Associate Director - Leeds, United Kingdom - RPS Group
Description
This is a key position where you will help provide leadership, be the day-to-day project lead and be 'go to' person for both the client and your colleagues. You'll get to work with a wide range of clients on diverse of schemes that affect all types of built development managing all aspects of a job.
You'll be joining a well-established team. We are a collaborative team who are committed to provide outstanding advice and outcomes for our clients. This new role is a result of an ever-growing list of major instructions new clients in the Leeds office serving clients across the UK.
Who we're looking for
You'll have a relevant degree (or equivalent) and be MRTPI qualified. You'll be an experienced project manager with strong multi discipline team leadership qualities. Experience of energy and infrastructure EIA planning applications would be helpful. Equally sound Planning skills and a keenness to work within the energy and development sectors is of interest to us.
You'll be used to a client-facing role and have an established market reputation and a track record of strong client relationships. Good financial and project management skills are a must, as are great influencing and communication skills. Being able to build and maintain working relationships with colleagues, clients and external bodies is expected.
We will provide you with a flexible, friendly and creative environment to develop your skills and challenge yourself. Via our robust career development framework, we are proud to be able to support our people to innovate, collaborate and build meaningful careers. Our network of people and knowledge will expand your horizons and give you access to a variety of interesting projects across England, Scotland and Wales. A track record of delivering planning permissions in the North of England would be advantageous. . What's in it for you?
Our people are our success. We need people who share our passion on solving the problems that matter. Our flat structure creates greater collaboration and speed of communication and working with some of the brightest minds in the industry, we'll need your input.
We are an accredited ILM training provider, internationally recognised and providing robust fully accredited professional training programmes - to master's degree level professional qualifications in leadership & management and executive coaching & mentoring, we support learning and development for everyone.
We understand the need to work flexibly, with agile offices and hybrid working offered as standard, we're happy to talk about flexible working. This is a workplace that works for you.
We encourage and value different ideas, perspectives, and styles of thinking. We need a mix of experiences and skills to develop the most innovative ideas. We respect one another and recognise the potential and contribution of everyone. You'll be joining a diverse community and a company that puts its people first and prioritises their wellbeing.