Senior Planner - Client-Focused Growth Lead

Quod Limited; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension Plan

28 days annual leave

Life Assurance Scheme

Income Protection Scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Comprehensive Training and Development

Job summary

Quod Limited is seeking an experienced Senior Planner to join our Planning Team in London. You will work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment, supporting senior colleagues in delivering diverse projects and advising clients with clear, well‑considered planning advice.

We value professional development and provide a supportive environment with flexible working options, a comprehensive benefits package, and opportunities to mentor junior colleagues while building strong client relationships.

Qualifications

• Degree or higher in relevant subject, MRTPI/APC.
• RTPI/RICS/IEMA Accreditation
• Comprehensive knowledge of project costs, fee proposals, project finance, invoices and billing.
• Excellent report writing, adaptable style, and strong presentation skills.
• Strong negotiation, good judgement, integrity, attention to detail, and client interaction.
• Able to manage competing workloads across multiple projects; work independently and collaboratively.
• Desirable: Wide range of experience across various types of projects.

Responsibilities

• Review, interpret and analyse relevant legislation, development plan policy and other material considerations e.g., Planning history, National Policy, to assist the preparation of planning strategies by senior colleagues.
• Support senior colleagues to manage strategic land promotion activities, planning applications and appeals and deliver planning advice to clients across all planning disciplines.
• Independently prepare, manage and submit less complex planning applications, whilst preparing more complex planning applications with less oversight from senior colleagues.
• Engage with planning officers, and negotiate determinations of basic planning applications, and more complex applications with assistance.
• Review deliverables, identifying omissions and inconsistencies.
• Advise clients of the impact of policies on relevant schemes.

Skills

Planning knowledge

Client liaison

Project management

Report writing

Negotiation

Education

Degree/MRTPI/APC

Job description

Quod Limited is seeking an experienced Senior Planner to join our Planning Team in London. You will work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment, supporting senior colleagues in delivering diverse projects and advising clients with clear, well‑considered planning advice.

We value professional development and provide a supportive environment with flexible working options, a comprehensive benefits package, and opportunities to mentor junior colleagues while building strong client relationships.