About the opportunity
Our client, a large national planning and development consultancy, is always keen to hear from talented Associate Directors in its Reading office. There's no closing date, and we'd be happy to have a confidential chat about what the role could look like for you.
The guide salary is £58,000 – £75,000 plus benefits, depending on your experience and the profile you bring.
The consultancy
This is an established consultancy with a long track record of helping create successful places. It advises private and public sector clients across residential and mixed-use schemes, strategic land, commercial, infrastructure, heritage, economics and appeals. The firm is known for its market analysis and its close tracking of policy and legislation, so clients get well-informed advice.
What you will be doing
- Leading major projects and promoting complex sites through the planning system, from early strategy to appeal where needed
- Acting as a trusted adviser to your own clients, and building new relationships and work
- Managing, mentoring and developing planners and senior planners in the team
- Working with colleagues in economics, heritage and other disciplines to give joined-up advice
- Playing a visible part in the growth of the Reading office and the wider business
About you
- Significant experience in UK town planning consultancy, ideally at Associate or Principal level, and MRTPI chartered
- A strong record in some of residential, mixed-use, strategic land, commercial or infrastructure work
- Confident leading clients, project teams and negotiations with local authorities and other stakeholders
- Commercial awareness, including managing fees, resources and delivery
- A genuine interest in developing people and in business development
How to apply
Apply through PLANNINGJOBS.COM. A Tarson consultant will call you for a confidential chat before anything is shared with any client. Tarson works with a number of consultancies in the area, so even if this one is not quite right, a strong CV will be matched to the best fit. That is what makes it worth getting in touch.
