Associate Director in Hampshire, Portsmouth

Join our team and work on stretching and prestigious projects. Our presence in the East and South East of England is established and growing. Progress your career within a vibrant and progressive consultancy. We are looking for an Associate Director to be based in Reading, Southampton or Cambridge working across varied projects, including major residential, commercial and mixed-use schemes. We have an outstanding reputation for providing the highest standards of service to high profile clients, including major land owners, respected property developers, multi-sector housebuilders and commercial and industrial developers. We are passionate about the places we help to shape.

As an Associate Director at Turley, I drive forward and deliver a wide range of projects, for a variety of clients and in collaboration with our different expert services across the company. Collaboration and independent thinking is at the centre of Turley’s ethos. Having progressed from the Senior Planner role, I have been supported and encouraged by co-owners to develop and take on exciting opportunities, in a way that works for me.

As an Associate Director level you will:

• Make a significant contribution to major and complex projects or manage a portfolio of smaller projects;
• Actively seek, win and deliver profitable new work;
• Actively support the leadership team and make an effective contribution to the business unit;
• Be supported to develop and grow professionally;
• Be part of a dynamic, supportive and well established Planning team.

To be successful in this role, you will be/have:

• Highly-motivated and dedicated with the ability to think strategically and to work with our team to further develop our business. Someone who brings energy, ideas, and positivity;
• Developing experience of winning new work as a Senior Planner and demonstrable experience of winning new work at Associate Director level;
• Developed strong relationships within your network of clients and contacts;
• A proven track record on advising on major and complex projects;
• A team player, one who enjoys collaborating and takes pride in developing others;
• MRTPI qualified.

Why work for Turley?

We are trusted independent advisors with restless ambition to shape a more sustainable future. We work collaboratively with our clients to deliver places and communities that thrive. We combine professional expertise with in-depth market knowledge and deploy our services — Design, Economics, EIA, Expert Witness, Heritage, Townscape and Landscape, Planning, Strategic Communications, and Sustainability and ESG — individually or collectively to meet client needs in the most effective way.

We offer excellent remuneration and a flexible benefits package including medical insurance, pension, flexible working allowance, ownership dividend and performance-related bonus. Turley operates a blended flexible working model, allowing co-owners choice, freedom, and flexibility as to where, when and how they work, balancing personal, team and client requirements. We are happy to talk about flexible working options in more detail during the recruitment process.

We are committed to ensuring people, places and the planet can thrive. We know that actions speak louder than words. As a business, and through our client work, we strive to make a meaningful impact. This is how we are shaping a more sustainable future. We have been CarbonNeutral® certified since 2018; achieved Bronze Carbon Literate Organisation accreditation in 2023; and are working towards B Corp status. Driven by our purpose, we believe in using business as a force for good, including generating value for our clients and profits for our co-owners.

Our aim is to be an even more diverse and inclusive company; we celebrate difference and we’re actively building more diverse teams. We welcome applications from candidates regardless of background and personal circumstances who meet the criteria set out above. We would love for you to join an organisation that enables you to thrive. If you need any assistance during the recruitment process or we can put in any adjustments for you, please contact Turley’s People & Culture team.

If you think that Turley could be the right move for you, please apply in confidence by following the Apply Now link below or email, providing your CV and a covering letter. We welcome applications directly and would prefer not to receive CVs from recruitment agencies. The successful candidate must have permission to work in the UK by the start of their employment.