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Town Planning Manager

Job Posted: 3 days ago

Salary: £ Competitive
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Breedon on the Hill, Leicestershire

Expire in: 25 days

Job Description

Ready to lead on planning strategy and guide development from concept to operation? Join our Land & Mineral Resources team as a Planning Manager.
You’ll take ownership of ensuring compliance with existing planning permissions, while playing a central role in identifying, appraising and promoting opportunities—securing the consents needed to enhance our estate.
You’ll be a confident communicator, able to drive projects forward leading multi-disciplinary teams at every stage of the development process. You’ll provide practical, detailed advice both internally and externally, backed by a strong grasp of the plan-led system and a track record of promoting land for development and securing planning permissions.
Key Responsibilities
  * Lead on site promotion and local plan consultations.
  * Manage the dynamic nature of our estate to ensure compliance with extant planning permissions.
  * Collaborate with our colleague’s business wide. Lead and support multi-disciplinary project teams to deliver high-quality planning, property, environmental and sustainability advice to internal stakeholders.
  * Lead planning strategy for existing and new assets, from appraisal and local plan promotion through to permission and delivery, applying sound judgement and making clear, actionable recommendations.
  * Engage proactively within the business, with industry, stakeholders and the community. Working with communications teams to fully explain and promote our operations and proposals.
  * Procure planning and environmental support, manage and instruct technical teams and ensure consistency, including managing and maintaining budgets and reporting progress.
  * Ensure compliance with legal, environmental and health & safety obligations across the mineral estate.
  * Maximisation of returns on non-operational property including identifying surplus property for disposal.
  * Maintain accurate GIS and estate records to support operational and strategic decision making.
Skills, Knowledge & Expertise
  * Experienced or interested in land promotion and the plan led system.
  * Member of the Royal Town Planning Institute, Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors or working towards chartership.
  * Experience in development, minerals, rural estates, utilities, infrastructure or similar land-based sectors.
  * Confident negotiator with excellent communication skills.
  * Comfortable managing multiple projects and stakeholders.
  * Ability to interpret planning permissions, legal documents, plans and technical information.
  * Proactive, organised and confident working independently across multiple sites.
Job Benefits
  * Company car or car allowance
  * 25 days holiday per year plus bank holidays
  * Contributory Pension Scheme
  * Free on-site Parking
  * Holiday Buy Scheme
  * Volunteer Scheme
  * Share Save Scheme
  * Life Assurance
  * Enhanced Maternity, Adoption & Paternity Scheme
  * Health & Wellbeing Initiatives
  * Discount Scheme

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