Principal Planning Consultant

Job Description

Job title : Principal Town Planner

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Salary : Competitive, Plus Benefits

Location : Birmingham

Reference Number : SC1285

The Company : Penguin Recruitment are delighted to be supporting a large multidisciplinary consultancy with over 150 years' experience, providing environmental and engineering expertise across the UK.

This company is committed to delivering sustainable solutions to both private and public sector clients. Their Stoke-on-Trent office plays a key role in the Planning team, and they are looking for a Principal Town Planner to provide their expertise!

Your duties will include but are not limited to :

• Shaping and assessing the case for development projects, including determining planning strategies;
• Pre-application consultation, preparing planning applications and appeals;
• Site appraisals;
• Community consultation;
• Planning project management;
• Coordinating various technical teams;
• Proposal preparation and some business development activities;
• Liaison with landowners, developers, and architects;
• Providing advice and guidance on planning and land use to a variety of clients including leading house builders, developers, land promoters, investment institutions, utility and infrastructure companies, waste management operators, and local planning authorities throughout all stages of the planning process;
• Team supervision and advice.

As the successful candidate you will :

• Be a Chartered Town Planner with a good Town Planning degree or related;
• Have experience in preparing planning applications for the public and / or private sector;
• Have excellent analytical and written skills;
• Have a strong team working ethic;
• Be IT literate in Microsoft Office, Excel, and ideally have some GIS experience;
• Possess strong planning and organizing skills;
• Have a full driving licence as travel throughout the UK is essential.

The role will require working on a number of projects, so a proven ability to manage your own time and workload within tight timescales, and the ability to problem solve is critical.

The role will involve supervision and support to other team members. While an appointment at Principal level is sought, consideration for Associate Director level appointment will be dependent upon demonstration of experience, market credibility, and a proven ability to win new work and clients, as well as nurture existing client relationships to win repeat business.

We offer :

• Membership of the Firm's Group Personal Pension Plan, with Employer's contribution of up to 5%.
• Payment of relevant professional subscription.
• 24 days annual leave per year.
• Membership to the Firm's Private Health Care Scheme.
• Critical Illness cover.
• Inclusion in the Firm's Life Assurance Policy given as 3 times annual salary.
• Mobile Phone with inclusive tariff including personal usage.
• Flexi-Time Working Schedule.
• Long service awards.
• Cycle to Work Scheme.
• Travel Loans.
• Recruitment Bounty Scheme.
• Salary will be commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Interested in this or other roles in Town Planning please do not hesitate to contact Sofia Conte (url removed) or call (phone number removed).

We have many more vacancies available on our website.

This is a permanent role. Penguin Recruitment is operating as a Recruitment Agency in respect to this position.

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