Senior Town Planner

Mattinson Partnership; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pension

Performance bonus

Hybrid working

Remote days

Office in Cambridge

Flexible part-time

Job summary

Mattinson Partnership are seeking an experienced Senior Planner to support delivery of a growing portfolio of renewable energy projects across the UK, with a focus on East Anglia and Cambridge.

You will lead complex planning strategies, manage multidisciplinary project teams through feasibility, pre-application, and formal applications, and secure planning consent while balancing budgets, risks and timelines in a flexible hybrid arrangement with regular attendance at a Cambridge office.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in private sector planning consultancy or client-side development.
• Proven track record of securing planning permissions for complex projects.
• Strong knowledge of the UK planning system and development management.
• Commercially minded with ability to balance planning, risk, budgets and timelines.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary project teams and stakeholder engagement.
• Interest in renewable energy and energy transition is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver planning strategies for complex projects.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams through feasibility, pre-application, and applications.
• Manage programmes, budgets, risks, and client expectations.
• Build relationships with clients, local authorities, consultees and stakeholders.
• Coordinate community engagement and site appraisals.
• Oversee post-consent matters and conditions discharge.
• Support growth of consultancy and renewable portfolio.

Skills

Senior Planner experience

Planning strategy

Stakeholder engagement

Team leadership

UK planning system knowledge

Commercial awareness

Job description

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Renewable Energy | UK Projects | East Anglia / Hybrid Working

The Opportunity

Our client, an established renewable energy developer and planning consultancy, is looking to appoint an experienced Senior Planner to support the delivery of a growing portfolio of renewable energy projects across the UK.

This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious planning professional to take ownership of a varied project portfolio, lead complex planning strategies and contribute to the delivery of nationally significant renewable energy infrastructure.

Working closely with the Director of Planning and wider development teams, you will play a key role in securing planning consent for new schemes, managing project teams and overseeing the implementation of permissions post-consent.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver planning strategies for complex and potentially contentious development projects.
• Lead multidisciplinary project teams through site feasibility, pre-application engagement and formal planning applications.
• Manage project programmes, budgets, planning risks and client expectations.
• Build effective relationships with clients, local planning authorities, statutory consultees and other stakeholders.
• Coordinate community engagement and consultation activities where required.
• Undertake site appraisals, planning feasibility assessments and development reports.
• Manage post-consent planning matters, including conditions discharge, amendments and applications to secure lawful implementation.
• Support the continued growth of the consultancy business while contributing to the client's own renewable energy development portfolio.

About You

• Significant experience within a private sector planning consultancy, client-side development business or a combination of both.
• A proven track record of securing planning permission for complex development projects.
• Strong knowledge of the UK planning system and development management processes.
• Commercially minded, with the ability to balance planning considerations, project risk, budgets and delivery timescales.
• Confident managing multidisciplinary teams and engaging with clients and stakeholders.
• Self-motivated, personable and comfortable working both autonomously and within a close-knit team.
• An interest in renewable energy and the wider energy transition; previous sector experience would be advantageous.

The Package

• Competitive salary, dependent on experience.
• Performance-related bonus and pension.
• Flexible hybrid working, with a preference for candidates based in East Anglia.
• Remote working available for several days per week, alongside regular attendance at a central Cambridge office.
• Potential flexibility to consider a part-time arrangement for the right candidate.
• The opportunity to join a growing business operating at the forefront of the UK's renewable energy transition.