Design & Planning Coordinator in Newport-On-Tay

We're looking for a Design & Planning Coordinator to support the delivery of high-quality, sustainable developments that create great places to live. In this role you'll work closely with the Design & Planning Manager, helping to shape and review designs, coordinate input from consultants, and liaise with local planning authorities and stakeholders to progress schemes efficiently through the planning process. This role is ideal for someone with strong communication and coordination skills, an eye for quality and compliance, and a passion for placemaking and sustainable development.

Specifically, in the role you will:

• Work with the Design & Planning Manager to prepare the Hedyn Design Brief and Design Standards document
• Engage with design consultants to prepare and review designs to ensure they meet the requirements of the Hedyn Design Brief/Design Standards (House-types & Layouts)/Placemaking Commitment/Biodiversity Plan
• Ensure designs comply with WG/legislative/LPA/Hedyn requirements
• Work with the Technical Manager/Officer to ensure alignment of technical requirements, specification and design
• Obtain periodic feedback on the Hedyn Design Brief/Design Standards (House-types & Layouts)/Placemaking Commitment/Biodiversity Plan, recommending and implementing changes as required
• Assist with the preparation of initial planning/design assessments for sites to feed into scheme financial viability studies
• Undertake ongoing liaison with the LPA and SAB on proposed schemes in order to secure Planning & SAB approvals
• Work with the Partnerships & Engagement Officer to identify and plan engagement activities to meet the requirements of projects
• Undertake any additional duties commensurate with the role

We require an application form to be completed for every role. We do not require recruitment agency support at this time - all speculative CV's will be treated as a direct application.

Your Hedyn, our comprehensive benefits package: We believe Hedyn is a great place to work and it's important to us that our people feel the same way. As well as offering varied and fulfilling careers, we want every colleague to feel appreciated. That means having the best possible benefits package, the flexibility to maintain a great work-life balance and the opportunity to achieve your full potential.

Enhanced Pension Scheme: We offer an attractive pension scheme with generous employer contributions of up to 12%. You are able to determine the level of contributions that is right for you.

Enhanced Annual Leave: You'll start on 25 days annual leave (+ Bank Holidays) which would increase gradually to 30 days following 3 years' service.

SMART Working (dependent on role): You're trusted to manage your time to work in a way that meets the needs of our customers, colleagues and communities. At Hedyn, we believe that 'work is something you do rather than somewhere you go.'

Health and Wellbeing: We have many health and wellbeing policies and initiatives such as Cycle to Work and Enhanced Maternity/Paternity/Adoption.

Flexible Benefits: We have a flexible benefits package that allows colleagues to spend £625 towards the benefits that suit them. There is a wide range of benefits available to choose from including Private Medical Insurance, Health Cash Plan, the option to have your professional memberships paid for, and Electric Vehicles.

Development: We offer many professional and personal development options such as sponsored study opportunities and career progression and development. We want you to be at your very best.

Please feel free to let us know of any changes we can make at any point in the recruitment process that will help support your application. If you are looking for your next career challenge, seeking responsibility, and are passionate about delivering the best possible service, we'd love to hear from you.