Senior Planning Opportunity

PSD Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

PSD Group in London is seeking an experienced planning professional to join and help develop an established London based planning team. This senior role combines client work, leadership and business development, with a hands-on approach to delivering strategic planning advice.

You will lead complex projects, build client relationships, mentor junior planners and shape the growth and direction of the London team, while ensuring strong commercial oversight across instructions.

Qualifications

• Experience managing complex projects and client instructions.
• Strong network within the London property market.
• Ability to develop new and existing client relationships.
• Experience in business development and winning work.
• Experience mentoring other planners.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Chartered status or relevant planning qualification.

Responsibilities

• Leading and advising on complex planning and development projects.
• Help shape the future direction and growth of the London team.
• Building strong relationships with existing and prospective clients.
• Identifying new opportunities and winning work.
• Managing major instructions from initial strategy through to delivery.
• Developing relationships with local authorities and other key stakeholders.
• Working closely with colleagues across other property disciplines.
• Supporting, mentoring and developing junior members of the team.
• Helping to raise the profile of the planning team across the market.
• Maintaining strong commercial oversight of projects and client instructions.

Skills

Strategic planning

Leadership

Client relationship management

Business development

Mentoring

Communication skills

Education

Chartered status or professional planning qualification

Job description

An excellent opportunity for an experienced planning professional to join and help develop an established London based planning team.

This is a senior role combining client work, leadership and business development. You’ll play an important part in the continued growth of the team, working with existing clients, developing new relationships and overseeing a range of significant development projects.

The role would suit someone who enjoys being outward facing and commercially involved, while still maintaining a hands on role in providing strategic planning advice.

The role will include:

• Leading and advising on complex planning and development projects
• Helping shape the future direction and growth of the London team
• Building strong relationships with existing and prospective clients
• Identifying new opportunities and winning work
• Managing major instructions from initial strategy through to delivery
• Developing relationships with local authorities and other key stakeholders
• Working closely with colleagues across other property disciplines
• Supporting, mentoring and developing junior members of the team
• Helping to raise the profile of the planning team across the market
• Maintaining strong commercial oversight of projects and client instructions

About you:

You’ll be an experienced planning professional with a strong understanding of the London development market and a track record gained within a consultancy or similarly commercial environment.

Ideally, you’ll bring:

• Experience managing complex projects and client instructions
• A good network within the London property market
• The ability to develop new and existing client relationships
• Previous involvement in business development and winning work
• Experience managing or mentoring other planners
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Chartered status or an appropriate professional planning qualification

This would particularly suit someone at Director or equivalent level looking for a role where they can have a genuine influence over the growth and direction of a London planning team.