Regional Planner

Avant Homes; Coleshill CP; Presencial; GBP 35 000 - 55 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Discretionary bonus

Company car plan/cash allowance

Buy, sell and accrual holiday scheme

Private Health care

Company Pension

Life Assurance

Avant discount platform

Resumo da oferta

Avant Homes is seeking a Regional Planner for the West Midlands, based in Coleshill. The role focuses on developing, agreeing, implementing and delivering land acquisition and development requirements through successful planning approvals that meet group and regional targets.

You will work with regional teams and external providers to ensure applications align with Local Authority requirements and planning appetite, driving sites from enquiry to start while managing risks and opportunities.

Qualificações

• Minimum of 2 years' experience in Town Planning.
• Experience with private sector consultancy, housebuilder or local authority.
• Proven ability to secure commercially deliverable planning approvals.

Responsabilidades

• Prepare and present planning reports and assessments to enable approvals.
• Coordinate with regional teams and third-party consultants to prepare applications.
• Negotiate planning gain contributions under guidance of senior directors.
• Manage liaising with Local Planning Authorities and drafting planning obligations.
• Monitor policy changes and maintain KPI-driven development targets.
• Deliver site-start programmes ensuring planning matters meet timescales.

Conhecimentos

Planning approvals

Relationship building

Commercial mindset

Formação académica

Town Planning discipline

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Competitive Salary & Discretionary Performance Bonus & Company Car Plan/Cash Allowance & Holidays (Buy, Sell and Accrual Scheme) & Company Pension & Private Healthcare & Life Assurance & Benefits

With lots of exciting plans in the pipeline, there's never been a better time to join Avant Homes, let us tell you why

Avant Homes is a housebuilder operating in Scotland, the North East of England, across Yorkshire and the East and West Midlands.

We are continuing to strengthen our teams and are looking for passionate individuals who want to make a real contribution. Our mission is to provide affordable homes to our communities, ensuring that new homes are accessible and attainable for all with a product suitable for everyone.

Avant Homes are proud to employ local people across our developments and within our regional offices, teamwork is key to everything that we do.

If you want to be part of something special, why not start the foundations and build your career with us today?

Due to continued success and future business growth, we have an exciting opportunity for a Regional Planner to join our West Midlands team based at our regional office in Coleshill, Birmingham.

The Role

Are you a successful planner with a proven track record of securing planning approvals?

Are you commercially minded, passionate and have strong relationship building skills?

Joining our team as Regional Planner, you will develop, agree, implement, and deliver the Region's land acquisition and development requirements through successfully gaining planning approvals that meet both the Group and regional business plan and future growth requirements.

This is a fantastic opportunity to build on your planning experience and develop your expertise, with the support and guidance of our wider Planning team.

Key duties and requirements

You will also be responsible for but not limited to;

• Providing the Technical and Land teams with operational and tactical land appraisal planning reports, assessments presenting clear and reasoned planning advice in terms of potential risks/opportunities and likely planning gain requirements.
• Working closely with regional teams and third-party providers to ensure that planning applications are prepared in accordance with Local Authority requirements.
• Managing the regional planning application process through direct liaison with the Local Planning Authority.
• Proactively identifying and under the guidance of the Land and Commercial Directors negotiating planning gain contributions where necessary.
• Managing the drafting and completion of all planning related section agreements with the Local Authority and legal team.
• Managing the compliance and coordination on the discharge of planning conditions.
• Providing key status, project information, assessments, analysis and recommendations in relation to all planning matters, take action to mitigate planning risk, protect land acquisition, site start development targets and KPIs.
• Monitoring and reporting on local, regional and national planning policy changes and movements.
• Engaging in the process of determining, agreeing & delivering site start programmes so that planning matters are not a risk to meeting the agreed timescales.
• Providing effective & relevant planning reports and documentation for each development or phase of development.

Who are we looking for?

To be successful as our Regional Planner, you will be able to evidence your previous success on delivering planning requirements.

To be considered for the role you will currently be working within a Town Planning discipline, with a minimum of 2 years' experience. You will currently be working for either a private sector consultancy, housebuilder, or local authority where you will have gained diverse experience in planning management and securing commercially deliverable planning approvals.

Delivering on excellence and control are key to the success within this role.

What will you get in return?

• Discretionary bonus
• Company car plan/cash allowance
• Buy, sell and accrual holiday scheme
• Private Health care
• Company Pension
• Life Assurance
• Other Benefits including our exclusive Avant discount platform

Please note: we reserve the right to fill this vacancy and/or remove this advert prior to the vacancy end date