Town Planner

Town Planner, Southampton, £30k - £40k DOE

For more information on this opportunity, contact Sophie Randle at RGB Recruitment ASAP!

Fantastic opportunity for a Town Planner to join a small Architectural Consultancy looking to expand and have their own in house Planning team.  You will be joining a friendly team of Architects to work within mostly bespoke residential conversions and office spaces.

You should have a few years of UK-based experience and be comfortable working independently as the sole Town Planner, with the opportunity to shape and expand this discipline in the future. Focusing on local projects within a 20-mile radius of Southampton, this role offers an excellent chance to join and contribute to an exciting new team within the business.

Responsibilities

• Develop creative and original planning solutions
• Leading planning projects
• Preparing policy presentations, project proposals and tender responses
• Manging own client relationships
• Grow workload and win business in the area
• Consult with stakeholders and other interested parties
• Negotiate with developers and other professionals, such as surveyors and architects
• Assess planning applications and monitor outcomes
• Research and analyses data to help inform strategic developments
• Design layouts and draft design statements
• Attend and present at planning boards, appeals and public inquiries

Requirements

• Chartered with development management experience ideally within a consultancy background
• Relevant recognised qualification
• Proficiency on CAD software
• Project delivery
• keep up to date with legislation associated with land use
• Knowledge of UK best practice standards and UK experience