Details:
- Salary: £500,000 - Annum
- Job Type: Permanent
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Salary Per: Annum
- Location: Bedfordshire
- Date: 2 weeks ago
Description:
Job Title: Associate Director
Location: Bedford
Penguin Recruitment is delighted to be supporting a Multidisciplinary who are looking for an Associate Director to join the team in the Bedford office.
As an Associate Director you will work semi-autonomously, under the supervision of Directors. You will lead on projects and engage in a range of development plan / policy and development management work. This will include, but is not limited to, managing planning applications of all scales, local plan representations, site promotion, appeals, EiP and public inquiry work.
With excellent stakeholder management skills, you will also be offered a high degree of client interface and as part of your personal development will be expected to attend networking events in order to grow our client base and promote the company.
You should be self-motivated and a committed team player who is excited by the prospect of developing their own client base and making a real contribution to the growth of the business.
You will receive regular mentoring sessions to aid with your progressing within the business and will also participate in the supervision and mentoring of junior members of the planning team.
Essential
Postgraduate qualification in Planning or related discipline
Fully Chartered Member of RTPI
Minimum 8-10 years professional experience in UK planning roles
Full UK driving licence
Experience of managing planning applications and appeals at a range of scales
Some experience of working in private sector, either in consultancy or client-side
Excellent verbal communication skills
Excellent written communication skills and capable of drafting professional reports (e.g. Planning Statements, Appeal Statements etc) to a high standard
Comfortable and committed to attending networking eventsDesirable
Experience of business development
Some experience of work generation
Experience of appearing at hearing/public inquiry
Experience of mentoring junior staff
Portfolio of existing client contacts in south midlands/east of England region
Experience of preparing fee proposals/tender submissions
Some experience of billing and managing project budgetsInterested?
The hiring manager is looking to meet with suitable candidates ASAP so if you meet the above criteria, please contact Josh Jones on (phone number removed) or (url removed)