Regional Director of Planning

Jobsoid Inc.; York; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking multidisciplinary consultancy as a Regional Director in York, where you will lead a dynamic planning team and manage office operations. This role offers the opportunity to drive business growth, foster client relationships, and deliver exceptional planning services across various sectors. With a strong emphasis on strategic leadership and client engagement, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of the consultancy. The company values its people and offers a vibrant workplace with numerous benefits, including a hybrid working environment and professional development opportunities. If you're passionate about planning and ready to make a significant impact, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Private medical insurance

BUPA medical Cash plan

Discounted Gym memberships

Employee Assistance Program

Enhanced annual leave entitlement

Loyalty leave

Discounts on products

Company bonus scheme

Enhanced company pension

Professional body membership cover

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional experience in planning, ideally in the private sector.
• Minimum 3-5 years of people management experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning team and manage office operations effectively.
• Generate business opportunities and maintain client relationships.

Skills

Client Management

Negotiation Skills

Project Management

Communication Skills

Strategic Planning

Team Leadership

Report Writing

Networking

Local Politics Awareness

Planning Legislation Knowledge

Education

RTPI accredited degree or Masters

Chartered membership of the Royal Town Planning Institute

Planning degree

Job description

Hiring now! - Regional Director of York

Our independent and forward-thinking multidisciplinary consultancy provides exceptional planning, design, and environmental services across the UK, underpinned by regional knowledge, service-specific expertise, and strong client relationships.

We are looking for a driven member of the team to support our growth and awareness of our multidisciplinary offering, generate opportunities, and deliver excellence.

The Role:

As Regional Director, you will be responsible for leading the planning team in the York office, managing and leading the office, and encouraging cross-working across a wider range of disciplines. The role will also involve assisting the Director of Planning in the overall management of the Planning Division as directed, and to be an ambassador for the company by winning new business and playing a prominent role in helping to develop the business.

We are in excess of an 80 strong team nationwide and equipped to deliver projects at any scale. The Regional Director will be tasked to build out and generate opportunities across all our sectors (including Residential, Commercial, and Assets and Estates) and generate opportunities with new and existing clients.

The position will involve:

• Strong client liaison to attract further work with evidence that clients will work alongside them without need for higher level involvement.
• Strong networking skills and the ability to build contacts across the industry and with key contacts in local planning authorities.
• Targets, establishes, consolidates, and builds on relationships with new and existing clients and colleagues.
• Able to lead winning presentations and to produce final reports and presentations with little or no input from seniors.
• Uses technical knowledge to identify and realise client opportunities through both tried and tested and innovative methods.
• Responsible for negotiating major contracts with customers/clients and/or suppliers/contractors including managing legal and contractual aspects.
• Develops business opportunities with new and existing clients with little or no support and demonstrates excellent judgement and ability in targeting strategic and profitable jobs.
• Makes decisions at a tactical level with some strategic input to overall functional strategy and regional Business Plan.
• Freedom to make decisions affecting the function within the overall business strategy.
• Has a strong professional profile and reputation both internally and within the industry and utilises this effectively to leverage business opportunities.
• Responsible for the P&L, budget, profitability, and SHEQ aspects for specific area(s), activity, and/or project(s).
• Responsible for predicting and planning future resources including liaising with other divisions across Lanpro to ensure effective utilisation of team(s).
• Effectively manages significant and complex projects to a high standard, with no supervision.
• Takes a key role in projects within relevant specialised field and provides technical leadership.
• Manages the delivery of specialised components of projects.
• Project managing planning appeals including appearing at appeal hearings and/or as an expert witness at appeal inquiries.
• Preparing tender responses.
• Performing strategic planning research and policy development including assessments of development potential.
• Undertaking site inspections and assessing the merits of proposals.
• Giving guidance to engineers/architects on the production of drawings and supplementary information in relation to planning submissions.

The position will involve you having:

• An RTPI accredited degree or Masters in a related discipline.
• Chartered membership of the Royal Town Planning Institute.
• A Planning degree and at least 8 years’ professional experience, preferably with some experience of working in the private sector including having led on large scale schemes and projects.
• Minimum of 3-5 years people management experience and operating at a strategic operation level.
• Experienced in transformational change and mentoring individuals at a more junior level.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Strong client management and resolution including the ability to present at senior levels and across a range of stakeholders, and to large audiences.
• Expert negotiation skills.
• Excellent project management and organisational skills.
• Strong report writing skills and ability to review colleagues’ work providing constructive feedback.
• A strong awareness of local politics and the interface between planning and politics.
• Exemplary knowledge and expertise of planning practice legislation across England and Wales.
• Outstanding project management skills coupled with timeliness, accuracy, and attention to detail.
• Ability to prioritise workloads and juggle competing demands.

Our strength and capability at Lanpro is through our people, so we offer a strong proposition to both incentivise and support our team.

We thrive to provide benefits, which include:

Looking after your health:

• Private medical insurance - via vitality healthcare.
• BUPA medical Cash plan.
• Discounted Gym memberships.
• Employee Assistance Program - access to qualified professionals around health and financial.

Improving your day to day:

• Enhanced annual leave entitlement.
• Loyalty leave - accruable service days.
• Hybrid working environment.
• Discounts on products and perks, such as Amazon Prime, Odeon or VUE, Cafe Nero, Apple, Itsu, and supermarkets.

Continuous reward along the way:

• A Company bonus scheme - rewarding for growth.
• Defined promotion windows throughout the year.
• Team celebration events and socials.

Protecting the future:

• Enhanced company pension, looking after your future.
• Death in service cover, securing others' future.

Enabling your progression:

• Professional body membership cover.
• Exclusive access to E-learning content.
• Protected CPD time (individual and company).
• Defined career progression framework.

Be part of a leading consultancy that shapes spaces for the better, co-creates social and environmental value, and provides a vibrant workplace full of opportunity. Our culture - find out more

Apply now to find out more!