Senior Layout Designer

Due to an expanding order book, a busy Bristol based client have an opening for a position as a Senior Layout Designer within their planning team. The ideal candidate will have experience in a similar role and be responsible for running a team, either in-house or managing external consultants. The candidate will liaise directly with the Planning Director and be responsible for ensuring work is completed in line with programme and client s expectations and our own quality standards. Vacancy Description/ Duties will involve: - Preparing feasibility sketch layouts in support of client bid submissions and responding to planning/ client comments. - Liaising with clients to ensure applications meet their brief. - Digesting information provided by client to inform design parameters. - Project co-ordination / management utilising resource within team to prepare all drawings and documents required for the submission of planning applications. - Co-ordinating information between consultants. - Liaising with local authority Officers and other stakeholders to progress planning applications or gain approval. - Making necessary amendments to planning application pack as required to obtain planning permissions. - Preparing Planning Layouts (including templates, design of road layout and landscaping). - Preparing planning house types (floor plans and elevations). - Preparing street scenes. - Preparing Design and Access Statements / Supporting Statements / Planning Statements. - ..... full job details .....