Full job descriptionSenior Town Planner
Location: London
Salary: £45,000 - £55,000
A multidisciplinary consultancy providing a wide range of planning and architectural services across the industrial, commercial, residential and mixed-use sectors is growing its London team. It is looking for a capable and experienced Senior Town Planner to join at an exciting point in its development.
Benefits of the Senior Town Planner role include:
*Highly competitive salary
*Contributory pension scheme
*Generous holiday allowance
*Support for professional development
*Opportunities for personal growth and progression
Key responsibilities of the Senior Town Planner:
*Providing strategic and detailed planning advice to clients and project teams
*Undertaking planning appraisals and identifying development opportunities and constraints
*Developing and delivering planning strategies for a range of development schemes
*Managing the preparation and submission of full, outline and hybrid planning applications
*Coordinating multidisciplinary project teams and external consultants
*Negotiating and engaging with local planning authorities and other stakeholders
*Managing planning conditions, amendments, variations and related submissions
*Supporting, and where appropriate leading, planning appeals
*Advising on Section 106 agreements and associated planning obligations
*Preparing representations on development plans and emerging planning policy
*Supporting the promotion of sites through the plan-making process
Requirements of the Senior Town Planner:
*An RTPI-accredited degree in Town Planning or a closely related field
*Chartered RTPI membership, or currently working towards chartership
*Significant experience in a planning consultancy, development company, architectural practice or comparable environment
*A thorough understanding of the UK planning system and the development management process
*A proven record of managing planning applications from initial concept through to determination
*Experience on commercial, industrial, logistics, employment or mixed-use schemes would be beneficial
*The ability to develop clear, commercially realistic planning strategies
*Experience leading multidisciplinary teams and external consultants
*Confidence in engaging with local planning authorities and other stakeholders
*Excellent written and verbal communication skills
*Strong organisational and project management abilities
*The capacity to work independently while contributing positively to a collaborative team
*A commercial outlook with a good understanding of clients’ development objectives
To apply for this role, please call Sophie on or alternatively, send your CV and Portfolio across to . I look forward to hearing from you soon.