Senior​/Principal Planning Consultant

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Our award-winning Town Planning team are seeking to recruit and Associate/Associate Director to join our Birmingham office to support the leadership and growth of the team. This is a great opportunity to work with Arup planning leadership nationally to develop and grow the Birmingham planning team. You will have the opportunity to work on some of the most exciting and challenging projects using your leadership, consulting and technical skills.

We would welcome applications from candidates with development management experience to deliver our diverse portfolio of work. What is key to the role is an understanding of the planning context in Birmingham and the West Midlands, with strong work winning skills to maximise our presence in the area.

You will have the opportunity to work across a portfolio of development management projects including commercial, residential, regeneration and infrastructure. You will work closely with the Planning Lead for the Mid-West region which includes the Bristol, Cardiff, Nottingham and Birmingham offices, as well as working closely with various sector leads within the Arup planning team. You will also provide leadership to multidisciplinary planning and design teams.

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The role will have a focus on leading and developing the development management service offer in Birmingham, developing client relationships and identifying project opportunities such as bidding and delivering projects to support raising Arup's profile and promoting our work in the marketplace. You will play a key role in growing our market profile in Birmingham and West Midlands by engaging with existing and potential clients, positioning Arup to ensure there is a strong pipeline and identifying opportunities for new work.

The role will also involve leading the delivery of projects in terms of client interface, providing strategic direction to the team, ensuring QA and ensuring projects are profitable. This will include interfacing with multi-disciplinary project teams across Arup to ensure client/project opportunities are maximised and integrated delivery of projects. You will have the following skills and attributes:

Education to degree and/or masters in Town Planning and a Member of the Royal Town Planning Institute (MRTPI).

Experience of working in Birmingham in a development management with a good understanding of the market.

Experience of working within a commercial environment (bids and projects), including client liaison, programme and time management, quality assurance and financial/budget control.

In-depth knowledge and application of planning legislation and policy, including ongoing reforms.

Proven consultancy skills, working with clients to understand their requirements and business development.

A background in managing teams in the bidding and delivery of projects and sourcing sub-consultants where necessary.

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