Planning Manager Duties:
- Supporting the Design & Technical Team to deliver the regional planning and profit targets. Monitoring the individual programme and co-ordinating and managing the necessary actions in conjunction with the design and technical teams and (where necessary) the town planning team.
- Liaising with the local authorities and agreeing mechanisms and action plans with local authority staff to discharge all individual conditions and consents that are necessary to implement a site consent.
- Discharging all necessary 'pre start' Section 106 obligations or requirements.
- Chasing progress and coordinating activity and liaisons across the company functions so as to ensure that programmes are adhered to.
- Chasing progress by local authorities and external agencies to maintain programmes and discharge individual tasks.
- Preparing a monthly progress report of all relevant schemes and highlighting progress or slippage against original estimates.
- Full UK Driving Licence Post qualification experience in a planning role (developer, consultant or LPA)
- Project management experience of major residential / residential led mixed use development schemes
- Ability to persuade and negotiate (written and verbal) Excellent interpersonal communication skills
- A minimum of 3 years working for a Developer or local authority.