town planning manager

ZipRecruiter; Leicester; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the East Midlands is seeking an ambitious Planning Manager. This role offers a clear path to becoming a Senior Planning Manager and eventually Head of Planning within a year. The position involves dynamic management of planning applications and a great opportunity for professional growth with a generous salary range and flexible working options.

Qualifications

• Degree qualified and MRTPI.
• Experience in residential planning applications and appeals.
• Currently working for a planning consultancy or a residential developer.

Responsibilities

• Supervising and orchestrating planning and development initiatives.
• Engaging with local authorities and stakeholders.
• Formulating and presenting planning applications.

Skills

Dynamic

Ambitious

Determined

Education

Degree qualified

MRTPI qualified

Job description

Job Description

Are you a high performing planner who wants to develop with a clear path to becoming a head of planning?

You would be working with a house builder with a reputation of building luxury homes in sort after locations across the East Midlands.

Are you currently at another developer or a consultancy looking to move to a client who builds luxury, environment-friendly homes?

We are looking for an ambitious planning manager to become a senior planning manager with the opportunity to progress to Head of Planning in 12 months for a Cambridgeshire-based developer and you will become a key driver as their business develops. You will report directly to the regional land director and managing director but work autonomously on managing existing planning applications through outlined and detailed consents.

You will be dynamic, ambitious, and hungry to succeed. The business is very fast-paced and you will be given a lot of autonomy to manage your own work.

You will either be working for a planning consultancy or another property developer/ house builder. You will be degree-qualified and MRTPI qualified. You must have extensive experience dealing with planning applications and appeals in the residential property market.

Salary on offer is £60-80k complemented by a comprehensive package. Additionally, you will benefit from a flexible hybrid working arrangement.

Responsibilities:

As a Town Planning Manager, you will have a central role in supervising and orchestrating planning and development initiatives throughout the East Midlands region. Your duties encompass:

• Guiding a team of committed planners and fostering their development.
• Engaging with local authorities and stakeholders to ensure projects align with strategic development objectives.
• Formulating and presenting planning applications, with ongoing communication with regulatory bodies.
• Assessing and proposing resolutions for intricate planning and zoning issues.
• Sustaining a commitment to ongoing research, keeping up to date with local, regional, and planning regulations and industry best practices.

Key Requirements

• Degree qualified and also MRTPI
• Currently working for a planning consultancy or residential developer/ house developer experience in strategic land
• Detailed experience in dealing with residential planning applications and appeals.
• Bright, ambitious and determined to succeed.