Senior/Associate Planner - Energy & Infrastructure

SAVILLS; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading property consultancy in Leeds is seeking a Senior/Associate Planner to manage planning tasks involving infrastructure and renewable energy projects. Candidates should be MRTPI and/or RICS qualified with experience in EIA. This position offers a hybrid working option and various professional development opportunities, including 25-30 days of annual leave, private medical scheme, and a company pension scheme.

Benefits

Career and Professional Development

25-30 Days Annual Leave

Life Assurance

Private Medical Scheme

Global Mobility Scheme

Company Pension Scheme

Enhanced Incremental Annual Leave

Qualifications

• MRTPI and/or RICS qualified.
• Experience in the Infrastructure and/or renewable energy sector.
• Ability to assist senior team members.

Responsibilities

• Manage own workload and assist senior team members.
• Conduct EIA screening and scoping exercises.
• Draft and refine reports and planning submissions.

Skills

Managing workload

EIA experience

Planning research

Report drafting

Education

MRTPI and/or RICS qualification

Job description

Role Overview

We have a great opportunity for a Senior/Associate Planner to join our Planning North Team based in our Leeds office. The ideal candidate will be MRTPI and /or RICS qualified and ideal with experience in the Infrastructure and/or renewable energy sector with EIA experience.

This role will involve managing your own workload, assisting the senior team members on large instructions, EIA screening and scoping exercises, undertaking planning research and enquiries, drafting and finessing reports and planning submissions (site assessments, policy notes, applications, appeals, development plan representations and so on) as well as assisting with the management of the team’s caseload and its business development activities. The role will be based in our Leeds office with an element of hybrid working an option.

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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

Savills is a leading property consultancy practice with offices across England and the UK and a wide range of existing corporate, landowner and public sector clients. This is an important role in the Planning North Team - one of the largest in the North of England - to help deliver a wide range of exciting and high profile projects. The Planning North Team works on a wide range of projects across the country from offices in Leeds and Manchester. While a large part of the role will be devoted to our diverse range of existing renewable energy projects, successful candidates can also expect to work on other projects including city centre regeneration, strategic land, retail, rural and logistics.

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.