Town Planner

Job Title: Town Planner

Ref: BM334

Location: Maidstone

Salary: -30,000 - -37,000

This is an excellent opportunity to join a national town planning consultancy who provide multidisciplined services to high profile projects across the UK. They are on the lookout for a talented and proactive Town Planner to join their Maidstone offices.

Benefits for the role of Town Planner include:

• Highly competitive salary
• Contributory pension scheme
• Hybrid working
• Generous holiday allowance
• Professional development
• Personal development

Duties for the role of Town Planner:

• Assisting with and managing planning applications from inception through to determination.
• Preparing planning appraisals, reports, statements and supporting documentation.
• Undertaking planning research and assessing development opportunities.
• Providing planning advice to clients and helping to develop effective planning strategies.
• Liaising with Local Planning Authorities, consultees and other stakeholders.
• Supporting the preparation and submission of planning applications and appeals.
• Assisting with pre-application discussions and negotiations with planning authorities.
• Contributing to land promotion and strategic planning projects where appropriate.
• Attending meetings and site visits with clients and project teams.
• Working collaboratively with specialists across planning, transport, design, environmental, viability and other disciplines.
• Building strong relationships with clients and helping to deliver commercially focused planning solutions.

Requirements for the role of Town Planner:

• RTPI Accredited degree within Town Planning or another related discipline
• Strong post qualification experience within a planning consultancy or local authority
• A good understanding of the UK planning system and current planning policy.
• Experience of preparing planning applications, reports or planning assessments.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• The ability to manage workloads, prioritise tasks and meet deadlines.
• Confidence communicating with clients, colleagues and planning authorities.
• A proactive approach and the ability to work both independently and as part of a wider team.
• RTPI Chartership or working towards membership would be desirable

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