Town Planner

Town Planner

Southampton

HR 11021

Salary: negotiable depending on skills and experience

Our client, a growing housebuilder is urgently looking for a Senior Town Planner to join their team in Southampton. The successful Senior Town Planner will be working to deliver a variety of applications for predominantly residential sites.

Qualifications and Experience:

For this position applications are sought from candidates who have a relevant RTPI accredited degree, have achieved Chartered Planner status or are working towards this and who have a minimum of two years planning experience, preferably within a housebuilder or consultancy environment.

Duties:

• Compile Planning applications, conditions, and appeal documentation for submission to Local Planning Authorities, including research as necessary on previous planning applications of sites.
• Manage the submission of planning applications to Local Planning Authorities.
• Develop and maintain relationships with key stakeholders.
• Attend Planning Committee Meetings and Public Consultation Meetings to represent Foreman Homes.
• Organise and maintain office work systems, including ensuring that computer records are accurate and up to date.
• Maintain an up-to-date record of Local Planning Authorities' Planning policies and Local Plan Reviews for internal reference.
• Monitoring and reviewing local planning policy. Including strategies which take account of transport, the local economy, jobs, green infrastructure, renewable energy, climate change and the historic environment.
• Conducting appropriate research to inform planning applications.
• Negotiate, obtain quotations from, and instruct external engineers and other consultants and assist in the evaluation of their use by the Group.
• Collate and maintain evidence from public consultation meetings where the planning process requires it.
• Liaise with the planning team to understand all necessary aspects and needs for operational development.

Benefits:

• Working for a respected consultancy, with a friendly team environment
• Fantastic career progression opportunities
• Competitive starting salary and benefits package

Interested? To discuss this vacancy and other positions within the town planning sector, please do not hesitate to contact HARRIET ROIGE on (phone number removed) or email your CV to (url removed) and we will get back to you.