Rating/Business Rates – Surveyor to Director/Partner Level

Place North West; Manchester; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading planning consultancy in Manchester is seeking a Planner to produce reports for planning applications and manage workloads. The ideal candidate has a planning degree and solid experience in the planning process. Strong communication skills and the ability to work independently are essential. This role offers a dynamic environment dedicated to promoting site development.

Qualifications

• Chartered membership of the RTPI or RICS is a plus.
• Experience in a consultancy or local planning environment.
• Understanding of local, regional, and national growth drivers.

Responsibilities

• Producing draft reports to support planning applications.
• Monitoring planning applications and appeals.
• Reviewing reports by consultants and providing feedback.

Skills

Planning experience

Excellent writing and verbal communication

Effective time management

Strong organizational and coordination skills

Education

Planning degree or equivalent qualification

Job description

Your duties will include:

• Producing comprehensive initial draft reports to support the submission of planning applications, appeals, policy representations and site appraisals.
• Monitoring of planning applications and appeals and/or local and neighbourhood plans within specific authorities.
• Support more senior planners and project managers with specific application and appeal preparation, but also a wider brief on planning matters as requested by senior colleagues.
• Reviewing reports produced by external consultants, providing feedback.
• Complete research and reading to assist in developing a strategy for the promotion/allocation/planning application of a site.
• Producing well researched and presented reports and representations to assist in the promotion of sites and/or preparing reports to accompany the submission of planning applications.
• Attending meetings and interviews with prospective landowners and agents to help secure new sites for the business to then promote.
• Undertaking site visits and meetings with landowners, agents and local authority officers.
• Effective management of workload and keeping to task deadlines.
• Carrying out public engagement, including formal consultation events where necessary.
• Assisting Graduate Planners within your team with any queries they may have in a positive and constructive manner.

To be successful in the role, we are looking for:

• Planning degree or equivalent qualification with chartered membership of the RTPI or RICS.
• Planning experience, either within a consultancy or local planning environment.
• Experience of Section 106 agreements.
• Experience of working within an environment focused on the promotion of sites through both the Local Plan and planning application process.
• Experience of preparing reports to support the submission of planning applications and/or the allocation of sites in a Local Plan.
• Demonstrable experience of undertaking research projects to support the delivery of a project.
• Understanding of the drivers for growth at the local, regional and national level.
• Excellent writing and verbal communication skills.
• The ability to communicate to different audiences.
• The ability to work independently or as part of a team.
• Effective time management.
• Strong organizational and coordination skills.
• Ability to build rapport and relationships, both internally and externally.
• A strong work ethic.