Planner

Barratt Redrow; Watford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Planner, where you will play a crucial role in shaping local planning strategies and securing permissions for major sites. This dynamic role involves drafting comprehensive reports, monitoring applications, and collaborating with senior colleagues to promote strategic sites. You'll engage with landowners, conduct site visits, and manage public consultations, all while contributing to a diverse and inclusive workplace. With a focus on sustainability and community building, this position offers a unique opportunity to make a lasting impact in the planning sector. If you're passionate about planning and eager to contribute to innovative projects, this role is for you.

Benefits

Competitive Bonus Scheme

Private Medical Cover - Single Cover

Annual Medical Health Assessment

26 days’ holiday

Cycle to Work scheme

Reduced hotel rates

Discounts at major retailers

Death in service benefits

Paid volunteer leave

Enhanced family friendly policies

Qualifications

• Planning degree or equivalent with chartered membership of RTPI or RICS required.
• Experience in planning applications and local planning environment is essential.

Responsibilities

• Produce reports for planning applications and appeals.
• Monitor planning applications and assist senior planners.

Skills

Strategic Thinking

Research Skills

Communication Skills

Time Management

Organizational Skills

Teamwork

Report Writing

Education

Planning Degree

Chartered Membership of RTPI or RICS

Job description

Reporting to the Planning Manager, as Planner you will work within the Planning & Projects team to achieve both local planning permissions or promoting major strategic sites through both the Local Plan process and by way of planning application and planning appeals. You will be involved with formulating the planning strategy for sites and implementing once agreed. The role will require an ability to think strategically and in the short and long term.

Your duties will include:

• Producing comprehensive initial draft reports to support the submission of planning applications, appeals, policy representations and site appraisals.
• Monitoring of planning applications and appeals and/or local and neighbourhood plans within specific authorities.
• Support more senior planners and project managers with specific application and appeal preparation, but also a wider brief on planning matters as requested by senior colleagues.
• Reviewing reports produced by external consultants, providing feedback.
• Complete research and reading to assist in developing a strategy for the promotion/allocation/planning application of a site.
• Producing well researched and presented reports and representations to assist in the promotion of sites and/or preparing reports to accompany the submission of planning applications.
• Attending meetings and interviews with prospective landowners and agents to help secure new sites for the business to then promote.
• Undertaking site visits and meetings with landowners, agents and local authority officers.
• Effective management of workload and keeping to task deadlines.
• Carrying out public engagement, including formal consultation events where necessary.
• Assisting Graduate Planners within your team with any queries they may have in a positive and constructive manner.

To be successful in the role, we are looking for:

• Planning degree or equivalent qualification with chartered membership of the RTPI or RICS.
• Planning experience, either within a consultancy or local planning environment.
• Experience of Section 106 agreements.
• Experience of working within an environment focused on the promotion of sites through both the Local Plan and planning application process.
• Experience of preparing reports to support the submission of planning applications and/or the allocation of sites in a Local Plan.
• Demonstrable experience of undertaking research projects to support the delivery of a project.
• Understanding of the drivers for growth at the local, regional and national level.
• Excellent writing and verbal communication skills.
• The ability to communicate to different audiences.
• The ability to work independently or as part of a team.
• Effective time management.
• Strong organizational and coordination skills.
• Ability to build rapport and relationships, both internally and externally.
• A strong work ethic.

As part of working for Barratt Redrow PLC and specifically for this role we offer:

• Competitive Bonus Scheme
• Private Medical Cover - Single Cover
• Annual Medical Health Assessment
• 26 days’ holiday (increase by 1 day for every 3 years’ continuous service up to 29 days)

Today’s housebuilding professional need tomorrow’s benefits, so they’re ready for whatever the future brings. When you join Barratt, you get the kind of support you would expect from a business built for a modern working world.

Private medical cover

Private healthcare support is available for timely access to a virtual GP, for diagnosis, treatment and more — including physio and talking therapies. You can even add family members.

Pension

First-class pension schemes with the option of up to 10% employer contributions.

Annual Health Assessment

All colleagues are able to access a fully funded annual health assessment, helping you to proactively manage your health and wellbeing.

As well as a competitive salary, we offer many ways to make life more affordable – from access to employee loans and savings accounts, to house purchase discounts.

Cycle to Work scheme, reduced hotel rate, discounts at major retailers… These make a massive difference to the quality of your lifestyle.

So much more…

From death in service, paid volunteer and study leave, enhanced family friendly policies (including our Parents and Carers leave) to a share buying scheme, we have an incredible range of additional benefits.

About North Thames

Our dual-branded Barratt David Wilson divisions combine the best of our Barratt Homes and David Wilson Homes brands.

Whether it is homes focused on first time buyers, or those aimed towards customers taking the next step in their homeownership journey, we provide award winning quality and innovative design.

That’s why we’ve been awarded the maximum 5 Stars from the Home Builders Federation since 2009, making us the only major national housebuilder to achieve this.

Putting diversity and inclusion front and centre

We know that a diverse team is better for our customers, makes us a more attractive employer and results in a stronger, more sustainable business. Which is why we're so committed to developing our inclusive culture.

Thinking ahead to leave a better world behind

We’re building a sustainable tomorrow, one house and one community at a time. Our commitment to our customers is rooted in every decision and day-to-day action we take.