Principal to Associate Town Planner

Principal to Associate – Strategic Land Town Planner (Reading, Bristol & Birmingham)

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Strategic Land Town Planner to join a highly regarded and growing planning consultancy.

Working at Principal to Associate level, you’ll take a leading role on a portfolio of strategic land projects, advising landowners, developers and promoters on unlocking development opportunities through the planning system.

The Role

• Leading the promotion of strategic sites through Local Plans and site allocation processes.
• Preparing representations, call for sites submissions and planning strategies.
• Undertaking site appraisals and identifying new development opportunities.
• Managing strategic residential, mixed-use and employment projects.
• Advising landowners and developers on land promotion strategies.
• Coordinating multidisciplinary consultant teams.
• Managing key client relationships and supporting business development.
• Mentoring junior planners and contributing to team growth.

About You

You’ll be MRTPI qualified with strong experience in strategic land, planning or development. You’ll have a good understanding of Local Plans, site promotion and development strategy, alongside the confidence to manage projects and clients independently.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a successful and expanding consultancy, work on significant strategic development projects and have genuine scope to progress your career towards senior leadership.

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