Job Title: Senior Town Planner
Ref: BM376
Location: Leeds
Salary: £45,000 - £55,000
This is a fantastic opportunity to join one of the UK's leading multidisciplined consultancies who provide a wide range of expertise to the commercial, education, industrial, and infrastructure sectors. They are on the lookout for an experienced and proactive Senior Town Planner who would be looking to promote to a Principal level and hit the ground running for their team in their Leeds office.
Benefits for the role Senior Town Planner include:
Highly competitive salary
Contributory pension scheme
Hybrid working
Generous holiday allowance
Professional development
Personal developmentDuties for the role of Senior Town Planner:
Managing a varied portfolio of planning projects from initial feasibility through to planning determination
Preparing, coordinating and submitting planning applications, appeals and supporting documentation
Providing strategic planning advice to a range of public and private sector clients
Supporting the delivery of projects across residential, commercial, industrial, retail, education, leisure, energy and infrastructure sectors
Managing planning projects involving Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA), Habitats Regulations Assessments (HRA) and other relevant consenting processes
Liaising with local planning authorities, statutory consultees, clients and other key stakeholders
Coordinating multidisciplinary project teams and working closely with colleagues across engineering and environmental disciplinesRequirements for the role of Senior Town Planner:
A degree or postgraduate qualification in Town Planning or a related discipline
A minimum of 3 years' relevant experience within a planning consultancy, local authority or similar environment
Chartered membership of the RTPI, or be working towards chartership
Strong knowledge of the UK planning system, legislation and policy
Experience managing planning applications and delivering projects from inception through to completion
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
The ability to manage multiple projects, prioritise workloads and meet deadlines
Confidence in managing client relationships and engaging with a range of stakeholders
A proactive, commercially aware approach and the ability to work both independently and as part of a wider teamIf this role interests you or if you are interested in searching for other roles relating to Town Planning please feel free to contact Ben Moore on (phone number removed) or email (url removed). There are many more roles available on our website at (url removed). This is a permanent role