Associate Planner

Associate Planner

Location: Nottinghamshire

Penguin Recruitment are delighted to be supporting a unique, nationwide disciplinary in their search for an Associate Planner. The group are experts at handling the complexities of the planning system and can assist on a broad range of planning expertise whether relating to residential, commercial or anything in between. They can assess site feasibility all the way through to negotiating a planning permission.

Candidates are required to have:

• 10 years' minimum professional experience working for a private consultancy or equivalent
• Hold a valid UK Driving Licence
• Urban Design and master planning understanding would be beneficial
  Whilst not necessary, the potential to bring along new clients or contacts may be useful

What does the role involve?

• Strengthening the planning team and be a more experienced lead on more complex planning proposals.
• Lend support and reviewing capacity to the wider team including in their mentoring and development and lead a group of employees on major projects.
• Contributing towards business development and wider company objectives.
• Project management of planning applications along with the submission of applications.
• Business development and attendance at networking events
• Line managerial responsibilities of planners from Graduate to Principal level
• Negotiation with developers, planning officers, and other professionals
• S106 and legal agreement negotiations
• Completion of professional reports accompanying planning applications
• Management of more complex application processes including EIA and Local Plan Examinations
• Management of appeal processes, written representations and hearings
• Preparation of fee proposals and tender bids
• Research of latest case law
• Business development and networking
• An up to date understanding of planning policy and legislation
• Budgeting, financial management and billing of projects
• An understanding of skills in other sectors within the built/natural environments

What does the role offer?

• Competitive market rate of pay
• Potential flexibility in core work hours and working locations
• Minimum of 22 days holiday plus Bank Holidays
• Health Insurance
• Company Pension Scheme
• Payment of one professional membership, others considered on merit
• Discretionary leave days over the Christmas & New Year Period
• Potential performance bonus

If this Associate Planner role is of interest, please contact Joel Bland on or call to discuss further!