Job Description
Job Title: Office Lead – Town Planning
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Ref: BM293
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Location: Cardiff
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Salary: £50,000 – £60,000
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This is a fantastic opportunity to join a national multidisciplined consultancy who provide a wide range of expertise to high profile projects across the UK. They are on the lookout for a commercially aware and experienced Office Lead to join their growing Cardiff offices.
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Benefits for the role of Office Lead include:
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- Highly competitive salary
- Hybrid working
- Contributory pension scheme
- Professional development
- Personal development
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Duties for the role of Office Lead include:
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- Leading and developing the local town planning team, creating a positive, collaborative and high-performing culture
- Managing a varied portfolio of complex planning projects from inception through to delivery
- Providing senior-level planning advice to clients, project teams and stakeholders.
- Leading planning strategies, applications, appeals, local plan representations and other planning submissions
- Building strong relationships with existing clients while identifying and developing new business opportunities
- Working closely with colleagues across planning, landscape, design, environmental and other disciplines to deliver integrated solutions
- Supporting the growth and development of the office, including identifying opportunities, winning work and strengthening the consultancy's market presence
- Mentoring and developing junior and senior colleagues, supporting their professional and career progression
- Taking an active role in recruitment, resource planning and the continued development of the planning team
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Skills and experience for the role of Office Lead:
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- Significant experience within town planning consultancy, planning practice, development consultancy or a related environment
- Strong knowledge of the UK planning system, policy and development management processes
- A proven track record of successfully managing complex planning projects
- Experience of working with developers, landowners, public sector organisations and/or infrastructure clients
- Strong commercial awareness and an ability to identify and secure new opportunities
- Excellent client relationship and stakeholder management skills
- Previous experience of managing, mentoring or developing planning professionals
- The confidence to provide authoritative planning advice while working collaboratively with other disciplines
- Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills
- MRTPI accreditation or equivalent professional experience is highly desirable.
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If This role interests you or if you are interested in searching for other roles relating to architecture please feel free to contact Ben Moore on 01792 365008 or email ben.moore@penguinrecruitment.co.uk. There are many more roles available on our website at www.penguinrecruitment.co.uk. This is a permanent role
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