Planner in Nottingham)

Penguin Recruitment; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm is seeking a Planner to join their dynamic team in Nottinghamshire. The successful candidate will have 3-5 years of experience, responsible for managing planning applications and developing business opportunities. This role offers competitive pay, professional development, and a range of benefits including health insurance and a pension scheme.

Benefits

Competitive market rate of pay

Potential flexibility in working hours and locations

Minimum of 22 days holiday plus Bank Holidays

Health Insurance

Company Pension Scheme

Payment of one professional membership

Discretionary leave days over Christmas & New Year

Potential performance bonus

Qualifications

• 3-5 years' minimum professional experience in public or private sector.
• Valid UK Driving Licence.

Responsibilities

• Acting as brand ambassador and developing new client relationships.
• Preparing, submitting, and managing planning applications and appeals.
• Mentoring junior team members.

Skills

Urban Design

Business Development

Negotiation

Job description

Planner

Location: Nottinghamshire

Penguin Recruitment are delighted to be supporting a unique, nationwide disciplinary in their search for a Planner. The group are experts at handling the complexities of the planning system and can assist on a broad range of planning expertise whether relating to residential, commercial or anything in between. They can assess site feasibility all the way through to negotiating a planning permission.

Candidates are required to have:

* Planner - 3 - 5 years' minimum professional experience working in the public or private sector

* Hold a valid UK Driving Licence

* Urban Design and master planning understanding would be beneficial

* Whilst not necessary, the potential to bring along new clients or contacts may be useful

What does the role involve?

* Acting as a brand ambassador responsible for developing new client relationships and provide a more experienced lead on complex planning proposals

* Contributing towards business development and wider company objectives. For example, this includes independent preparation, submission and management of planning applications and appeals, lending support to the wider team and the mentoring and development of junior members

* Attendance and presentation at appeal hearings and examination in public

* S106 negotiations

* Networking and business development

* Fee budgets and budget management

* Securing client repeat business and some self-generated new projects/client leads, partial generation of some workload

* Practice promotion and marketing

* Presentations to secure new projects

* Mentoring and support of more junior team members

What does the role offer?

* Competitive market rate of pay

* Potential flexibility in core work hours and working locations

* Minimum of 22 days holiday plus Bank Holidays

* Health Insurance

* Company Pension Scheme

* Payment of one professional membership, others considered on merit

* Discretionary leave days over the Christmas & New Year Period

Potential performance bonus