Town Planner- Birmingham

Rapleys; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

Medicash cashback scheme

50% gym membership contribution

Cycle to work scheme

Life Assurance

Enhanced maternity leave

Enhanced paternity leave

Flexible working

Hybrid working

Job summary

Rapleys is a multi-disciplinary property consultancy seeking a Town Planner in Birmingham to provide planning advice across residential, retail, healthcare, automotive and commercial sectors.

You will prepare planning applications, liaise with clients and authorities, and manage deadlines while contributing to business development and growth within the team.

Qualifications

• Chartered RTPI membership or working toward full membership.
• Strong technical knowledge in town planning and related regulations.
• Clear concise writing and argument development.

Responsibilities

• Provide planning advice across sectors including residential, retail, healthcare, automotive and commercial.
• Prepare planning applications, coordination and submission management.
• Liaise with clients, planning officers, and third parties; negotiate where needed.
• Conduct initial planning appraisals and site visits for project assessment.
• Attend planning committees and public consultations as required.
• Support business development and seek new work opportunities for the team.

Skills

Town planning

Client management

Written communication

Negotiation

Education

Chartered RTPI member

Job description

• Holiday entitlement – 30 days per annum (excluding bank holidays) which includes a wellbeing day and your birthday
• Cycle to work scheme
• Life Assurance
• Enhanced maternity leave
• Enhanced paternity leave

• Vacancies
• Town Planner- Birmingham

Benefits

• Flexible working
• Hybrid working
• Holiday entitlement – 30 days per annum (excluding bank holidays) which includes a wellbeing day and your birthday
• Private healthcare
• Medicash cashback scheme
• 50% gym membership contribution
• Cycle to work scheme
• Life Assurance
• Enhanced maternity leave
• Enhanced paternity leave

Overview

Rapleys is a multi-disciplinary property consultancy, offering building consultancy, commercial, planning and residential property services to clients, operating from eight offices across the UK.

We are genuinely recognised as best-in-class for the services we offer and the industries we operate in. That’s because we have built our business around people with authentic expertise, only offering services where we are the stand-out partner of choice.

Our people are what makes Rapleys. We celebrate the individuality and expertise that each person brings and, as a team, we share the same values and work collaboratively, connecting across disciplines, locations and sectors.

We recruit and retain trustworthy, knowledgeable and passionate professionals, and provide a collaborative culture that enables people to thrive. This is a truly exciting time to join the business as we undertake our new growth and development plans.

Job Purpose

You will provide town planning advice and consultancy services to clients across a variety of sectors, including residential, retail, healthcare, automotive & roadside and commercial.

Key Responsibilities Include

• Provision of commercially astute and timely planning advice across a range of projects and sectors.
• Conducting case work as directed by the Project Lead.
• The production, co-ordination, submission and management of planning applications, planning appeals and requests for pre-application planning advice.
• Proactively liaising and negotiating with clients, planning officers, statutory consultees, external consultants and other third parties, where required.
• Undertaking initial planning appraisals.
• Undertaking site visits and attending project and client meetings, planning committees and public consultation events, as required.
• Working to deadlines and within the parameters, scope and budget of the instruction, and in accordance with our internal QA systems.
• Writing reports, interpreting data, and making recommendations.
• Demonstrating business development skills through effective client management, attendance at networking events and actively seeking out new work opportunities for all parts of the business.

Person Specification

• Chartered Member of the Royal Town Planning Institute or working towards full membership.
• Strong technical knowledge in the field of town planning and associated legislation, procedures and regulations.
• The ability to write clearly and concisely and to develop arguments in written form.
• The ability to present information and articulate arguments confidently when speaking.
• Committed to continuing professional development through attendance at appropriate training courses and internal CPD sessions and wider reading.
• The ability to prioritise tasks and manage time effectively.

We are firm believers that a diverse team enhances our company and drives its success. We are dedicated to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can feel authentic, contribute their unique strengths, and perform at their best.

If you require any adjustments to our recruitment process, please contact [e-mail].