Senior Planner

Carter Jonas; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Pension matched contributions

Life assurance

Flexible benefits including purchasing

Health cash plans

Cycle to work scheme

Job summary

Carter Jonas in London is seeking an experienced Senior Planner (RTPI or RICS P&D) to join the team at One Chapel Place. You will work closely with our Partners to manage a variety of planning matters and progress applications for clients across London and the South East.

You will oversee site appraisals, coordinate consultants, prepare statements, submissions, and engage with local authorities. The role offers hybrid working, a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• Experience handling planning applications from inception to consent.
• Ability to manage client relationships and develop new opportunities.
• Strong understanding of planning processes, expected timelines and consent requirements.
• Ability to coach and develop junior team members.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional planning advice to clients on a range of matters.
• Undertake site appraisals to understand planning positions.
• Project manage input of consultants into the planning process.
• Prepare planning statements and collate applications.
• Submit planning applications and review third party representations.
• Lead negotiations with local authorities and other bodies.
• Engage in public consultation events and planning committee appearances.
• Support Local Plan representations through adoption and Examinations.

Skills

Client management

Stakeholder liaison

Planning project coordination

Team coaching

Education

RTPI or RICS (P&D) qualification

Job description

Are you looking to diversify your planning experience and take on a new challenge in your career? We are seeking an experienced RTPI or RICS (P&D) Senior Planner to join our growing London team. As a Senior Planner you will work closely with our Partners and will be responsible for managing a variety of planning matters, enhancing existing client relationships and progressing planning applications. The Senior Planner will be ambitious and enthusiastic joining a team, made up of 17 professionals to assist on a range of projects across London and the South East, working with clients such as Axis, Barratt London, EcoWorld, Hyde and Wildstone.

Based in our HQ office, One Chapel Place, we offer a central London location close to Bond Street and Oxford Circus stations. In addition we offer a competitive salary with excellent benefits such as 25 days annual leave, pension matched contribution, life assurance and flexible benefits including purchasing annual leave, health cash plans, cycle to work scheme and many more! We support flexible working and are open to discussions to support this, including hybrid working or flexible hours.

• The provision of professional planning advice to clients on a variety of planning matters
• Undertaking site appraisals to understand the planning position on potential new sites
• Project managing the input of different consultants into the planning process
• Preparing planning statements
• Collating and submitting planning applications
• Preparing CIL calculations
• Reviewing and responding to third party representations
• Undertaking detailed negotiations with local authorities and other statutory bodies on planning and related matters
• Participation in public engagement events
• Attending and speaking at planning committee
• Preparing and submitting Local Plan representations and taking them through the adoption process
• Attending and supporting at Local Plan Examinations in Public where required
• Preparing and submitting grounds for appeal
• Preparing written representations, and attending informal hearings and public inquiry appeals where required

What will it take to be successful?

You will be RTPI or RICS (P&D) qualified, having gained planning experience with a consultancy, developer or local authority. As an experienced planner, you will have strong working knowledge of planning applications, site appraisals and managing a broad range of clients. In addition, you will have the ability to build and develop relationships internally and externally, using your initiative to provide advice and solutions to projects. It is key that as a Senior Planner you will be able to coach and support the junior members of the team. This is an opportunity for someone who wants to be part of a growing team, develop their planning knowledge and expertise and contribute to a firm in its diversification.