Permanent Opportunity
Senior Planner
Venn Group are working with major organisation who are a key player within the Property industry in order to secure the services of a Senior Planner.
Salary: Negotiable depending on experience
Length: Permanent
Location: London
This role is targeted at candidates with an interest in broadening their experience of planning and being closely involved with interesting projects and clients.
The successful candidate will:
- Prepare planning appraisals of land, buildings and concepts
- Undertake research and analysis
- Prepare planning applications, including planning statements
- Write reports, interpreting data and making clear and relevant recommendations
- Contribute to the preparation/editing of Design & Access statements, sustainability statements, and other planning supporting documents
- Liaise and negotiate with planning officers, employees of consultee organisations, third parties
- Liaise and cultivate good relationships with clients and fellow professionals
- Develop creative and original solutions to satisfy all parties
- Ensure compliance with planning regulations
- Communicate and negotiate effectively with clients and colleagues
- Take responsibility for projects from the earliest stages through to completion
- Maintain an awareness of market conditions and the impact of government policies
- Keep informed about documents relating to planning policy and practice
- Build relationships with other divisions within the company
- Attend external events to create local contacts and identify business opportunities
The successful candidate will have:
- Strong verbal and excellent report writing skills
- Excellent organisational skills – prioritising and working to deadlines
- Clear ability to communicate effectively
- A ‘can do’, hands-on team player
- Good interpersonal and influencing skills
- Self-motivated and proactive
- MRICS/MRTPI & knowledge of relevant planning systems
- An open and keen mind – with a strategic approach to problem solving
If you are interested in this position, please immediately send your updated CV to jfsteele@venngroup.com and call Josh on 020 7557 7667.