Principal to Associate Town Planner

Overview

You will take a leading role on a portfolio of strategic land projects, advising landowners, developers and promoters on unlocking development opportunities through the planning system. In this role you drive the promotion of strategic sites through Local Plans, manage multidisciplinary teams and key client relationships. You’ll oversee site appraisals, new development opportunities and a mix of residential, mixed-use and employment projects. This is a growth-focused consultancy role with clear potential for progression toward senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead promotion of strategic sites through Local Plans and site allocation processes
• Prepare representations, call for sites submissions and planning strategies
• Undertake site appraisals and identify new development opportunities
• Manage strategic residential, mixed-use and employment projects
• Advise landowners and developers on land promotion strategies
• Coordinate multidisciplinary consultant teams
• Manage key client relationships and support business development
• Mentor junior planners and contribute to team growth

Key requirements

• MRTPI qualified with strong experience in strategic land, planning or development
• Ability to manage projects and clients independently
• Knowledge of Local Plans, site promotion and development strategy

• client relationship management
• leadership and mentoring
• cross-functional collaboration
• strategic land planning
• site promotion
• planning strategies

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