Planner

Montagu Evans; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Montagu Evans seeks a Planning professional to join our Edinburgh team. You will work on a variety of planning projects, collaborating with Partners and specialists to deliver robust planning strategies and advice.

The role offers exposure to high-value assets and a chance to contribute to Scotland-wide planning work, with opportunities for professional progression within a supportive, client-facing environment.

Qualifications

• RTPI and/or RICS (P&D) accreditation or close to achieving.
• Approximately 2 years post-qualification experience.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent report writing ability.
• Keen interest in planning and development.
• Able to negotiate effectively.
• Strong client interfacing and communication with stakeholders.
• Excellent presentation skills and attention to detail.
• High service delivery standards and self-motivation.

Responsibilities

• Prepare advice to clients.
• Work with team on developing planning strategies, programmes and reviewing information.
• Draft or review reports, coordinate planning applications/ appeals/ representations.
• Identify new business opportunities and assist in firm-wide business development and fee proposals.
• Develop contacts with clients and consultants at own level.
• Provide planning advice to clients and attend meetings.
• Maintain continuing professional development for self.
• Any additional duties as reasonably requested.

Skills

RTPI/RICS (P&D)

PQE 2+ years

Verbal & written comms

Report writing

Planning & development

Negotiation

Client interfacing

Presentation skills

Attention to detail

Service delivery

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Montagu Evans is a UK property consultancy that helps clients unlock value from complexity, because that’s where the most meaningful opportunities live.

Montagu Evans is a UK property consultancy that helps clients unlock value from complexity, because that’s where the most meaningful opportunities live.

Our purpose is to bring clarity, creativity, and conviction to the complex. We are experts who collaborate to create value, not just preserve it and our team is built for impact, not oversight.

We specialise in high-value, complex assets across the property lifecycle, where political, technical or commercial challenges demand a joined-up approach.

The Firm

Montagu Evans is a UK property consultancy that helps clients unlock value from complexity, because that’s where the most meaningful opportunities live.

Our purpose is to bring clarity, creativity, and conviction to the complex. We are experts who collaborate to create value, not just preserve it and our team is built for impact, not oversight.

We specialise in high-value, complex assets across the property lifecycle, where political, technical or commercial challenges demand a joined-up approach.

The Team/Department

Planning is one of the largest departments at Montagu Evans and one of the biggest P&D departments operating in the UK. We have over 100 staff structured into four Groups: Housing & Land, Commercial, Historic Environment and Townscape, and Scotland. Our Scottish team comprises 10 planning and heritage professionals, and advises a wide range of private and public sector clients including many of the country's leading developers, financial institutions and landowners.

We work in the residential, wider living, retail and leisure, commercial, mixed use, and higher education sectors. Our team works closely with other Montagu Evans specialisms including advisory, market specialisms, socio-economics and strategic consulting.

Successful candidates will have the opportunity to work across a variety of projects within the Scottish market, and with significant scope for personal development and progression within the structure of our team.

Role Overview

The role will offer the right candidate a great career opportunity to work within a busy and growing team. Successful candidates will work in teams for different Partners on a variety of projects - large and small.
All team members have the opportunity of direct contact with clients, other professionals and local authorities, to provide exceptional career experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare advice to clients;
• Work with team members on developing planning strategies, preparing programmes and reviewing information;
• Drafting or reviewing reports, co-ordinating the preparation and submission of planning applications/ appeals/ representations;
• Assisting in i dentifying new business opportunities, assisting in firm-wide business development and preparing fee proposals;
• Developing contacts at own level with client s and consultants ;
• Providing planning advice to clients and attending meetings;
• Responsible for maintaining continuing professional development for self; and
• Any additional duties as reasonably requested.

Skills & Capabilities

• RTPI and/or RICS (P&D) or close to achieving professional accreditation;
• Ideally 2 years post qualification experience;
• Strong verbal and written communication skills;
• Excellent report writing ability;
• Keen interest in planning and development;
• An ability to negotiate effectively;
• Excellent experience of communication and client interfacing skills;
• Excellent presentation skills;
• Strong attention to detail;
• High service delivery skills;
• Excellent communicator, both written and verbal;
• Self-motivated;
• Committed and organised; and
• Good grasp of Microsoft packages.