Planning Manager

JR United Kingdom; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in Manchester is seeking a Town Planning Manager to oversee planning initiatives and drive development forward. The role offers substantial autonomy, competitive salary, and a flexible hybrid working environment. Candidates should be degree-qualified with MRTPI accreditation and possess extensive experience in residential planning applications.

Qualifications

• Degree qualified and MRTPI.
• Experience in strategic land and residential planning.
• Dynamic, ambitious, and results-driven.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and orchestrate planning initiatives across the North West.
• Engage with local authorities, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives.
• Guide a team of planners in their professional development.

Skills

Team leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Planning application management

Zoning issue resolution

Research and regulation compliance

Communication

Education

Degree qualification

MRTPI qualification

Job description

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Are you a high performing planner who wants to join a industry leading company?

You would be working with a national strategic promotor who is currently going through a period of growth due to a highly successful land team.

Are you currently at another developer or a consultancy looking to move to a client who will help you grow your career?

We are looking for an ambitious planner who wants to join the Cheshire-based developer and you will become a key driver as their business develops. You will report directly to the regional planning director and managing director but work autonomously on managing existing planning applications through outlined and detailed consents.

You will be dynamic, ambitious, and hungry to succeed. The business is very fast-paced and you will be given a lot of autonomy to manage your own work.

You will either be working for a planning consultancy or another property developer/ house builder. You will be degree-qualified and MRTPI qualified. You must have extensive experience dealing with planning applications and appeals in the residential property market.

Salary on offer is £60-80k complemented by a comprehensive package. Additionally, you will benefit from a flexible hybrid working arrangement.

Responsibilities:

As a Town Planning Manager, you will have a central role in supervising and orchestrating planning and development initiatives throughout the North West and nationally. Your duties encompass:

• Guiding a team of committed planners and fostering their development.
• Engaging with local authorities and stakeholders to ensure projects align with strategic development objectives.
• Formulating and presenting planning applications, with ongoing communication with regulatory bodies.
• Assessing and proposing resolutions for intricate planning and zoning issues.
• Sustaining a commitment to ongoing research, keeping up to date with local, regional, and national planning regulations and industry best practices.

Key Requirements

• Degree qualified and also MRTPI
• Currently working for a planning consultancy or residential developer/ house developer experience in strategic land
• Detailed experience in dealing with residential planning applications and appeals.
• Bright, ambitious and determined to succeed.