At a Glance
- Tasks: Manage planning projects and build relationships with clients and stakeholders.
- Company: Growing environmental consultancy focused on waste, minerals, and land development.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, bonus, career progression, and mentorship opportunities.
- Other info: Join a collaborative team and shape the future of planning.
- Why this job: Specialise in a vital sector and develop your leadership skills in a supportive environment.
- Qualifications: Experience in planning applications and strong communication skills.
The predicted salary is between 40000 - 50000 £ per year.
Location: Warrington
Salary: Competitive + Bonus
Working Pattern: Office Based
Ready to take the next step in your planning career? Are you an experienced Planner looking for the opportunity to broaden your experience, take on more responsibility and develop into a future leader? If you have a background in planning, an interest or experience within the waste and minerals sector, and enjoy building relationships with clients, Local Authorities and stakeholders, this could be the opportunity you've been looking for.
Our client is a growing environmental consultancy delivering planning and environmental solutions across the waste, minerals and land development sectors. This is an exciting opportunity to join a business where you'll work closely with experienced professionals, develop your leadership skills and play an important part in the continued growth of the planning team.
What's on Offer?
- Competitive Salary + Bonus
- Work on diverse waste, minerals, environmental and land development projects
- Develop into a leadership role with the opportunity to manage and mentor a planning team
- Join a collaborative, ambitious and supportive business
- Genuine long-term career progression
The Role
You'll manage planning projects from feasibility through to determination, supporting clients through the planning process while working alongside Local Authorities, statutory consultees and multidisciplinary technical teams. As your experience develops, you'll have the opportunity to mentor junior planners, contribute to business development and play an active role in shaping the future of the planning function.
Your Responsibilities
- Prepare and manage planning applications across waste, minerals and environmental projects.
- Develop planning strategies and provide planning advice to clients.
- Build strong relationships with Local Authorities, planning officers, statutory consultees and key stakeholders.
- Represent clients at meetings, planning committees and stakeholder consultations where required.
- Coordinate technical input from ecology, highways, landscape and environmental specialists.
- Prepare Planning Statements and supporting planning documentation.
- Support business development and help identify new opportunities.
- Develop your leadership skills with the opportunity to mentor and support junior colleagues.
About You
You'll be an enthusiastic and commercially minded planner who enjoys working with people just as much as planning projects. You're confident communicating with a range of stakeholders, enjoy building relationships and are looking for an opportunity where you can continue developing your career within a specialist consultancy.
We're Looking For
- Experience managing planning applications from inception through to determination.
- Knowledge or experience of waste and minerals planning, or a genuine interest in developing your career within the sector.
- Strong understanding of the UK planning system.
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
- A confident and engaging personality, comfortable presenting to clients, stakeholders and planning committees.
- Commercial awareness and a proactive approach to problem solving.
- Ambition to develop into a future leadership role.
Requirements
- RTPI qualified or working towards Chartered status.
- Full UK Driving Licence.
Why Join?
This is more than just another planning role. It's an opportunity to specialise in the waste and minerals sector, develop your technical and commercial expertise, build lasting relationships with clients and planning authorities, and progress into a leadership role within a growing consultancy.
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