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SalaryTitle: Senior Planning Consultant
Location: Chester
The Company:
My client is a Planning and Environment Consultancy who are looking to recruit a Senior Planning Consultant. The role will involve working on a variety of projects, supporting senior staff and Directors on major project work, providing direct client advice on sites and projects, drafting reports and planning submissions (site assessments, policy notes, applications, development plan representations, and Environmental Statements) and assisting with the management of the team's caseload.
Key tasks include:
* Assisting senior staff and Directors to drive forward major projects
* Managing small to medium-sized planning applications
* Undertaking research and analysis
* Preparing planning appraisals of land, buildings and concepts
* Preparing planning reports and planning applications
* Liaising with planning officers, employees of consultee organisations and third parties
* Liaising and cultivating good relationships with clients, colleagues and fellow professionals
* Developing creative and original solutions
* Taking financial responsibility for small to medium-sized projects from inception through to completion
* Remaining informed about documents relating to planning policy and practice
* Attending external events and providing presentations
Qualities & attributes:
- Applicants should be degree-qualified in a relevant field with a genuine interest and enthusiasm for planning
* 5-10 years of experience working in the private or public sector
* Strong understanding of the principles of planning
* Adept at presentations and technical writing
* A problem-solver
* Great communicator
* Creative thinker
This is a great opportunity to progress your career, working on a diverse portfolio of projects for prestigious clients and alongside the very best planning professionals.
Benefits and Progression:
My client provides great opportunities for career progression, highly competitive salaries, annual bonuses, and a range of working benefits including pension contributions, private healthcare, and payment of professional fees.
My client has flexible working and support people wanting to work from home for part of the time, as well as from the offices in Chester (Bretton) and Manchester (Wilmslow).
Interested?
The hiring manager is looking to meet with suitable candidates ASAP so if you meet the above criteria, please contact Josh Jones on or
