About the opportunity
Our client is always keen to hear from talented Senior Planners and Senior Planning Officers, and there's no closing date. If you're working on housing and land schemes and want to see what a progressive, independent consultancy could offer, we'd be glad to talk. The role can be based in Leeds, Birmingham or Colchester, whichever suits you best.
The salary guide for this level is £38,000 – £50,000, plus benefits, depending on experience.
The consultancy
This is an independent planning consultancy focused on residential-led development and strategic land. It acts for housebuilders, land promoters and landowners, and takes sites from first idea through local plan allocation, planning application and, where needed, appeal. The team works in a collaborative, commercially minded way and gives people real responsibility as they progress.
What you will be doing
- Managing a varied caseload of residential and mixed-use applications from start to finish
- Promoting sites through local plan processes, including representations and hearing support
- Preparing and contributing to appeals, from written representations to inquiries
- Appraising new land opportunities and advising clients on planning strategy and risk
- Leading client and stakeholder relationships, including negotiations with local authorities
- Guiding and supporting junior colleagues
About you
- Several years' post-qualification experience in consultancy or a local authority, with a clear interest in housing and land work
- MRTPI, or well on the way to chartership
- Sound knowledge of the planning system, national policy and the local plan process
- Confident writing, negotiating and managing your own workload
- Keen to build a career in land promotion and 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. Even if this one isn't quite right, a strong CV will be matched to the best fit, which is what makes it worth applying.
