the planning and development process; -Have developed strong relationships within their network of clients and contacts; and -Have experience of expert witness work; -Be an inclusive leader and line manager with an ability to draw upon strong emotional intelligence to connect with, motivate and engage others; -Have experience and knowledge of heritage and/or landscape consultancy; -Have strong commercial leadership skills, including delegation, a commercial outlook, robust financial stewardship, client contact, liaison/negotiation with co-consultants/planning stakeholders etc.;

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About Turley

-An independent advisory firm established in 1983, trusted across the UK and Ireland. -An employee-owned firm with 260 co-owners and 15 offices nationwide. -Services include planning, design, economics, heritage, landscape, environmental impact, and strategic communications. -Projects range from urban regeneration and housing schemes to major transport and infrastructure developments. -Combines rigorous financial insight with imaginative urban design to shape thriving places. -Blends national reach with local insight on every project.

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