A multidisciplinary consultancy providing a wide range of planning and architectural services across the industrial, commercial, residential and mixed-use sectors is growing its London team. It is looking for a capable and experienced Senior Town Planner to join at an exciting point in its development.
Benefits of the Senior Town Planner role include:
- Highly competitive salary
- Contributory pension scheme
- Generous holiday allowance
- Support for professional development
- Opportunities for personal growth and progression
Key responsibilities of the Senior Town Planner:
- Providing strategic and detailed planning advice to clients and project teams
- Undertaking planning appraisals and identifying development opportunities and constraints
- Developing and delivering planning strategies for a range of development schemes
- Managing the preparation and submission of full, outline and hybrid planning applications
- Coordinating multidisciplinary project teams and external consultants
- Negotiating and engaging with local planning authorities and other stakeholders
- Managing planning conditions, amendments, variations and related submissions
- Supporting, and where appropriate leading, planning appeals
- Advising on Section 106 agreements and associated planning obligations
- Preparing representations on development plans and emerging planning policy
- Supporting the promotion of sites through the plan-making process
Requirements of the Senior Town Planner:
- An RTPI-accredited degree in Town Planning or a closely related field
- Chartered RTPI membership, or currently working towards chartership
- Significant experience in a planning consultancy, development company, architectural practice or comparable environment
- A thorough understanding of the UK planning system and the development management process
- A proven record of managing planning applications from initial concept through to determination
- Experience on commercial, industrial, logistics, employment or mixed-use schemes would be beneficial
- The ability to develop clear, commercially realistic planning strategies
- Experience leading multidisciplinary teams and external consultants
- Confidence in engaging with local planning authorities and other stakeholders
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong organisational and project management abilities
- The capacity to work independently while contributing positively to a collaborative team
- A commercial outlook with a good understanding of clients' development objectives
To apply for this role, please call Sophie on 01792 963134 or alternatively, send your CV and Portfolio across to sophie.ferguson@penguinrecruitment.co.uk. I look forward to hearing from you soon.
