Graduate Planner

Lanpro; Norwich; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic planning consultancy in Norwich is seeking ambitious graduates for their Planning Graduate scheme. This role provides an opportunity to develop essential skills while gaining exposure to Development Planning and infrastructure projects, benefiting from comprehensive training to achieve RTPI membership. Successful candidates will participate in various planning processes, draft applications, and engage in community consultations. The company offers a supportive environment with excellent benefits, including a hybrid working model and extensive opportunities for career progression.

Benefits

Company Bonus Scheme

Private medical insurance

BUPA medical cash plan

Discounted gym memberships

Employee Assistance Program

Enhanced annual leave

Loyalty leave

Defined promotion windows

Enhanced company pension

Death in service cover

Professional body membership cover

Exclusive access to E-learning content

Qualifications

• Studying for an RTPI accredited degree or related field.
• Ability to learn on the job and acquire practical knowledge.
• Effective planning and scheduling of work.

Responsibilities

• Develop personal technical competence applicable to their work.
• Provide technical input while knowing when to escalate issues.
• Draft planning applications and undertake research.

Skills

Proactivity in personal development

Knowledge of project management

Technical competence

Communication skills

Education

RTPI accredited degree or relevant

Job description

Job Description

Be part of an exciting and progressive career track in Planning via Lanpro's Graduate process.

We shape futures for the better through our internal capabilities, guided exposure and caring mentorship.

We are looking for ambitious and driven graduates to join our Norwich team to learn, develop and deliver excellence for our clients in the region and nationally.

You will ideally be studying for an RTPI accredited degree, though we also welcome applications from those studying a non-accredited degree who are looking to pursue a career in property.

As part of joining Lanpro, you will have the opportunity to work as part of a multidisciplinary team not only learning from professionals in Development Planning but also Major Infrastructure skillsets who support large scale projects including market leading renewable development consent orders (DCO).

Our graduate scheme helps you achieve RTPI membership, and you’ll be provided with appropriate training and experience to attain the required competency levels. Our APC structured training programme is continuously improved to keep up to date with an ever-changing industry.

You will also be trained to best practice ISO standards and receive comprehensive project management training through our chosen training partners with the ability to work on some of the best projects around which have recently received award nominations.

Benefits

• Company Bonus Scheme
• Private medical insurance - via vitality healthcare
• BUPA medical Cash plan
• Discounted Gym memberships
• Employee Assistance Program - access to qualified professionals around health and financial
• Enhanced annual leave entitlement
• Loyalty leave - accruable service days
• Hybrid working environment
• Discounts on products and perks, such as Amazon Prime, Odeon or VUE, cafe Nero, Apple, Itsu and supermarkets.
• Defined promotion windows throughout the year
• Team celebration events and socials
• Enhanced company pension, looking after your future
• Death in service cover, securing others future
• Professional body membership cover
• Exclusive access to E-learning content
• Protected CPD time (individual and company)
• Defined career progression framework

Day‑to‑Day Responsibilities

• Is proactive with regards to ongoing development of personal technical competence which they can apply to their work
• Acquires practical knowledge and expertise by learning on the job.
• Applies standard principles, practices, and techniques to follow established procedures.
• Plans, schedules, and monitors own work within agreed deadlines.
• Keeps up to date with current developments within own areas of expertise as well as gaining a wider knowledge of the company.
• Provides reliable technical / process input on own initiative but able to determine when work should be escalated to a higher level.
• Liaises and assists other team members who are also developing.
• Prepares letters, reports and others documents under supervision and / or from standard templates.
• Carries out site visits.
• Able to put forward ideas which can help improve the business, by suggesting new ways of working or better use of technology or automation.

Delivering our projects

• Operates within a defined area of work and provides support to their team as required.
• Understands the fundamentals of project management and Rapport and how this applies to their work and commercial impact of these.
• Responsible for the completion of specifically assigned tasks to time and cost whilst working within established routines and principles.
• Drafting planning applications, pre-application enquiries and appeals.
• Undertaking basic planning appraisals and research
• Preparation of fee proposals to generate new business.
• Review of Local Planning Authority (LPA) Local Plans and their stage of production.
• Assisting clients throughout the planning process.
• Assisting with community engagement, committee meetings and public examinations.
• Communicating with all stakeholders involved in the planning process.