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Job Title: Principal Planner

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Job Description

The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering the full range of planning work in line with our company positioning statement; to provide clear realistic advice with a personalised service. Dealing with a wide range of planning work, you will be working independently to develop and manage client relationships, contribute to business development and achieving self-sufficiency in work generation.

Qualifications

• Chartered Planner/RTPI Member

Previous Experience

• With a range of varied and solid planning experience, you will have a good understanding and ability in the full range of planning work.
• Private sector experience is desirable and you need to be able to demonstrate a good commercial understanding of development projects.

Skills and Aptitudes

• Well organised with the ability to meet deadlines and budgets.
• Good attention to detail to ensure a high quality output and an adequate level of accuracy.
• Self-motivated, confident and driven individual with a desire for continued personal development.
• Ability to flexibly and willingly adapt with the business.
• Committed to building strong client relationships and providing a great service.
• Excellent communicator with clients, colleagues and other consultants.
• Contributes towards a supportive and collaborative workplace culture.
• Good IT and administrative skills.

Main Responsibilities

Planning Work

• Preparing written fee proposals for clients.
• Undertaking planning history and policy research.
• Undertaking site visits and preparing written and visual records.
• Preparing written site appraisals for clients to provide a clear record of findings and advice.
• Providing written and verbal planning advice to clients to provide clear recommendations.
• Preparing, submitting, and proactively managing pre-application advice requests and applications including planning, enforcement, listed building consent, certificate of lawfulness and prior approvals.
• Preparing planning, design & access, heritage, and other related statements for submission.
• Preparing written local plan representations for site promotion and representations at examinations.
• Submitting and managing appeals by written representations, hearings and inquiries including preparation of appeal statements and representation at site visits, hearings and inquiries as an expert witness.
• Dealing directly with clients for all sized projects.
• Coordinating a team of consultants on small/medium projects.
• Assisting senior staff and Partners on larger projects.
• Speaking on behalf of clients at Planning Committee meetings.
• Regular and clear communication with clients and team at all stages of projects.

Other Responsibilities

• Proactive management of client relationships both as part of specific projects and in terms of business development.
• Achieving self-sufficiency in generating own planning work, building your own network of contacts and raising both your personal profile to achieve recommendations and referrals.
• Participating in company-wide business development projects.
• Supporting and working collaboratively with staff across all offices.
• Undertaking all personal, project and financial administrative tasks in line with company requirements.