Planning Manager

TH Recruit; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and bonus scheme

Company car or cash allowance

Private medical cover

26 days' holiday (increasing with service)

Flexible benefits package

Hybrid working options

Flexible benefits

Hybrid working

Job summary

A leading housebuilder recruitment firm is looking for a Planning Manager. Responsibilities include managing planning applications, preparing site reports, and engaging with stakeholders. The ideal candidate has strong experience in planning and is able to manage budgets effectively. The role offers a competitive salary, company car allowance, and flexible working options.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in planning applications and promotions.
• Ability to manage consultants and budgets effectively.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
• A collaborative approach with confidence in stakeholder engagement.

Responsibilities

• Managing planning applications from submission through to decision and implementation.
• Preparing site appraisals and reports to support new land opportunities.
• Drafting planning statements, conditions discharge, and S106 submissions.
• Overseeing external consultants and planning budgets.
• Monitoring local planning policy and advising on its impact.
• Leading stakeholder engagement, including with LPAs, councillors, statutory bodies, and the public.
• Negotiating planning and legal agreements.

Skills

Strong experience in planning applications and promotions

Ability to manage consultants and budgets effectively

Excellent communication and negotiation skills

Collaborative approach with confidence in stakeholder engagement

Job description

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Managing Director at TH Recruit. Architecture, House Building & Construction Recruitment Specialists.

Planning Manager

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Planning Manager to join a leading housebuilder, working across a diverse portfolio of projects from strategic land promotion to immediate planning applications.

You’ll play a key role in shaping planning strategies, securing consents, and driving land acquisition and delivery targets. This role offers the chance to work on projects at varying scales, with extensive engagement across local authorities, stakeholders, and communities.

What you’ll be doing:

• Managing planning applications from submission through to decision and implementation
• Preparing site appraisals and reports to support new land opportunities
• Drafting planning statements, conditions discharge, and S106 submissions
• Overseeing external consultants and planning budgets
• Monitoring local planning policy and advising on its impact
• Leading stakeholder engagement, including with LPAs, councillors, statutory bodies, and the public
• Negotiating planning and legal agreements

What we’re looking for:

• Strong experience in planning applications and promotions
• Ability to manage consultants and budgets effectively
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills
• A collaborative approach with confidence in stakeholder engagement

What’s on offer:

• Competitive salary and bonus scheme
• Company car or cash allowance
• Private medical cover and annual health assessment
• 26 days’ holiday (increasing with service)
• Flexible benefits package
• Hybrid working options and a supportive, inclusive culture

To apply, please send your CV to [e-mail] or contact Natalie Oakley on 07812 993513 for a confidential conversation.

Visit www.threcruit.co.uk to explore all current vacancies in housebuilding and residential development.

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Project Management and Strategy/Planning

• Industries

  Architecture and Planning, Community Development and Urban Planning, and Housing and Community Development

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