Associate Director Reading

An outstanding opportunity has arisen for an MRTPI Associate
Director to join one of the South East’s most successful planning
consultancies.

This role will play a key part in growing the Reading office
and strengthening its presence across the Thames Valley. With a strong pipeline
of strategic housing projects alongside commercial and employment -led
development, the Associate Director will have responsibility for client
management, staff leadership and business development.

The Role

This is a senior appointment requiring both technical
credibility and commercial leadership.

Responsibilities include:

• Leading
  major residential and mixed -use planning strategies
  
• Acting
  as senior advisor to key developer and investor clients
  
• Driving
  business development and winning new work
  
• Managing
  and mentoring a team of planners
  
• Financial
  oversight of projects including profitability and resourcing
  
• Leading
  Local Plan examination work and strategic land promotion
  
• Leading
  planning appeals, hearings and inquiry preparation
  
• Supporting
  recruitment and office growth strategy
  

About You

• MRTPI
  qualified (essential)
  
• Strong
  track record delivering major planning projects
  
• Demonstrable
  business development success
  
• Experience
  managing staff, budgets and client relationships
  
• Strong
  market presence across Berkshire / Thames Valley
  
• Commercially
  driven with leadership gravitas
  

A superb opportunity for an ambitious leader looking for
genuine influence and long -term progression.

All applications will be treated in complete confidence.