Senior Planner

Role: Senior Planner

Location: Birmingham

Salary: £37,000+

My client are looking for ambitious chartered Town Planners who are keen to take the next step in their careers, with openings at Planner or Senior Planner levels, depending on experience. The Birmingham team acts for a very broad range of clients, including urban residential developers, housebuilders, affordable housing providers, land promoters, retail operators, industrial and commercial developers, asset managers, investors, universities, schools, Government agencies and Government departments, amongst many others.

Being part of a multi-disciplinary property consultancy, the team frequently collaborates with other parts of the business, and regularly provides town planning advice to support property valuations, disposals and acquisitions, and asset enhancement projects being led by other divisions. You will have the opportunity to get involved in all of these types of projects, and will play an important role in project teams working on fascinating, complex development proposals.

Your Role:

* You will directly contribute to the Birmingham planning team’s work in delivering a first-class service to its clients, by helping to obtain optimum planning permissions and site allocations and by contributing to the provision of robust, commercially-astute advice on planning strategy.

* You will work in a results-driven, but supportive, environment that blends professional planning expertise, local intelligence, and great working relationships with clients, planning authorities and other key stakeholders.

* You will work to create economic, social, and environmental value for our clients and the communities in which we work.

* Undertake planning appraisals to advise clients on the likelihood of obtaining planning consent and the most appropriate strategy for achieving that

* To carry out research and analytical tasks and produce client-facing reports.

* To support with the management of project teams (typically comprising of architects and other consultants).

* To prepare planning applications, including drafting sections of, or whole, Planning Statements and Statements of Community Involvement.

Ideal Candidate:

* Honours degree in relevant subject (e.g. Town Planning, Geography, Economics)

* RTPI-accredited planning degree

* RTPI chartered membership

* More than 2 years of private or public sector planning experience

* An understanding of the development management process

* An understanding of planning policy (including the process of preparing Local Plans and other documents)

* Demonstrable evidence of good report writing

* Demonstrable evidence of good research and analytical skills

* Evidence of good people skills and an ability to negotiate the best outcome for client.

My client is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to treating all its employees and job applicants equitably. This includes implementing deliberate strategies that advance underrepresented communities in commercial real estate careers. As a Disability Confident Employer, they are committed to removing any obstacles to inclusion.

Please get in touch if this role sounds of interest to you