Town Planner

Salary: £48,000 – £66,000 per year

Town Planner – Specialist Sports Construction
£48,000 – £66,000 plus package + bonuses
Newbury

The company

Are you looking to join a forward-thinking, highly successful Specialist Sports Construction Contractor who can offer you excellent career progression and growth? Do you have a passion for Sports and want to mix work and pleasure? Then keep reading!

My client is a highly reputable Sports Pitch Contractor based in West Berkshire who has become one of, if not the leading Sports Contractors within the industry. They are involved in the full project lifecycle of the build including full Civil & Surfacing packages as well as the Design & Build phase.

The successful Planner will have overall responsibility for the planning system/rules/laws to put together planning applications, manage their submission, the process to a decision, discharging conditions, and more. You will be working alongside a Design team but will not be involved in the design process yourself.

They have a full order book for the next 12-18 months and are looking to boost their operational team by bringing in a Planner who can be a key part of the business for many years to come.

This is a unique opportunity for a Town Planner to join one of the most reputable Sports Contractors in the UK and have direct exposure to huge clients nationwide.

Key responsibilities for the Town Planner role:

The ideal candidate will have gained previous experience working client-side and accrued substantial development and commercial acumen. A comprehensive knowledge of planning alongside an understanding of architecture, in encouraging design excellence in developments.

About You:

• A member of either the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) or Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI).
• Rounded knowledge of planning with proven post-qualification experience.
• with a developer, consultancy, or local authority.
• Able to demonstrate a high level of market and commercial awareness.
• Excellent understanding of the UK Planning System
• An ability to navigate LPAs and political environments.
• Able to communicate clearly, and lead projects with precision and at pace.
• Equally able to work in an autonomous and collaborative manner.
• Commercially aware with a willingness to develop the business.
• Being a Senior Town Planner or higher, you will have a proven track record in working on projects from inception through to completion.
• Have the ability to present reasoned advice in a formal and informal environment.
• Educated to postgraduate level, or equivalent.
• Excellent experience in Development Control and Management.
• Strong commercial awareness in construction and development matters.
• Highly motivated and confident in handling multiple tasks

The Role of the Planner:

• Assist in achieving successful planning approvals for new and existing sites.
• Advise predominantly on residential new build and permitted developments.
• Working alongside the Planning Director, leading complex planning applications.
• Manage the Discharge of Conditions on existing schemes.
• Liaise with acquisitions managers to secure viable new developments.
• Attend Council meetings, and engage with Councillors and external planning teams.
• Contribute to the internal planning team on technical matters.
• Act as a role model for professional standards and behaviors within the business.
• Seek ways to work collaboratively with other business units.
• Monitoring planning applications and appeals, negotiation of Section 106 and CIL.
• The appointment of consultants in supporting documentation to the application.