At a Glance
- Tasks: Deliver planning advice and manage a range of applications for exciting projects.
- Company: Join a growing development team in a dynamic consultancy environment.
- Benefits: Up to £50k salary, flexible working, health insurance, and generous leave policies.
- Other info: Enjoy a supportive culture with professional development and mentoring opportunities.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in urban planning while advancing your career.
- Qualifications: 8+ years planning experience and a degree in Urban Planning preferred.
The predicted salary is between 40000 - 50000 £ per year.
*Job Title – Town Planning Consultant* *Salary – Up to £50,000 DOE* *Location – London or Kent * *Overview:*
We are seeking a dynamic, enthusiastic and career-oriented Town Planning Consultant, or Project Manager with specific Town Planning experience, to join a growing development team in Sidcup.
This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in expanding the business’s planning consultancy offering, working alongside the team’s core expertise in development consultancy and management.
The role will be working closely with the Director and Senior Team, using your own initiative to assist in growing the business discipline further.
The ideal candidate would probably therefore have a formal qualification/degree within Urban & Regional Planning & Town & Regional Planning.
*What’s on offer: * * Salary based on experience is up to £50k 25 Days annual leave plus bank holidays - inc. sell, buy & carry-over
- Car Benefit Scheme
- Work From Home
- Health Insurance – cash plan
- Flexible working scheme
- Long service awards
- Cycle-to-work scheme
- Life assurance Annual
- Season ticket loan
- Generous maternity & paternity pay
- Professional qualification support
- Company Pension Scheme
*Key Responsibilities: * * Delivering planning advice on planning applications internally to other areas of the wider group businesses and to external clients
- Preparing and managing a full range of applications, from single unit residential schemes to 300 units residential schemes, as well as commercial and infrastructure projects
- Estate rationalisation advice Knowledge and experience in the appeal process
- Able to actively interpret planning policy and identify areas within policy to maximise the development possible
- Preferably with local authority knowledge
- Experience in managing other consultants and contractors as part of a wider project to provide the client with a turnkey Town Planning solution
- *What are we looking for?* * 8+ years planning experience within a UK practice/consultancy
- Panning or Urban Design Degree is advantageous
- Be enthusiastic, proactive, flexible and adaptive to ensure efficient project delivery
- Ability to clearly communicate to a high standard both orally and in written form
- Hold a full UK driving license (preferred) * Ambition and desire to progress within an organization
- Working knowledge of Workbench (training to be provided) * Able to use Microsoft Outlook, Word & Excel
- INDARCLV
Benefits
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee mentoring programme
- Enhanced maternity leave
- Enhanced paternity leave
- Flexitime
- Free parking
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Private medical insurance
- Profit sharing
- Work from home
Application question(s)
* Will you require sponsorship now or in the future?
Education
- Bachelor's (preferred)
Experience
- Planning: 6 years (required)
- Work Location: In person
Town Planner Town Planning Officer employer: Alfred Recruitment
Join a dynamic and well-established multidisciplinary consultancy in Birmingham, where you will not only lead exciting infrastructure projects but also enjoy a supportive work culture that prioritises employee growth and development. With competitive salaries and excellent benefits, this role offers the chance to mentor fellow engineers and build lasting client relationships in a vibrant city known for its rich history and innovation.
