Senior Planner - Policy

Job Title: Senior Planner - Policy

Location: Congleton

The Company:

My client are the UK's most active and successful land promoter based in Congleton, Cheshire.

As Senior Policy and Promotion Planner you will work within the Planning & Projects department promoting a variety of sites through the planning process by seeking residential led allocations through the development plan and/or identifying opportunities to progress sites by way of planning application. You will be in charge of your own portfolio of sites reporting to the Planning Manager/Planning Director and will also assist others within the department support sites through the development plan process up to and including at Examination in Public. The role will require an ability to think strategically and innovatively as you formulate and implement planning strategies for projects. You will also be expected to delegate effectively and in doing so help with the professional development of junior planners within the team.

Your duties will include:

• Supporting the Planning Directors, Planning Mangers and Senior Project Managers as required, but also a wider brief on planning matters as requested by senior colleagues.
• Reviewing reports produced by external consultants, providing feedback and final sign off.
• Analysing Local Plan policies, evidence base documents and consultation material and their relationship with national planning policy and legal frameworks.
• Completing research to assist and implement innovative strategies for the promotion/allocation/planning application of sites.
• Producing well researched and presented reports and representations to assist in the promotion of sites and/or preparing reports to accompany the submission of planning applications, such as vision documents, housing needs assessments, sustainability, socio-economic and demographic studies.
• Appraisal of new site opportunities
• Attending meetings and interviews with prospective landowners and agents to help secure new sites for the business to then promote.
• Undertaking site visits and meetings with landowners, agents and local authority officers.
• Effective management of workload and keeping to task deadlines, this will require delegation of tasks.
• Carrying out public engagement, including formal consultation events where necessary.
• Assisting planners and graduate planners within your team with any queries they may have in a positive and constructive manner.
  Co-ordinating and inputting to complex planning research tasks.

What My client can offer you?

• Competitive Salary
• Competitive Bonus Scheme
• Private Medical Insurance - Single Cover
• 26 days' holiday (increase by 1 day for every 3 years' continuous service up to 29 days)
• Choice of Flexible Benefits
• Enhanced Family Friendly Policies

Interested?
The hiring manager is looking to meet with suitable candidates ASAP so if you meet the above criteria, please contact Josh Jones on (phone number removed) or (url removed)