Associate Director – Town Planning

Jobtailor; Greater London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a Planning Lead to drive environmental, infrastructure and strategic planning projects across markets. You will lead bid preparation, coordinate multi-disciplinary teams and ensure delivery to time and budget.

You will mentor junior colleagues, manage client relationships, support market growth and maintain high standards of technical delivery.

Qualifications

• A Planning degree is required.
• RTPI membership is desirable.
• Chartered experience on major infrastructure projects.
• Experience leading large TCPA applications with delivery track record.
• Lead roles in DCO, Hybrid Bill, Highways Act or TWAO.
• Solid knowledge of the EIA process and environmental expertise.
• Experience in Strategic Planning and Planning policy.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
• Experience delivering multiple assignments on time and within budget.
• Strong written and verbal communication.
• Commercial coordination and project management experience.
• Ability to win work and support market growth.
• Develop client relationships and input effectively as an individual.

Responsibilities

• Act as Planning Lead on projects across markets and sectors.
• Lead bid preparation, tender submissions and framework responses.
• Lead as senior consultant for multi-disciplinary projects and ensure project delivery.
• Provide support to junior colleagues and planning team leaders.
• Work in a dynamic multi-disciplinary environment with environmental, engineering and design teams.
• Engage with market and client leads to support growth.
• Lead coordination and delivery of environmental work by multi-disciplinary teams.
• Support team leaders with commercial and resource management of projects, bids and local teams.
• Champion high standards of technical delivery in multidisciplinary engineering projects.
• Collate and edit information from various sources to produce clear reports.
• Deliver own work to a high standard and review others’ output on time and within budget.
• Manage clients’ needs professionally.
• Undertake CPD to meet the requirements of the chosen professional institute.

Skills

Project Management

Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)

Strategic Planning

Client Relationship Development

Commercial Coordination

Education

Planning degree

RTPI membership desirable

Tools

TCPA Leadership

DCO Experience

Hybrid Bill Knowledge

Highways Act Expertise

TWAO Experience

Planning Policy Knowledge

Technical Report Writing

Resource Management

Job description

• Act as Planning Lead on projects across a range of markets and sectors
• Lead in bid preparation, tender submissions and framework responses
• Act as lead consultant for multi-disciplinary projects and take responsibility for project management and project delivery
• Provide support to junior colleagues and the Planning team leaders
• Work in a dynamic multi-disciplinary environment with colleagues in environmental, engineering and design disciplines
• Engage with market and client leads to support business growth and development opportunities
• Lead on the coordination and delivery of environmental work being undertaken by multi‑disciplinary teams
• Support team leaders and practice management with the commercial and resource management of projects, bids and local teams
• Champion high standards of technical delivery within multidisciplinary engineering projects
• Collate and edit information from a range of sources to provide clear, well written reports
• Competently undertake own work to an excellent standard, and review the work of others, on time and to budget
• Manage clients' needs in a skilled, professional manner
• Undertake Continual Professional Development (CPD) in accordance with requirements of chosen professional institute

Requirements

• A relevant Planning degree
• RTPI membership is desirable
• Chartered experience and working major infrastructure projects
• Experience in leading large scale TCPA application with a successful track record for delivery
• Experience in holding lead roles within a DCO, Hybrid Bill, Highways Act or TWAO
• Comprehensive knowledge of the EIA process and environmental technical expertise
• Experience and knowledge in Strategic Planning and Planning policy
• Work under pressure, with excellent time management and success in meeting tight deadlines
• Manage and work on multiple assignments delivering outputs on time and within budget
• Work well as part of multi-disciplinary teams with the confidence to input effectively as an individual
• Demonstrate strong written and verbal communication skills
• Experience in commercial coordination and project management
• Flexibly apply knowledge and experience to a wide variety of planning-related tasks
• Experience in work winning and supporting market growth
• Demonstrable ability to develop client relationships
• Good interpersonal skills and an ability to communicate issues and ideas effectively
• Be flexible, adaptable and prepared to take on new challenges
• Be highly self‑motivated

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in project management and delivery within multi-disciplinary teams, with a strong focus on environmental impact assessments and strategic planning. Proven ability to lead large-scale planning applications and develop client relationships while maintaining high standards of technical delivery.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Project Management
• Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
• Strategic Planning
• Client Relationship Development
• Commercial Coordination

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Planning Degree
• Chartered Experience
• TCPA Application Leadership
• DCO Experience
• Hybrid Bill Knowledge
• Highways Act Expertise
• TWAO Experience
• Planning Policy Knowledge
• Technical Report Writing
• Resource Management

Soft Skills

• Strong Written Communication
• Strong Verbal Communication
• Interpersonal Skills
• Time Management
• Adaptability

Certifications & Qualifications

• RTPI Membership

Industry Keywords

• Multi-Disciplinary Projects
• Infrastructure Projects
• Market Growth
• Bid Preparation
• Tender Submissions