Graduate Planner - Norwich

Lanpro Group; Norwich; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading planning consultancy in the UK seeks an enthusiastic graduate with a degree in Town Planning or related fields. This role offers the chance to join a multidisciplinary team, engaging in projects that include renewable energy and urban development. You will gain valuable experience through project management training and support from industry experts. Key responsibilities include drafting applications, conducting research, and client liaison, along with opportunities for professional growth in a hybrid working environment.

Benefits

Enhanced Annual Leave

Private Medical Insurance

Hybrid working environment

Career progression framework

Discounted Gym membership

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in Town Planning, Environmental Studies, Architecture, or related field.
• Up to 1 year experience in planning consultancy preferred.
• Strong client liaison ability.

Responsibilities

• Drafting planning applications and preparing fee proposals.
• Assisting clients throughout the planning process.
• Conducting site visits for project assessments.

Skills

Good communication skills

Strong personal drive

Strong interest in Town Planning

Excellent communication and negotiation skills

Project management skills

Education

Undergraduate degree in relevant field

Job description

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). You will also receive best-practice ISO training and comprehensive project-management development through our selected training partners, along with opportunities to work on some of the industry’s leading projects, many of which have recently been nominated for awards.

About Lanpro

Lanpro is a market leading multi-disciplinary consultancy who specialise in Environment led Planning and Design. We work on projects at all scales within urban, semi-rural and rural contexts, across a variety of sectors that includes residential, historic sites and estates, renewable energy, infrastructure and mixed-use commercial developments. Lanpro is a fast growing, unique and rewarding environment. Through its agile team and comprehensive service, it has allowed growth nationwide across Cambridge, London, Norwich, Manchester, Edinburgh, Bath and York. Our multidisciplinary service spans across the following disciplines: Planning, Environmental Impact Assessment, Architecture, Arboriculture, Ecology, Archaeology and Heritage, Masterplanning, Landscape Architecture, Geomatics and Urban Design. We thrive on creating a culture and environment which provides a great variety of projects, recognition of success, continuous professional development and collaboration across an array of different professions. To find out more about our culture, please click here. We are proud that together, our teams are supporting delivery of some of the largest solar and battery storage schemes in the United Kingdom and Europe. We have a strong pipeline of opportunities across the energy, residential and infrastructure sectors. We offer an environment that is diverse, entrepreneurial and encourages innovation and your professional development. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

Essential

• Undergraduate degree in a relevant field e.g. Town Planning, Environmental Studies, Architecture, Landscape Design, Urban Studies, Geography and Building Surveying
• Good communication skills to build relationships with all levels of the business
• Strong personal drive to deliver accurate and detailed results to expected timeframes
• Strong interest in a career in Town Planning
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills
• Strong client liaison ability
• Project management skills

Preferred

• Up to 1 year experience working in a planning consultancy or work placement
• RTPI accredited postgraduate qualification
• Currently progressing or interested in working towards membership of Royal Town Planning Institute

Day-to-day responsibilities

• Proactivity in ongoing development of personal technical competence which you can apply to your work.
• Practical knowledge and expertise by learning on the job.
• Apply standard principles, practices, and techniques to follow established procedures.
• Plans, schedules, and monitors own work within agreed deadlines.
• Keep 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.
• Operates within a defined area of work and provides support to the team as required.
• Understands the fundamentals of project management, the software and how this applies to their work and commercial impact of these.

Delivering our projects

• 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.

Benefits

As a valued employee of Lanpro, you can expect to feel looked after. We offer the following great benefits as standard:

• Non contractual growth bonus scheme
• Enhanced Annual Leave entitlement
• Loyalty Leave (Continuous Service Accrued Annual Leave up to 5 days)
• Hybrid working environment (flexible work)
• Centrally based City office (Pottergate, Norwich)
• Vitality Health Care - Private Medical Insurance
• Enhanced Company pension
• Death in service cover
• BUPA Cash Plan
• Protected CPD (Department, individual and company wide)
• E Learning portal access
• Professional Body membership contribution
• Career progression framework and development, including two defined promotion windows annually.
• Discounted Gym membership
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discounts and perks - Amazon prime, Free Odeon Cinema tickets, Apple benefits and Cafe Nero
• Employee Assistance Program - including Financial and Mental Health support from external expertise.