Chartered​/Senior Town Planner

Would you like to join our established and driven Planning Team in Ashby with the option to also collaborate in our Market Harborough, Birmingham or Manchester office? We’re looking for a new member of the team to join us to help support and build the team in providing planning consultancy services.

Sitting within our Planning Team and working closely with colleagues across the 800 people to deliver a variety of projects. You will also take the lead on interesting and innovative energy and infrastructure projects across a range of sectors (water, gas, electricity), undertaking site appraisals, pre-application advice requests, project managing and preparing planning applications and advising clients.

This is a permanent, full-time position based on a 37.5-hour week (Monday to Friday). We also operate a hybrid working policy.

• A discretionary bonus scheme
• A generous holiday scheme which commences at 25 days with a sliding scale up to 30 days plus an additional day for your birthday, and additional days to cover the festive period!
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave
• An online money saving portal
• Death In Service cover, alongside access to an Employee Assistance Programme which includes health appointments for you and your family
• Volunteering Leave equating to 2 days per year (pro rata if you’re part-time)

• Manage and prioritise your own caseload
• Deliver high quality work and service to the client
• Mentoring junior members of the team, including mentoring through the APC process
• Preparation of initial site reviews and site-specific strategies
• Delivering bespoke advice to clients
• Preparation, submission, and management of planning applications including preparing reports relating to a variety of projects
• Building strong working relationships and project managing other professionals, such as architects, landscape, highways, drainage, and ecology consultants
• Engaging positively with clients, Planning Officers, members of the public, Councillors and other statutory bodies
• Attending and leading project meetings
• Negotiation to secure best possible outcomes for the client
• Supporting team members with advice, sharing workloads, and working on same projects
• Managing budgets, time recording and invoicing

• Ideally MRTPI qualified
• Great interpersonal skills
• Self-motivated
• Team player
• Good understanding of IT and Microsoft Office
• Attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to work under pressure, plan and meet deadlines
• Good understanding of the planning market

We’re proud to be an Equal Opportunities Employer.

Ashby de la Zouch / Market Harborough / Birmingham / Manchester