Senior Town Planner

Senior Town Planner
Location: London
Salary: £45,000 - £55,000

A multidisciplinary consultancy providing a wide range of planning and architectural services across the industrial, commercial, residential and mixed-use sectors is growing its London team. It is looking for a capable and experienced Senior Town Planner to join at an exciting point in its development.

Benefits of the Senior Town Planner role include:

Highly competitive salary
Contributory pension scheme
Generous holiday allowance
Support for professional development
Opportunities for personal growth and progressionKey responsibilities of the Senior Town Planner:

Providing strategic and detailed planning advice to clients and project teams
Undertaking planning appraisals and identifying development opportunities and constraints
Developing and delivering planning strategies for a range of development schemes
Managing the preparation and submission of full, outline and hybrid planning applications
Coordinating multidisciplinary project teams and external consultants
Negotiating and engaging with local planning authorities and other stakeholders
Managing planning conditions, amendments, variations and related submissions
Supporting, and where appropriate leading, planning appeals
Advising on Section 106 agreements and associated planning obligations
Preparing representations on development plans and emerging planning policy
Supporting the promotion of sites through the plan-making processRequirements of the Senior Town Planner:

An RTPI-accredited degree in Town Planning or a closely related field
Chartered RTPI membership, or currently working towards chartership
Significant experience in a planning consultancy, development company, architectural practice or comparable environment
A thorough understanding of the UK planning system and the development management process
A proven record of managing planning applications from initial concept through to determination
Experience on commercial, industrial, logistics, employment or mixed-use schemes would be beneficial
The ability to develop clear, commercially realistic planning strategies
Experience leading multidisciplinary teams and external consultants
Confidence in engaging with local planning authorities and other stakeholders
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Strong organisational and project management abilities
The capacity to work independently while contributing positively to a collaborative team
A commercial outlook with a good understanding of clients' development objectivesTo apply for this role, please call Sophie on (phone number removed) or alternatively, send your CV and Portfolio across to . I look forward to hearing from you soon