Senior/Associate Planner

SAVILLS; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading property consultancy in Cardiff is seeking a Senior or Associate Planner with RTPI and/or RICS qualifications. The role involves managing planning projects and conducting research, with strong analytical and communication skills required. The successful candidate will support senior colleagues and contribute to the team’s success in various planning projects. This position offers career development opportunities and an engaging work environment.

Benefits

Career and Professional Development

25-30 Days Annual Leave

Life Assurance

Private Medical Scheme

Virtual GP

Global Mobility Scheme

Rewards Platform

Company Pension Scheme

Enhanced Incremental Annual Leave

Qualifications

• Experience managing your own projects in a planning context.
• Ability to conduct planning research.
• Expertise in preparing high quality planning reports and submissions.

Responsibilities

• Manage your own planning projects.
• Conduct planning research and prepare high-quality reports.
• Support senior colleagues and contribute to team success.

Skills

Strong experience in UK town planning

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Education

RTPI and/or RICS qualification

Job description

Role Overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a RTPI and/or RICS qualified Senior or Associate Planner to join our dynamic Cardiff Planning Team. This role is ideal for someone with strong experience in UK town planning and a thorough understanding of governmental systems. You’ll be responsible for managing your own projects, conducting planning research, and preparing high quality reports and submissions including site assessments, policy notes, applications, appeals, and development plan representations.

You’ll also play a key role in supporting senior colleagues and contributing to the team’s overall success. This includes assisting with workload management, business development activities, and client engagement.

If you're a proactive planner with excellent analytical and communication skills, and you're looking to make a meaningful impact in a collaborative environment, we’d love to hear from you.

To find out more details on the exciting projects our team have worked on, please see our 2024 Yearbook by clicking here.

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What we offer you

• Career and Professional Development
• 25-30 Days Annual Leave, depending on grade
• Life Assurance
• Private Medical Scheme
• Virtual GP
• Global Mobility Scheme
• Rewards Platform
• Company Pension Scheme
• Enhanced Incremental Annual Leave

Find out more about Savills offer

Team Overview

The Savills Planning Team in Cardiff is made up of 17 planners and is a highly respected part of the UK’s largest planning consultancy, with over 190 specialists nationwide. The team works across a diverse range of projects and clients including developers, investors, corporates, charities, and education providers delivering schemes locally, regionally, and nationally.

Current projects include work with Wrexham AFC, Indurent Park in Newport, Twyn Hywel Energy Park, Bridgend College, Cardiff Bay mixed-use development, and a Carbon Capture and Storage scheme in North Wales. The team collaborates closely with colleagues across Development, Investment, Office Agency, New Homes, Building Services, Energy & Sustainability, and Property Management, forming part of the largest property services firm in Wales.

Recruitment agencies

Savills only pay agency fees where we have a signed agreement in place and that agency has been previously contacted and directed by a member of our recruitment team. We do not pay agency fees when speculative and unsolicited CVs are submitted to Savills or any of our employees other than via our careers website and through our recruitment process. If this is not adhered to, agency fees will not be paid.

Submission of any unsolicited CVs or proposals to Savills will be deemed evidence of full and unlimited acceptance of this approach.