Associate Director – Town Planning

• Act as Planning Lead on projects across a range of markets and sectors
• Lead in bid preparation, tender submissions and framework responses
• Act as lead consultant for multi-disciplinary projects and take responsibility for project management and project delivery
• Provide support to junior colleagues and the Planning team leaders
• Work in a dynamic multi-disciplinary environment with colleagues in environmental, engineering and design disciplines
• Engage with market and client leads to support business growth and development opportunities
• Lead on the coordination and delivery of environmental work being undertaken by multi‑disciplinary teams
• Support team leaders and practice management with the commercial and resource management of projects, bids and local teams
• Champion high standards of technical delivery within multidisciplinary engineering projects
• Collate and edit information from a range of sources to provide clear, well written reports
• Competently undertake own work to an excellent standard, and review the work of others, on time and to budget
• Manage clients’ needs in a skilled, professional manner
• Undertake Continual Professional Development (CPD) in accordance with requirements of chosen professional institute

Requirements

• A relevant Planning degree
• RTPI membership is desirable
• Chartered experience and working major infrastructure projects
• Experience in leading large scale TCPA application with a successful track record for delivery
• Experience in holding lead roles within a DCO, Hybrid Bill, Highways Act or TWAO
• Comprehensive knowledge of the EIA process and environmental technical expertise
• Experience and knowledge in Strategic Planning and Planning policy
• Work under pressure, with excellent time management and success in meeting tight deadlines
• Manage and work on multiple assignments delivering outputs on time and within budget
• Work well as part of multi-disciplinary teams with the confidence to input effectively as an individual
• Demonstrate strong written and verbal communication skills
• Experience in commercial coordination and project management
• Flexibly apply knowledge and experience to a wide variety of planning-related tasks
• Experience in work winning and supporting market growth
• Demonstrable ability to develop client relationships
• Good interpersonal skills and an ability to communicate issues and ideas effectively
• Be flexible, adaptable and prepared to take on new challenges
• Be highly self‑motivated

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in project management and delivery within multi-disciplinary teams, with a strong focus on environmental impact assessments and strategic planning. Proven ability to lead large-scale planning applications and develop client relationships while maintaining high standards of technical delivery.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Project Management
• Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
• Strategic Planning
• Client Relationship Development
• Commercial Coordination

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Planning Degree
• Chartered Experience
• TCPA Application Leadership
• DCO Experience
• Hybrid Bill Knowledge
• Highways Act Expertise
• TWAO Experience
• Planning Policy Knowledge
• Technical Report Writing
• Resource Management

Soft Skills

• Strong Written Communication
• Strong Verbal Communication
• Interpersonal Skills
• Time Management
• Adaptability

Certifications & Qualifications

• RTPI Membership

Industry Keywords

• Multi-Disciplinary Projects
• Infrastructure Projects
• Market Growth
• Bid Preparation
• Tender Submissions

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