Associate Planner in Leeds

Are you a dynamic and talented Planning professional looking to take the next step in your career? Do you want to work for a growing 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 / Principal Planner to join our growing team in Leeds. Our planning team focuses on strategic planning projects, mainly planning applications and land promotions for residential development, and we work closely alongside our colleagues in development economics, design and heritage.

We can offer you:

• A competitive salary with great benefits including private medical & payment of relevant subscriptions
• A culture of trust, empowerment and autonomy over your work
• The chance to work on a variety of projects, including planning applications and land promotions 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 region
• 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 20 UK planning consultancy, with a team of 50+ town planners across our regional hubs. We also provide complementary socio-economic, heritage, masterplanning and architectural services. We seek ambitious planners to join our Northwest team to help drive forward projects and support business development activities.

You will be:

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 Senior / Principal Planner you will continue to develop your career working collaboratively with colleagues within multi‑disciplinary consultancy, alongside having ample opportunities to build client relationships and start developing your own workload. You will be involved in projects from the outside, working closely with colleagues, clients and other consultants, to manage schemes from initial advice and early design stages, right through to achieving consent and discharge of conditions and planning obligations. There will be opportunities to support and be actively involved in Planning Appeals and Local Plan Examinations.

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
• Drafting representations to plan consultations and examinations
• Assisting in identifying land opportunities
• Working with clients and other consultants to deliver development
• Supporting business development activities

You will need:

• A relevant Planning qualification
• Membership of RTPI or working towards membership
• An understanding of the planning process 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, enthusiasm and a team player approach

Whether you are an experienced Planner ready to step-up and assist with leading major projects or a Senior Planner 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, Milton Keynes, Nottingham, Sheffield, Solihull, Stratford upon Avon & Tunbridge Wells.

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.