Principal Town Planner

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Job Description Start here. Grown Here.

We have an opportunity for a Principal Town to work on a combination of infrastructure planning projects (in particular DCO projects) and residential/commercial/health/education projects across the UK.
We have an impressive portfolio of involvement across all sectors including major infrastructure projects, including delivery of projects through various consenting regimes including DCOs. We are currently leading on planning applications for renewables and wider energy/electricity related infrastructure, transport, defence, water and much more.  In addition, we have significant experience working on large residential led schemes on behalf of a variety of Clients, including Homes England.  

We are also working on planning applications in the health, education and leisure sectors across a range of scales.  We are looking for new team members with the ability to work in any of these areas or a combination of both infrastructure and non-infrastructure projects.

You will be able to work on a range of prestigious projects for our across sectors, as well as a range of regional and local developments.  Join us now and you could be working on:numerous solar DCOs with a pipeline of future work;carbon capture and storage projects;energy transmission schemes;large aviation and rail projects; and housing and mixed-use development consenting.

We are passionate about delivering planning to support complex projects.

As our Town Planning team is national, and we support hybrid working we are flexible in terms of base location. The role can be based from our offices in Basingstoke, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Chesterfield, Leeds, London Aldgate, Manchester, Nottingham and Plymouth, with an option for hybrid working. You will be joining a great team; you will have an interesting and diverse workload and you will be given the opportunity to make the most of your abilities.  

Here’s what you’ll do:

You will be joining a market leading, experienced infrastructure planning team and will, be given the following responsibilities.

Project Leadership and Delivery Lead and assist in the delivery of major development applications.

Coordinate multi-disciplinary teams across various project types.

Submit and manage planning applications, including liaising and negotiating with local planning authorities and key stakeholders.

Planning and Advisory Services Provide planning advice to colleagues and clients on consent requirements and permitted development rights.

Produce planning feasibility reports and consent strategies.

Write Planning Statements and Design and Access Statements for development applications.

Client and Business Development Contribute to business development in specific market sectors, including sector strategy.

Identify opportunities and build client relationships.

Lead and contribute to the preparation of successful commercial tenders.

Collaboration and Stakeholder Engagement Work closely with the Environmental Impact Assessment team.

Participate in internal and external meetings with stakeholders.

Project and Operational Management Oversee project management, ensuring quality and adherence to health and safety principles.

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