Senior Planner to Associate Director

Marrons; Sheffield (TX); Hybrid; USD 66,000 - 106,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical

Subscriptions paid

Hybrid working

Job summary

Marrons is a growing UK planning consultancy recruiting for Senior/Associate/Associate Director level Planners to join our Sheffield team. You will help lead strategic planning projects, work on land promotions and planning applications, and collaborate with multi-disciplinary colleagues to deliver developments.

We offer hybrid working, the chance to influence our Northern business strategy, and opportunities to grow your professional network within a top planning practice.

Qualifications

• A relevant planning qualification is essential.
• RTPI membership or progress toward it is expected.
• Solid understanding of planning processes and systems.
• Excellent writing skills with high attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills and a collaborative approach.
• Driven, enthusiastic and a team player.

Responsibilities

• Advise on development potential of land and buildings.
• Assist with preparing planning applications and appeals.
• Provide policy advice and research to form planning strategies.
• Draft representations for plan consultations and examinations.
• Work with clients and consultants to deliver development.
• Support business development activities.

Skills

Planning knowledge

RTPI membership (or in progress)

Strong writing skills

Strong communication

Team player

Driven / proactive

Education

Planning qualification

RTPI membership (or working towards)

Job description

Are you an experienced planning professional looking to take the next step in your career? Do you want to work for an ambitious consultancy and contribute to our ongoing growth in the North? If so, we’d love to hear from you!

The role:

Marrons has a fantastic opportunity for a Senior / Associate / Associate Director level Planner to join our growing team in Sheffield. Our planning teams focus on strategic planning projects, mainly planning applications and land promotions for residential development, and we work closely alongside our colleagues in development economics, design, heritage and transport.

We can offer you:

• A competitive salary with benefits including private medical & payment of relevant subscriptions
• The chance to work on a variety of projects including land promotions and planning applications for a range of sites and clients.
• The opportunity to join a growing team within an established planning firm, and to help influence our business strategy for the North.
• Hybrid working with the flexibility to define working patterns that work for you in and outside the office

Marrons has grown rapidly over the past 5 years to become a top 15 UK planning consultancy, with a team of 50+ town planners across our regional hubs. We also provide complementary socio-economic, heritage, masterplanning, transport, landscape and architectural services. We seek ambitious planners to join our team to help drive forward projects and support business development activities.

The opportunity:

Our whole team are vital in helping to achieve our ambitions, helping to lead projects, build client relations and champion the Marrons brand.

As a member of our team, you will continue to develop your career working collaboratively with colleagues within our multi-disciplinary consultancy, alongside having ample opportunities to build client relationships and start developing your own workload. This is an ideal opportunity for an individual who is able to demonstrate experience within the region and is keen to continue to grow their network.

You will be involved in projects from the day one, working closely with colleagues, clients and other consultants to manage schemes from initial advice and strategy, represent clients at local plan examinations and appeals, to achieving planning permission and negotiating associated conditions, and planning obligations.

The key duties will be:

• advising on development potential of land and buildings
• assisting with preparing planning applications and appeals
• providing policy advice and research to formulate planning strategies
• drafting representations to plan consultations and examinations
• working with clients and other consultants to deliver development
• supporting business development activities

You will need:

• a relevant Planning qualification
• membership of the RTPI (or working towards membership)
• solid understanding of planning processes and systems
• excellent writing skills with a strong eye for detail and high level of accuracy
• excellent communication skills and a friendly approachable manner
• drive, commitment, enthusiastic and a team player approach

Whether you are an experienced Senior Planner ready to step-up and assist with leading major projects or an experienced Associate Director looking to expand your capabilities in a new role, we are keen to speak with you.

Benefits, Agile Working And Additional Information

We embrace agile working and offer a blended approach to where and how we work.

We appreciate that people have different needs and preferences and we’re keen to be flexible, after all, we value what you do, not where you do it.

We have the following hubs across the UK: Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, Leeds, Leicester, Lincoln, London, Manchester, Milton Keynes, Nottingham, Sheffield, Stratford upon Avon & Tunbridge Wells.

Additional information:

Please be aware, for some vacancies, where we receive high numbers of applications we may need to bring the close date forward.

Due to the nature of the work undertaken, confirmation of employment will be subject to a variety of checks which will be carried out once an offer of employment is accepted. Details of the checks can be found here.

Equal opportunities

Marrons is a committed equal opportunities employer. We seek to attract, develop and retain talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures. We value and respect individuality and encourage a culture within our business where people can be themselves and be valued for their strengths and experiences. Everyone who either applies to or works for the firm is treated equally, regardless of their gender, age, ethnic origin, nationality, marital status, sexual orientation or religious beliefs.

About Marrons

Welcome to Marrons, a rapidly growing team of town planning, socio-economic, heritage, transport, landscape, master-planning, design and architectural specialists committed to providing expert advice nationwide. We handle planning matters of all types and scales, serving major house builders, developers, manufacturers, investment companies, and more across the UK.

Specialising in coordinating, project managing, and auditing planning applications, we offer expert guidance on a wide range of issues including EIA development, urban regeneration, strategic planning, and commercial/retail planning. Leveraging our extensive experience, we negotiate with local planning authorities to secure permissions for our clients.

Marrons is part of Ampa Group, a leading house of brands in legal and professional services. Ampa Group brings together complementary firms - including Lime Solicitors, Mayo Wynne Baxter, Shakespeare Martineau and others - connected by shared values and a modern, people-first culture.

As a group, we’re focused on unlocking potential. We believe in the power of &: corporate & human, purposeful & profitable, ambitious & inclusive. Ampa Group provides the shared infrastructure, development programmes, culture, values and empowered working framework that enable our brands, and our people to thrive.

For you, that means access to award-winning learning, flexibility built on trust, and opportunities to collaborate across a diverse network of specialists.

Marrons remains its own distinctive brand with its own clients and markets. Ampa Group gives our people the strength of the group and the freedom to grow their careers in the way that works for them. We prioritise the professional development of our team members and support membership of the RTPI.