Details:
- Salary: £35,000 - 50,000 - Annum
- Job Type: Permanent
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Salary Per: Annum
- Location: Dorset
- Date: 3 days ago
Description:
Senior Planner | Sturminster Newton | Hybrid
Salary: £35,000/£50,000
Why join this role?
Competitive salary dependent on experience, plus commission
30 days' holiday, including bank holidays, with additional leave during the Christmas period
Additional holiday entitlement for long service
Career progression opportunities, including the opportunity to establish and develop your own client base
Training and professional subscriptions for required qualifications
Work-based pension scheme
Company social and sporting events
Free eye tests and a contribution towards glasses
Enhanced maternity pay
Opportunity to work on a varied portfolio of residential, agricultural and commercial projects
Collaborative working across multiple professional disciplines
Client-facing responsibility from initial concept and feasibility through to delivery and discharge of planning conditions
Predominantly office-based role with some home-working flexibilityAbout the Role
A leading professional services firm is seeking a Senior Planner to join its Professional Services Department.
This is a client-facing, fee-earning position involving close collaboration with colleagues across the business. You will be involved throughout the lifecycle of projects, from the early concept and feasibility stage through to the discharge of planning conditions.
The role covers a diverse range of residential, agricultural and commercial projects across the firm's operating region.
Key Responsibilities
Your day-to-day responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:
Providing initial feasibility advice and preparing planning appraisals, including developing planning strategies for clients
Dealing with pre-application enquiries
Drafting planning statements, Design and Access Statements and other supporting documentation
Preparing, submitting and managing a broad range of planning applications relating to residential, commercial and agricultural property, including Listed Building Consent applications
Acting as Project Lead, including liaising with and managing external consultants
Working collaboratively with in-house design, rural, commercial and valuation teams
Advising on and dealing with planning conditions, Section 106 agreements, Community Infrastructure Levy and other planning obligations
Advising on the promotion of development sites for adoption
Preparing, submitting and managing planning appealsGiven the interprofessional nature of the work, the position will be predominantly office based, with the opportunity to work from home from time to time.
Essential Skills & Experience
Previous client-facing experience in a similar planning role within either the public or private sector
Experience of working effectively as part of an interprofessional team, as well as independently
Excellent working knowledge of planning policy and regulations, the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), and relevant Local and Neighbourhood Plans
Chartered Member of the Royal Town Planning Institute (MRTPI)Desirable
Ideally, Chartered with at least three years' post-qualification experience (PQE)Start Date
As soon as possible, although this is negotiable for the right candidate.
If interested send CV to (url removed)