Job Description
Job Title: Town Planner
Ref: BM389
Location: Cambridge
Salary: -35,000 - -45,000
This is an excellent opportunity to join an established multidisciplined consultancy who provide town planning and architectural services to the residential and commercial sectors. They are on the lookout for an experienced and enthusiastic Town Planner to hit the ground running for their Cambridge office.
Benefits for the role of Town Planner include:
- Highly competitive salary
- Generous holiday allowance
- Hybrid working
- Contributory pension scheme
- Professional development
- Personal development
Duties for the role of Town Planner include:
- Preparing planning appraisals and assessing the development potential of land and property
- Undertaking planning policy research, site assessments and feasibility studies
- Preparing and submitting planning applications, pre-application enquiries and appeals
- Drafting Planning Statements, Design and Access Statements and other supporting documentation
- Advising clients on planning policy, development opportunities and planning strategy
- Liaising and negotiating with local planning authorities, statutory consultees and other stakeholders
- Attending client meetings, public consultations and planning committee meetings where required
- Managing projects from initial instruction through to determination, ensuring deadlines and budgets are met
Skills and experience for the role of Town Planner:
- A degree or postgraduate qualification in Town Planning or a related discipline
- MRTPI membership, or working towards chartership, would be advantageous
- Experience working within a planning consultancy, local authority or similar environment
- Good knowledge of the UK planning system, development management and planning policy
- Experience preparing planning applications, planning appraisals and supporting documentation
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- The confidence to engage with clients, local authorities and other stakeholders
- Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple projects effectively
- A proactive, commercially aware and solutions-focused approach
If This role interests you or if you are interested in searching for other roles relating to Town Planning please feel free to contact Ben Moore on (phone number removed) or email (url removed). There are many more roles available on our website at (url removed). This is a permanent role