Planner / Senior Planner / Associate Director / Director

Ampa Group; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading planning consultancy in Leeds is seeking Planners, Senior Planners, and Directors to join their team. Responsibilities include advising on land development, preparing planning applications, and providing policy advice. Ideal candidates will have relevant planning qualifications and a membership of RTPI or are working towards it. This role offers competitive salary, hybrid working, and opportunities to influence business strategy.

Benefits

Private medical insurance

Payment of relevant subscriptions

Flexible working patterns

Qualifications

• A relevant planning qualification is required.
• Membership of RTPI or actively working towards membership is needed.
• Understanding of the planning process and systems is essential.
• Excellent writing skills with high accuracy are crucial.

Responsibilities

• Advise on the development potential of land and buildings.
• Assist in preparing planning applications and appeals.
• Provide policy advice and conduct necessary research.
• Draft representations for plan consultations.

Skills

Understanding of the planning process

Excellent writing skills

Communication skills

Team player approach

Education

Relevant Planning qualification

Membership of RTPI or working towards

Job description

Planner / Senior Planner / Associate Director / Director

Department: Marrons - Marrons - Planning - Planning - 2401

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Leeds

Reporting To: Dan Mitchell

Description

Marrons have a fantastic opportunity for a Planners / Senior Planners / Directors to join our growing team in Leeds and Manchester. Our planning team focuses on strategic planning projects, mainly planning applications and land promotions for residential development, and we work closely alongside our colleagues in development economics, design and heritage.

We can offer you:

• A competitive salary with great benefits including private medical & payment of relevant subscriptions
• A culture of trust, empowerment and autonomy over your work
• The chance to work on a variety of projects, including planning applications and land promotions for a range of sites and clients
• The opportunity to join a growing team within an established planning firm, and to help influence our business strategy for the region
• Hybrid working with the flexibility to define working patterns that work for you in and outside the office

Marrons has grown rapidly over the past 5 years to become a top-20 UK planning consultancy, with a team of 50+ town planners across our six regional hubs. We also provide complementary socio-economic, heritage, masterplanning and architectural services. We seek ambitious planners to join our North West team to help drive forward projects and support business development activities.

The role:

Our whole team are vital in helping to achieve our ambitions, helping to lead projects, build client relations and champion the Marrons brand. As a Planner, Senior Planner or Associate Director you will continue to develop your career working collaboratively with colleagues within our multi-disciplinary consultancy, alongside having ample opportunities to build client relationships and start developing your own workload.

There will be opportunities to support and be actively involved in Planning Appeals and Local Plan Examinations. The key duties will be:

• advising on development potential of land and buildings
• assisting with preparing planning applications and appeals
• providing policy advice and research
• drafting representations to plan consultations and examinations
• assisting in identify land opportunities
• working with clients and other consultants to deliver development
• supporting business development activities

You will have:

• a relevant Planning qualification
• membership of RTPI or working towards membership
• an understanding of the planning process and systems
• excellent writing skills with a strong eye for detail and high level of accuracy
• excellent communication skills and a friendly approachable manner
• drive, commitment, enthusiastic and a team player approach

Whether you are an experienced Planner ready to step-up and assist with leading major projects or a Senior Planner/AD looking to expand your capabilities in a new role, we are keen to speak with you.

Benefits, Agile Working and Additional information

We embrace agile working and offer a blended approach to where and how we work.

We appreciate that people have different needs and preferences and we’re keen to be flexible, after all, we value what you do, not where you do it.

This role will be based from our new Leeds office (opening on 1st August). Our presence in the North West is also supported by our existing hubs in Sheffield, Nottingham and Birmingham and in several other locations across the UK.

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Additional information: Please be aware, for some vacancies, where we receive high numbers of applications we may need to bring the close date forward.

Equal opportunities Marrons is a committed equal opportunities employer. We seek to attract, develop and retain talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures. We value and respect individuality and encourage a culture within our business where people can be themselves and be valued for their strengths and experiences. Everyone who either applies to or works for the firm is treated equally, regardless of their gender, age, ethnic origin, nationality, marital status, sexual orientation or religious beliefs.