Principal To Associate Town Planner

Cobalt Recruitment; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Cobalt Recruitment is seeking a Principal to Associate Strategic Land Town Planner to work across Reading, Bristol and Birmingham. You will lead strategic site promotion, engage with landowners, developers and promoters, and guide multidisciplinary teams to unlock development opportunities within planning policy frameworks.

Ideal candidates will be MRTPI qualified with proven experience in strategic land, planning or development, and the ability to manage projects and client relationships

Qualifications

• MRTPI qualification and strong experience in strategic land, planning or development.
• Ability to manage projects and clients independently.
• Good understanding of Local Plans, site promotion and development strategy.

Responsibilities

• Lead the promotion of strategic sites through Local Plans and site allocation processes.
• Prepare representations, call for sites submissions and planning strategies.
• Undertake site appraisals and identify new development opportunities.
• Manage strategic residential, mixed-use and employment projects.
• Advise landowners and developers on land promotion strategies.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary consultant teams.
• Manage key client relationships and support business development.
• Mentor junior planners and contribute to team growth.

Skills

Strategic land planning

Project leadership

Client management

Mentoring juniors

Stakeholder engagement

Education

MRTPI qualified

Job description

Principal to Associate - Strategic Land Town Planner (Reading, Bristol & Birmingham)

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Strategic Land Town Planner to join a highly regarded and growing planning consultancy.

Working at Principal to Associate level, you'll take a leading role on a portfolio of strategic land projects, advising landowners, developers and promoters on unlocking development opportunities through the planning system.

The Role

• Leading the promotion of strategic sites through Local Plans and site allocation processes.
• Preparing representations, call for sites submissions and planning strategies.
• Undertaking site appraisals and identifying new development opportunities.
• Managing strategic residential, mixed-use and employment projects.
• Advising landowners and developers on land promotion strategies.
• Coordinating multidisciplinary consultant teams.
• Managing key client relationships and supporting business development.
• Mentoring junior planners and contributing to team growth.

About You

You'll be MRTPI qualified with strong experience in strategic land, planning or development. You'll have a good understanding of Local Plans, site promotion and development strategy, alongside the confidence to manage projects and clients independently.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a successful and expanding consultancy, work on significant strategic development projects and have genuine scope to progress your career towards senior leadership.