Job Description
Associate/Associate Director - Town Planning
Location: Edinburgh
Salary: -60-80,000
A well-established multidisciplinary consultancy, respected for its work in the energy, infrastructure, transport and defence markets, is looking to appoint a Chartered Town Planner at Associate or Associate Director level to strengthen its expanding Scottish team. This is a rare chance to step up into a senior position, taking charge of major planning schemes and helping to steer a highly regarded planning offering.
Benefits
- Attractive salary with a comprehensive benefits package.
- Hybrid and flexible working options.
- Clear routes for career progression and professional growth.
- Continued training, mentoring and support.
- Exposure to nationally significant projects across major infrastructure sectors.
- The chance to shape the direction of a growing multidisciplinary business.
Responsibilities
- Take the lead on a wide variety of planning applications and associated documentation across multiple development sectors.
- Advise private sector clients on planning strategy, drawing on a thorough understanding of the system.
- Shape and implement planning strategies from the earliest project stages through to determination.
- Build and maintain key client relationships as a trusted adviser.
- Spot new business opportunities and help the planning team expand.
- Work alongside multidisciplinary colleagues and coordinate planning inputs across project teams.
- Attend meetings, hearings and public consultations on behalf of clients where needed.
- Guide, coach and nurture junior and mid-level planners.
- Help set the wider strategic direction of the consultancy.
Skills and Qualifications
- Chartered Town Planner with full MRTPI membership.
- Degree in Town Planning or an RTPI-accredited related subject.
- Substantial post-qualification experience gained in a planning consultancy or comparable setting.
- Excellent working knowledge of UK planning policy and the planning system.
- Track record of handling complex planning applications and development schemes.
- Strong communication and negotiation skills, with confident client management.
- Experience of leading projects and teams and supporting colleagues'' development.
- Commercial outlook, with the ability to identify opportunities and support business development.
- Able to balance competing demands and deliver in a fast-moving environment.
To apply, please call Sophie on (phone number removed) or alternatively, send your CV across to (url removed). I look forward to hearing from you soon!