Penguin Recruitment is pleased to be supporting a thriving independent Town Planning Consultancy with offices in the South East & Midlands on the hire of a Senior Planner (or Principal Planner).
Our client works with land and property owners, developers and investors on a wide range of projects. In this role you can expect access to schemes in the following sectors : Residential, Commercial, Green Belt, Education, Change of Use, Caravan Sites and more!
Key Responsibilities
- Lead on projects and deliver a high-quality service to clients.
- Demonstrate excellent report writing skills, with limited input from Directors and Ads.
- Coach, motivate and support junior members of the team.
- Work in a smart and commercially minded way – have a healthy work / life balance.
- Provide clear and succinct planning advice.
- Communicate clearly and concisely with clients, project teams and colleagues.
- Demonstrate excellent organisational skills and time management, including meeting deadlines, managing workload independently and monitoring project milestones.
- Work with our Marketing & Communications Associate to promote the business.
In this role you will be expected to;
Act decisively.Show initiative and commercial awareness.Demonstrate drive, adaptability and perseverance.You’ll have experience of preparing or processing major applications.You’ll have appeal experience.Experience of the Plan-making process would be advantageous but not essential.Driving license and access to a vehicle needed.MRTPI, or working towards it.The reward
The benefits of a small / medium sized consultancy.A young, sociable and friendly team.Bi-annual bonuses.Flexible working, including home working and 50% of hours needing to be delivered in core hours.Flexi time system, where overtime above 40hr / week is rewarded (up to 1 flexi day per month).No timesheets.