Senior Consultant Planner

Job Title

Senior Consultant Planner

Location

Newcastle

Salary

DOE

Job Type

Permanent

Sector

Consultancy

What you'll be doing:

The role of senior planning consultant 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.

What you'll get back
They provide 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.

They have become adept at flexible working and embrace people wanting to work from home for part of the time, as well as from offices in Chester (Bretton), Manchester (Wilmslow) and Newcastle. They recognise the importance of a healthy work-life balance amongst all colleagues and regularly review ways of working to improve this.

To secure long-term future as an independent consultancy, they have recently become an Employee Ownership Trust . The company is managed in the interests of all colleagues and there are specific benefits associated with Trust status including tax free bonuses . You'll be able to take an active part in the life of the company from day one.

How to apply for this role:

If you are interested in this position, please apply via this advert or contact Navartis to discuss the role in more detail.

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