Town Planner - Leeds, United Kingdom - Avison Young

Avison Young

Verified Company

Leeds, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Overview:

Our Story:

Our small Canadian-born business was founded in 1978 and has become a global organization that now spans 120 locations across 20 countries.

Our expansion has been rapid, but what matters most is the common belief that drives all 5,000 of our people to be a different type of real estate organization.

We believe that the places in which we live, work and play have the power to make us happier and healthier, and we are united by a shared sense of purpose, to have a positive impact on people's lives.

In short, we are a global commercial real estate advisory firm with a simple aim:

for real estate to play a leading role in creating vibrant buildings, cities and places that deliver long-lasting social value and economic impact.

Why Work for Us:

We believe that our industry is changing, and we want our business to be a melting pot of curious minds, passionate hearts and strategic intelligence.

Your gender, religion and race are all highly respected, but are less important to us than your ability to step up and change the game.

We provide you with a place where you can do just that, with like-minded people.

Collaboration is embedded in the way we work - our people have the autonomy to collaborate on client relationships, engage teams across the business, lead operations, work collectively on projects, participate in strategy and are ultimately responsible for our growth.

Our distinctive Principal-led, privately-owned model puts us in the enviable position of being able to offer every employee the opportunity to own a share of our business and inspires and allows anyone to become a Principal.

This role carries voting rights, so our people have a very real say in the future direction and operation of our business.

This means that we are able to attract, engage and retain the best talent from the industry.

Responsibilities:

Overall Purpose of Job:

To support the Newcastle planning team by delivering required outputs for our clients.

Main Duties, Responsibilities & Accountabilities:

To undertake planning appraisals to advise clients on the likelihood and best strategy to achieve planning consent.
To identify and make representations on behalf of clients in the review of local development frameworks.
To research, prepare and submit appeals against refusals of planning consent.
To research and assist in the preparation of proofs of evidence for senior staff standing as expert witness at planning inquiries.
To help write tender proposals to win new project work.
To help with business generation ideas and client research.
To work either as part of a team or independently as required.
To generally meet targets for fee earning from the delivery of project work.

Please note, this list is not exhaustive and there may be a requirement to perform other tasks / duties that would reasonably be expected to be undertaken in the performance of the role.

Qualifications:

Desired Knowledge, Skills and Experience (ideal unless stated as required):

RTPI Accredited Planning Degree
RTPI Chartered Membership
More than 2 years private or public sector planning experience
An understanding of planning policy
An understanding of development management process
Evidence of good people skills and an ability to negotiate the best outcome for clients
Evidence of good research and analysis skills
Evidence of good report writing and presentation skills
Evidence of good project management, prioritisation and timemanagement skills

Equal Opportunities:

At Avison Young, we are committed to building an inclusive culture that empowers all of our employees to thrive, be successful and feel a sense of belonging.

Avison Young is an equal opportunities employer, and is committed to treating all its employees and job applicants equally. This includes implementing deliberate strategies that advance underrepresented communities in commercial real estate careers.

If you are person with a disability, if you are neurodivergent, or if you have a condition that you believe may affect your performance during our selection process, Avison Young will be happy to make reasonable adjustments to our processes for you.