Office Lead - Town Planning in City

Penguin Recruitment; City; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Contributory pension scheme

Professional development

Personal development

Highly competitive salary

Job summary

Penguin Recruitment is seeking an Office Lead in Cardiff with substantial town planning experience to lead a local team and manage a diverse project portfolio. You will provide senior planning input to clients, advise on applications and appeals, and drive winning work while collaborating with planning, landscape, design, and environmental teams.

The role offers hybrid working, strong salary, and opportunities for professional development.

Qualifications

• Significant experience within town planning consultancy.
• Strong knowledge of the UK planning system, policy and development management processes.
• Proven track record of successfully managing complex planning projects.
• Experience working with developers, landowners, public sector organisations and/or infrastructure clients.
• Strong commercial awareness and ability to identify and secure new opportunities.
• Excellent client relationships and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience mentoring or developing planning professionals.
• MRTPI accreditation or equivalent is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Leading and developing the local town planning team, creating a positive, collaborative and high-performing culture.
• Managing a varied portfolio of complex planning projects from inception through to delivery.
• Providing senior-level planning advice to clients, project teams and stakeholders.
• Leading planning strategies, applications, appeals, local plan representations and other planning submissions.
• Building strong relationships with existing clients while identifying and developing new business opportunities.
• Working closely with colleagues across planning, landscape, design, environmental and other disciplines to deliver integrated solutions.
• Supporting the growth and development of the office, including identifying opportunities, winning work and strengthening the consultancy's market presence.
• Mentoring and developing junior and senior colleagues, supporting their professional and career progression.
• Taking an active role in recruitment, resource planning and the continued development of the planning team.

Skills

Town planning

Project management

Client relationship

Stakeholder management

Mentoring

Recruitment

Business development

MRTPI

Job description

Job Title: Office Lead - Town Planning

Ref: BM293

Location: Cardiff

Salary: 50,000 - 60,000

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a national multidisciplined consultancy who provide a wide range of expertise to high profile projects across the UK. They are on the lookout for a commercially aware and experienced Office Lead to join their growing Cardiff offices.

Benefits for the role of Office Lead include:

• Highly competitive salary
• Hybrid working
• Contributory pension scheme
• Professional development
• Personal development

Duties for the role of Office Lead include:

• Leading and developing the local town planning team, creating a positive, collaborative and high-performing culture
• Managing a varied portfolio of complex planning projects from inception through to delivery
• Providing senior-level planning advice to clients, project teams and stakeholders.
• Leading planning strategies, applications, appeals, local plan representations and other planning submissions
• Building strong relationships with existing clients while identifying and developing new business opportunities
• Working closely with colleagues across planning, landscape, design, environmental and other disciplines to deliver integrated solutions
• Supporting the growth and development of the office, including identifying opportunities, winning work and strengthening the consultancy's market presence
• Mentoring and developing junior and senior colleagues, supporting their professional and career progression
• Taking an active role in recruitment, resource planning and the continued development of the planning team

Skills and experience for the role of Office Lead:

• Significant experience within town planning consultancy, planning practice, development consultancy or a related environment
• Strong knowledge of the UK planning system, policy and development management processes
• A proven track record of successfully managing complex planning projects
• Experience of working with developers, landowners, public sector organisations and/or infrastructure clients
• Strong commercial awareness and an ability to identify and secure new opportunities
• Excellent client relationship and stakeholder management skills
• Previous experience of managing, mentoring or developing planning professionals
• The confidence to provide authoritative planning advice while working collaboratively with other disciplines
• Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills
• MRTPI accreditation or equivalent professional experience is highly desirable.

This is a permanent role