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Job Description
The role of senior planning consultant will involve working on a variety of projects, supporting senior staff and directors on major project work, providing direct client advice on sites and projects, drafting reports and planning submissions (site assessments, policy notes, applications, development plan representations, and Environmental Statements) and assisting with the management of the teams caseload. This reputed company offers a great opportunity to progress career, working on a diverse portfolio of projects for prestigious clients and alongside the very best planning professionals.
Job Responsibilities:
Assisting senior staff and directors to drive forward major projects
Managing small to medium-sized planning applications
Undertaking research and analysis
Preparing planning appraisals of land, buildings and concepts
Preparing planning reports and planning applications
Liaising with planning officers, employees of consultee organisations and third parties
Liaising and cultivating good relationships with clients, colleagues and fellow professionals
Developing creative and original solutions
Taking financial responsibility for small to medium-sized projects from inception through to completion
Remaining informed about documents relating to planning policy and practice
Attending external events and providing presentations
Required Qualities & Attributes:
Applicants should be degree-qualified in a relevant field with a genuine interest and enthusiasm for planning
5-10 years of experience working in the private or public sector
Strong understanding of the principles of planning
Adept at presentations and technical writing
A problem-solver
Great communicator
Creative thinker
What youll get back
The company provides great opportunities for career progression, highly competitive salaries, annual bonuses, and a range of working benefits including pension contributions, private healthcare, and payment of professional fees.
Besides the policy of being adept at flexible working and support people wanting to work from home for part of the time, as well as from our offices in Chester (Bretton) and Manchester (Wilmslow). The company also holds social events each year and cares about the culture.
Benefits
Pension
Commission
Healthcare
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