Senior Strategic Planning Manager

JR United Kingdom; Greater London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading private housebuilder seeks a Senior Strategic Planning Manager to oversee large-scale residential schemes. The role involves managing sites from acquisition to planning consent and requires strong leadership and financial skills. Ideal candidates will have a background in planning and experience in land promotion.

Qualifications

• Relevant qualification in Planning, Land Management, or related field.
• Experience promoting strategic land through the planning system to consent.
• Confident stakeholder manager with clear communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning promotion and project management of strategic land sites.
• Oversee planning strategy, programme delivery, risk, and due diligence.
• Manage consultant teams and key external relationships.

Skills

Project Management

Stakeholder Management

Financial Literacy

Planning Law Knowledge

Communication Skills

Education

Degree in Planning, Land Management, or related field

Job description

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Senior Strategic Planning Manager, surrey

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Client:

Cobalt Recruitment

Location:

surrey, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Posted:

23.05.2025

Expiry Date:

07.07.2025

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Job Description:

A private housebuilder with a long-term strategic land programme is seeking a Senior Strategic Planning Manager to support the delivery of its land-led development pipeline. This role involves overseeing the planning of large-scale residential schemes. The successful candidate will manage sites from acquisition through to planning consent and support the business in evaluating and progressing new opportunities.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead planning promotion and project management of strategic land sites
• Oversee planning strategy, programme delivery, risk, and due diligence
• Manage consultant teams and key external relationships (landowners, local authorities, planning consultants)
• Support identification and acquisition of new land opportunities
• Manage budgets, viability assessments, and financial appraisals
• Coordinate internal handover of consented sites for development
• Oversee health & safety on pre-development sites

Requirements

• Relevant qualification in Planning, Land Management, or related field (Degree/HND/NVQ Level 6 or equivalent)
• Ability to lead multidisciplinary consultant teams and manage multiple concurrent projects
• Demonstrable experience promoting strategic land through the planning system to consent
• Financial literacy including viability reporting and budget control
• Strong working knowledge of planning law, site promotion strategies, and legal agreements
• Confident stakeholder manager with clear written and verbal communication skills
• Experience working for a land promoter or housebuilder is preferable

Please apply here or give me (Adaora) a call to discuss. My client is looking to find the right candidate as soon as possible - so if in doubt, do get in touch. I also have other clients and roles that may be of interest.

If you do not hear anything back within one week, please assume that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion, but I will retain your details for future roles.

When applying to any role through Cobalt, your CV will never be shared with a client without your prior consent. Apply in confidence below or get in touch with me for a confidential discussion about the position via [emailprotected] .