Planner/Senior Planner

Role Overview

We have an exciting new opportunity for a RTPI and/or RICS qualified Planner/Senior Planner to join the Cardiff Planning Team. The ideal candidate will have notable planning experience and a detailed knowledge of the UK town planning and governmental systems.

This role will involve managing your own workload, assisting the senior team fee earners, undertaking planning research and enquiries, drafting and finessing reports and planning submissions (site assessments, policy notes, applications, appeals, development plan representations and so on). As well as assisting with the management of the team’s caseload and its business development activities.  Click here to download the full job specification. Please ensure you read this before applying.

What we offer you:

• Career and Professional Development

• 25-30 Days Annual Leave, depending on grade

• Life Assurance

• Private Medical Scheme

• Virtual GP

• Global Mobility Scheme

• Rewards Platform

• Company Pension Scheme

• Enhanced Incremental Annual Leave

Find out more about Savills offer

Team Overview

The Savills Planning Team in Cardiff consists of 17 planners and is a highly respected in South Wales and is an integral part of the biggest planning consultancy in the UK with over 192 planning specialists covering every land use sector and geographical area in the UK.

The team’s reach is particularly diverse, with a strong pipeline of projects for a wide variety of clients, acting UK-wide – spanning developers, investors, major corporates / owner occupiers, land owning charities and education organisations.

The team is client focused so acts for clients throughout the UK proving a healthy blend of local, regional and national schemes. Examples of current projects include ongoing work with Wrexham AFC in relation to Stok Cae Ras and their academy; ongoing development of Indurent Park, Newport; discharging planning conditions for Twyn Hywel Energy Park in Caerphilly; the development of land at Bridgend College, Pencoed following its allocation in the LDP; major mixed use development in Cardiff Bay; underwater research campus development in the Forest of Dean; Carbon Capture and Storage development in North Wales; the redevelopment of the Ford factory in Bridgend; and other exciting emerging schemes.

The Planning team is part of the largest property services firm in Wales and works seamlessly with colleagues in Development, Commercial Investment, Office Agency, New Homes, Building Services Energy & Sustainability and Property Management.

Recruitment agencies

Savills only pay agency fees where we have a signed agreement in place and that agency has been previously contacted and directed by a member of our recruitment team. We do not pay agency fees when speculative and unsolicited CVs are submitted to Savills or any of our employees other than via our careers website and through our recruitment process. If this is not adhered to, agency fees will not be paid.Submission of any unsolicited CVs or proposals to Savills will be deemed evidence of full and unlimited acceptance of this approach.