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Senior Town Planner
Job Posted: 2 days ago
Salary: £ 35,000 - 40,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Bedford, Bedfordshire
Expire in: a month
Job Description
Our client is one of the UK’s leading employee-owned planning-led practices, providing tailored multidisciplinary advice to our clients across the development sector. Joining brings with it the opportunity to gain valuable experience working alongside skilled professionals who will provide you with essential guidance and support to grow your career as a professional planner.
You will also have the ability to work for a wide variety of clients and projects across both the private and public sectors and alongside colleagues in the wider Group’s core business sectors which include:
• Planning Research & Analysis • Masterplanning & Urban Design • Architecture • Transport & Infrastructure • Sustainability Engineering • Environmental Services
The range of benefits that we offer to our employees includes private healthcare with BUPA, life insurance, company pension with a salary sacrifice option, cycle to work scheme, contributions towards professional subscriptions and enhanced maternity scheme.
Who are we looking for?
Due to continuing growth, we are looking for a qualified Town Planner to join our friendly and busy team in Bedford. Ideally you will have a minimum 3 years’ professional experience (in either the private or public sector). You must have a degree in town planning degree or related subject. You should possess a good knowledge of the planning system and experience of a wide range of planning issues. You should have good interpersonal communication and relationship management skills and have the ability to manage and prioritise projects on a day-to-day basis.
We are looking for candidates who are well motivated and ready to get involved in projects of all scales and types, instilling high standards of work and building up good, strong client relationships. Supporting your professional development We support our staff with a very active training and Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programme which is intended to educate, inform and invite feedback.
Our CPD programme involves presentations from both external speakers and internal staff members, with all staff encouraged to present on a relevant topic to develop their presentation skills. Every staff member is formally reviewed at least annually. During this process, achievements and future targets are reflected upon and discussed – always with the aim of learning and moving forward. Supporting your wellbeing As an Employee Ownership Trust, our staff, their wellbeing and their personal and professional development is of paramount importance to us.
We are committed to promoting diversity, inclusion and wellbeing throughout and as an organisation we seek to:
• Actively contribute towards enhancing social value, including through our impacts on the environment, communities, local economies and innovation. • Promote mental, physical and social wellbeing in the workplace. • Actively promote, celebrate and enhance diversity across the organisation. • Cultivate and promote an inclusive culture that maximises the talent, skills and diversity within our workforce.
What do we expect from you? As a Senior Planner you will work under the supervision of senior staff but also be given the opportunity to lead on small projects subject to experience.
You will: • provide commercial planning advice to a range of clients • prepare high-quality planning reports and submissions • liaise with and manage technical consultants as part of a wider project team • build strong client relationships through networking and maintaining existing client relationships. • proactively manage engagement with the local planning authorities and other key stakeholders • represent your clients’ commercial interests throughout the planning process. • have excellent written, verbal and technical skills appropriate to your role. • generally, contribute to the growth and success of the Bedford office.
We offer hybrid working and therefore need a commitment from our staff to work collaboratively in a face to-face environment on ‘core’ office days. Should you choose to work from home on ‘non-core’ days, you will be trusted to work independently but you will still have the support of colleagues who will be available via telephone and videocallBefore You Apply
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