Senior Planning Manager

TH Recruit; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading land promotion business in Birmingham is seeking a Senior Planning Manager to oversee planning strategies for diverse projects. The role involves managing planning processes, leading representations, and providing strategic planning advice to optimize land value. Candidates should have substantial experience in strategic planning and stakeholder management, along with a chartered RTPI qualification. Competitive salary with performance-based incentives offered.

Benefits

Executive remuneration with performance-based incentives

Long-term progression prospects in a collaborative environment

Exposure to high-profile land promotion schemes

Qualifications

• 8–12 years’ experience in strategic planning, ideally in land promotion.
• Strong technical understanding of the UK planning system.
• Ambitious, proactive, and effective in a high-growth environment.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the delivery of planning strategies across diverse projects.
• Manage planning processes from Local Plan promotion to application and consent.
• Coordinate external planning consultants and multidisciplinary teams.

Skills

Communication

Stakeholder Engagement

Organizational Skills

Commercial Awareness

Strategic Planning

Education

Chartered Member of the RTPI

Job description

This is a market-leading, privately owned land promotion business with an outstanding track record in identifying, promoting, and delivering strategic land for residential and mixed-use developments across the UK. Working in partnership with landowners, planning authorities, and key stakeholders, the business consistently unlocks complex sites and drives long-term value through proactive, strategic planning.

The Opportunity

Due to continued growth, we are seeking a commercially astute Senior Planning Manager to play a pivotal role in the business’s planning function. Reporting to the Planning Director, you will oversee the delivery of planning strategies across a diverse project portfolio. You will manage planning processes from Local Plan promotion through to application, appeal, and consent, ensuring commercially aligned planning outcomes that optimise land value for both the business and its landowner partners.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the development and implementation of planning strategies across current and future land interests.
• Lead Local Plan representations, outline and detailed applications, appeals, and consultation strategies.
• Manage and coordinate external planning consultants and multidisciplinary teams.
• Provide planning advice and due diligence support during land acquisition and promotion.
• Monitor evolving planning policy at both local and national levels to identify risks and opportunities.
• Represent the business at meetings with LPAs, landowners, consultants, and other key stakeholders.
• Ensure effective programme and budget management for planning projects, with timely reporting to the senior leadership team.

Candidate Profile

• Chartered Member of the RTPI (or working towards) with 8–12 years’ experience in strategic planning, ideally within land promotion, housebuilding, or consultancy.
• Strong technical understanding of the UK planning system, policy, and Local Plan promotion.
• Excellent organisational, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Commercially aware, solution-focused, and confident operating in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
• Ambitious and proactive, with the ability to work independently while contributing to a collaborative team culture.

What’s On Offer

• The opportunity to influence planning outcomes at a strategic level.
• Executive remuneration with performance-based incentives.
• Exposure to high-profile and high-value land promotion schemes.
• A collaborative, entrepreneurial environment with long-term progression prospects.

To apply, please send your CV to [emailprotected] or contact Natalie Oakley on 07812 993513 for a confidential conversation.

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Job Overview

ID:

1596473

Date Posted:

Posted 3 days ago

Expiration Date:

04/08/2025

Location:

Birmingham

Competitive

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