Senior Town Planner

Senior Town Planner Job in Cardiff, Glamorgan

Senior Town Planner job in Cardiff, Glamorgan for a growing independent planning consultancy. Our client works with leading developers and landowners across residential, commercial, education, retail and energy projects. They are looking for a Senior Town Planner or Principal Town Planner to join their expanding Cardiff team. Offering salary of £31,000 - £42,000 + Car Allowance of £4k-5k + Bonus + Hybrid Working + Flexible working hours + Medical + Up to 8% pension + 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays + Christmas + Early finishes.

Our client is an independent planning consultancy with 5 offices and circa 40 employees across the North, Wales and London. They have a strong reputation and high success rate in securing successful planning approvals across a wide range of sectors. They support their clients at every stage of the planning process from appraisal stage, planning applications, community and political engagement and planning appeals. They are a sociable team with regular socials events, promoting work life balance with flexible working hours and hybrid working, typically 2 days in the office and the rest work from home and roles can be offered on a part time basis.

Role & Responsibilities

- Lead and manage and delegate on multiple projects

- Contribute to the training and support of junior colleagues

- Attend meetings independently

- Manage internal and external teams in collating major planning applications

- Liaise with Local Authorities to push applications forward

- Respond to consultation responses with input from senior colleagues

- Produce outline strategic advice in liaison with senior colleagues

- Negotiate with Local Authorities in liaison with senior colleagues

- Produce high quality planning and technical documentation (including appeal documents), delegating to more junior team members accordingly

- Attend client meetings and negotiate with councils, consultants, the public and other parties on behalf of clients

- Provide authority and direction on non-strategic matters

- Represent the client at Committee Meetings

- Organise and manage consultation events

- Contribute to and deliver companywide training sessions

- Be active in securing new and repeat business in line with financial targets, to include attending networking events

- Assist in drawing up fee proposals/budgets for jobs

- Assist in preparation of Letters of Engagement

- Produce briefing notes for external circulation.

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Required Skills & Experience

- MRTPI or close to achieving chartered status (within 6 months)

- Ideally 3+ years' experience as a planner

- Strong understanding and knowledge of the planning system

- Consultancy background is preferred

- Senior Planner or Principal Planner level

What you get back

- £31,000 - £42,000 + Car Allowance of £4k-5k

- Bonus

- Hybrid Working/Flexible working hours

- Medical and dental plan

- Up to 8% pension

- 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays + Christmas + Early finish every month

- Life Assurance

- Income protection

- Perkbox - money off restaurants and leisure

- Cycle to work scheme.

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Referral

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