A nationwide reputable multi-disciplinary consultancy who provides exceptional planning, design, and environmental services across the UK are seeking a Planner and Senior level Infrastructure Planner for their core London offices.

They are delivering some of the most significant infrastructure projects throughout the nation. This is a great opportunity to be part of a leading consultancy that co-creates social and environmental value, and provides a vibrant workplace full of opportunity.

As a Planner you will provide support on planning applications and projects. Working alongside an elite team, you will develop core competencies to help you consolidate your technical skills and confidence as you build your career.

Responsibilities:

• Be responsible for day-to-day management of section or project budgets including Work in progress on projects within area of responsibility.
• Gain understanding of the importance of financial success and takes responsibility to act in the interest of achieving it.
• Responsible for interpreting, organising, researching, analysing, and executing a major project and or medium scale projects.
• Responsibility for fee control, technical direction and effectively manages senior client liaison.
• Manages medium projects or several small ones with complex features.
• Be involved in drafting and managing planning applications, pre-application enquiries and appeals.
• Undertake basic planning appraisals and research
• Provision of guidance to engineers/architects on the production of drawings and supplemental planning information in relation to planning submissions
• Managing clients throughout the planning process.
• Assisting and managing community engagement, committee meetings and public examinations.
• Communicating with all stakeholders involved in the planning process and negotiating positive outcomes for the client.
• Attend occasional Site visits and client meetings.

Ideal candidate criteria

• Hold an RTPI accredited degree or Masters in a related discipline
• Be a chartered member of the Royal Town Planning Institute or be working towards it.
• Have at least a year working in the planning industry in either the public or privates sectors.
• Hold strong client liaison skills.
• Good negotiation skills.
• Project management skills.
• Strong report writing skills.
• Good understanding of the UK planning process.

Remuneration

• My client is able offer array of fantastic market leading benefits.
• Depending on experience my client is looking to pay in the region of £32,500 to £45,000p/a.