Associate Director, Planning Analytics & Growth – London

Cobalt Recruitment; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Generous annual leave

Private medical insurance

Health Cash Plan

Colleague assistance service

CPD and learning support

Professional membership fees

Group Income Protection

Life Assurance

Family‑focused policies

Share ownership

Job summary

Cobalt Recruitment is seeking an Associate / Associate Director to lead a specialist planning analytics team in London. The role blends technical consultancy with project leadership, client engagement, and strategic growth responsibilities.

You will shape the team’s direction, oversee demographic, economic, socioeconomic, health and GIS projects, and drive new work while developing colleagues and services. Hybrid London-based position with senior responsibility.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical capability within planning environment.
• Ability to deliver demographic, economic and health analyses.
• Proven ability to manage a varied consultancy project portfolio.

Responsibilities

• Lead a small specialist team and shape the analytics offering.
• Drive business development and win new work.
• Maintain client relationships and develop services and technical capability.
• Oversee project delivery including demographics, economics, health, GIS work.

Skills

Analytical capability

Commercial awareness

People management

Project management

Client relationship management

Tools

GIS

Job description

Cobalt Recruitment is seeking an Associate / Associate Director to lead a specialist planning analytics team in London. The role blends technical consultancy with project leadership, client engagement, and strategic growth responsibilities.

You will shape the team’s direction, oversee demographic, economic, socioeconomic, health and GIS projects, and drive new work while developing colleagues and services. Hybrid London-based position with senior responsibility.