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Title: Senior Planner
Location: Bury St Edmunds
Salary: Attractive salary + Strong benefits package
The Company
Penguin Recruitment is delighted to be supporting a Leading Development Consultancy who are looking for the hire of a Senior Planner to join the Bury St Edmunds office. an exciting development consultancy to work both for and with. The client brings innovative thinking to create beautiful places, enhancing the built and natural environment in a way that positively affects people's lives. The client works across a range of sectors, which includes residential, health, education, retail, energy, leisure and employment, providing innovative and sustainable solutions to the challenges and opportunities of the 21st century.
Key Responsibilities
As a part of a leading consultancy in the UK, you will be given the opportunity to be involved in a wide range of planning projects covering various sectors and dealing with a variety of clients. The Cambridge planning team cover all kinds of planning work, including residential, employment, commercial, retail, rural diversification and renewable energy. We are looking for someone who is interested in all of these areas and able to take a leading role in preparing, submitting and negotiating planning applications, preparing local plan representations, providing strategic planning advice regarding a site's development potential, as well as collating evidence for appeals and local plan examinations.
Role Requirements - Key Skills
- Practical work experience following RTPI accredited degree (or a similar relevant degree);
- Chartered member of the RTPI or as a minimum working towards accreditation;
- Previous experience in preparing and submitting planning applications, planning statements, local plan representations and site appraisals or experience in dealing with pre-application enquiries, determining applications and preparing Officer Reports;
- Enthusiastic and professional.
Why should you apply?
* Attractive salary
* Strong benefits package
* Good work/life balance with flexible working arrangement
* Fantastic opportunity to build upon experiences and skillsets
* Varied portfolio of work
Interested?
The hiring manager is looking to meet with suitable candidates ASAP so if you meet the above criteria, please contact Josh Jones on (phone number removed) or (url removed)
