Assistant Planning Manager

Bovis Homes Group PLC; Exeter; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading housebuilding company is seeking an Assistant Planning Manager to join its Exeter team. This position involves assisting in planning processes, managing stakeholders, and ensuring successful application submissions. The ideal candidate will have relevant experience, a degree in Architecture or Planning, and the ability to work under pressure while delivering results. This role also offers competitive benefits and a collaborative work environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary and annual bonus

Company car or travel allowance

Up to 39 days annual leave

Private medical insurance

Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar role within the housebuilding industry.
• Ability to manage external teams confidently.
• Capable of multi-tasking under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Assist in preparing planning strategy documents.
• Maintain the business planning tracker.
• Engage with stakeholders and LPA.

Skills

Relevant experience in housebuilding

Knowledge of planning process

Communication skills

Problem-solving abilities

Education

Architecture or Planning Degree

Degree in Design such as Urban Layout

Job description

We have a great opportunity for a Assistant Planning Manager to join our team within Vistry Cornwall South West, at our office in Exeter. As our Assistant Planning Manager, you will be reporting to the Head of Planning. As a key member of the Vistry Cornwall South West team, you will initially assist on all matters of planning from early site feasibility studies working with the land team to inform acquisition, through helping to manage multiple simultaneous planning applications through the planning process. We value in-person collaboration and team culture, but we're also committed to supporting flexible working where possible. We encourage you to raise any specific requirements during the interview process so we can explore how this could be accommodated.

Responsibilities

• Assisting with the preparation of planning strategy documents.
• Maintain the business planning tracker
• Assisting with stakeholder and LPA engagement.
• Appointing and managing a consultant team to produce robust and timely planning applications.
• Assist with the submission of applications within agreed timescales to meet business targets.
• Working with colleagues and partners to manage applications and ensure that they processed through the application process at the earliest opportunity.
• Providing and assisting with detailed handovers to technical and wider delivery team upon the successful planning determinations.
• When required, organize, attend and minute client and /or internal project meetings acting in a professional manner to positively represent Vistry.
• Assist with the preparation of internal gateway sign-off documentation under the Vistry Life of Site.
• Prepare and submit NMA, condition variation and condition discharge applications.
• Negotiate planning conditions, S106 requirements and make application for variations to legal agreements
• Resolve problems in collaboration with Vistry Cornwall Colleagues and project teams and colleagues to ensure successful delivery of schemes.
• Comply with all Group's policies including Health, Safety and Environmental policies.
• Maintain a high standard of professionalism and work within the core values of Vistry.

Qualifications

• Relevant experience of working in a similar role within the housebuilding industry
• Architecture or Planning Degree
• Degree in Design, such as, Urban Layout, Landscape, Architectural Technology
• experience working for a residential house builder
• Knowledge of the planning process and planning policy.
• Experience or people management and assisting with the planning process on a range of residential development schemes.
• Confidence in own ability to manage external teams.
• Capable of working under own initiative to achieve business targets.
• Resilient, positive, confident and assertive but diplomatic;
• A good communicator/listener;
• Decision making/problem solving/multi-tasking
• Able to work under pressure.

Desirable

• Achieved or working towards MRTPI accreditation

Benefits

• Competitive basic salary and annual bonus
• Company car, car allowance or travel allowance
• Salary sacrifice car scheme available to all employees
• Up to 33 days annual leave plus bank holidays increasing to up to 39 days with service
• 2 Volunteering days per annum
• Private medical insurance, with employee paid cover
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Competitive pension scheme through salary sacrifice
• Life assurance at 4 x your annual salary
• Share save and share incentive schemes
• Employee rewards portal with many more benefits…

Finally, let's tell you a bit more about us… We build more than homes, we're making Vistry. Being a responsible developer and award‑winning employer means we live each day through our ethos - doing the right thing. Our behaviours reflect this, as well as our values of integrity, caring and quality. Shaping all we do; they empower us to develop sustainable communities across affordable and private housing. We work in a partnership‑led way, and you'll recognise our renowned brands Bovis Homes, Linden Homes and Countryside Homes. Together with Vistry Works, our manufacturing operation, and the functional support of Vistry Services, we’re a proud UK Green Building Council member, UK top five housebuilder with a five‑star House Builders Federation (HBF) customer satisfaction rating, and winner of many awards including Top Employer, Global Top Inspiring Workplaces, and Best for Talent Attraction and Outreach.