Planning & Strategy Manager in Bristol

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Our South West Division located in Bristol is looking to recruit a Planning Manager to join the Divisions Land department. As Planning Manager, you will report directly to the Head of Planning, with responsibility for advising land teams on all aspects of planning policy and development control relating to land acquisition. Working closely with the wider technical and land teams, you will support a mix of planning delivery, risk profiling, and unlocking opportunities across strategic sites.

Principal accountabilities of the Planning Manager role include:

• Provide day to day planning advice to land teams primarily on residential schemes but also mixed-use developments.
• Management and promotion of the Strategic Land Portfolio in order to deliver sites to the division at the earliest possible opportunity.
• Identify and advise divisional land teams of potential development sites that may become available through the prevailing/emerging planning policy.
• Promote sites through the Local Plan system and keep landowners/agents as well as the divisional management team advised of progress.
• Negotiate terms working with the Land Director and Strategic Land Director as appropriate in order to acquire land interests directly with landowners and agents.
• Prepare Planning Reports on land to be acquired by the division identifying any planning/commercial risk.
• Formulate planning strategies in order to obtain a planning consent in a timely manner within an appropriate deadline that allows the division to deliver sales completions in accordance with forecasts and which maximises commercial returns for the company.
• Negotiate with landowners, Local Authority officers and the community regarding residential development proposals, ensuring that they are commercially viable and capable of achieving a planning consent within a reasonable timescale.
• Negotiate S106 agreements with the Land Team as appropriate in accordance with the Company's requirements and advise the division of the commercial implications.
• Prepare and submit planning applications with accompanying scoping and screening opinions and the appropriate level of information to ensure the application is registered and processed by the Local Authority and compliant so that they are not capable of legal challenge.
• Attend Planning Committee Meetings and speak/present on behalf of the company as necessary.
• Assist in delivering the businesses Better with Bellway KPIs.

Experience of working as a Planner or Planning Manager.

Qualifications and Training:

• Planning or Surveying Degree or above or equivalent is desirable.
• Committed to diversity and inclusion.
• Willing to be flexible in respect to day to day duties and hours worked.
• Ability to travel to potential land opportunities and external meetings on a regular basis.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary
• Competitive car allowance
• Optional salary sacrifice car scheme
• Competitive annual bonus
• Contributory pension scheme
• 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays
• Access to discounts and benefits portal
• ShareSave Scheme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Life assurance
• Holiday Purchase Scheme
• Earn and Learn Opportunities