Principal Town Planner
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience
Are you an experienced town planning consultant looking to take the next step in your career? I am working with an established planning consultancy in Edinburgh that is looking to recruit a Principal Town Planner to join its growing team.
This is an excellent opportunity to join a specialist consultancy working across a diverse portfolio of development projects, providing strategic planning advice to developers, landowners, investors and property companies across Scotland and the wider UK.
The successful candidate will play a key role in managing projects, advising clients and contributing to the continued growth of the business, with the opportunity to take ownership of a varied workload and work closely with an experienced team of planning professionals.
The Role
As Principal Town Planner, you will manage a range of planning projects from initial site appraisals and strategy development through to planning applications, negotiations and determination.
Key responsibilities will include:
·Managing planning applications and development proposals across a variety of sectors.
·Providing strategic planning advice, undertaking site appraisals and assessing development potential.
·Preparing and reviewing planning statements, reports and supporting documentation.
·Advising clients on planning policy, development management and relevant legislative requirements.
·Liaising with local authorities, developers, landowners and other key stakeholders.
·Managing planning negotiations and appeals where required.
·Coordinating multidisciplinary teams to ensure projects are delivered effectively.
·Building and maintaining strong client relationships, providing commercially focused planning solutions.
·Supporting business development activities and identifying opportunities to grow the consultancy.
·Providing guidance and support to junior team members.
About You
To be considered for this opportunity, you will ideally have:
·Experience working within town planning, with the ability to manage projects independently.
·A background in planning consultancy or development management, with an understanding of the commercial property and development sector.
·Knowledge of the Scottish planning system and relevant planni...
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