Senior Town Planner - Leeds, United Kingdom - RPS Group
Description
You'll be responsible for planning applications from commencement to completion and ensuring delivery is achieved to target. You'll be expected to maintain client relationships and ensure repeat business with our existing portfolio. This position will see you assisting colleagues with tender submissions and helping to manage larger scale projects including assisting with coordinating project management, the production of deliverables in line with the client's expectations and helping to ensure work is submitted on time. You may also be required to assist in public consultations with preparatory materials and represent RPS at public events in support of a wider client proposal and attend and monitor committee and other hearings.
You'll be joining a large, well-established team and 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 in the Leeds office serving clients across the UK.
Who we're looking for
We'd like you to have a relevant degree (or equivalent), be qualified as MRTPI and have solid experience of preparation and submission of planning applications and lawful development certificates. You'll need to be highly competent at project delivery and welcome the opportunity to work as part of a highly experienced and diverse multi-disciplinary team. You'll be technically sound and up to date with current methods, legislation, procedures and standards. Familiarity with EIA preparation or an interest in this process would be of relevance.
An interest or some experience of energy development is advantageous as there will be substantial work related to this sector. Good time and project management skills are a must as are sound influencing and communication skills that enable you to maintain working relationships with colleagues, clients and external bodies.
Experience of progressing planning applications in the North of England would be advantageous but not a necessity.
What's in it for you
Our employees are rewarded with competitive salaries, opportunities to invest and many other benefits including: 25 days holiday + bank holidays, Option to purchase up to 5 extra days per year, Company pension scheme, Group Disability Scheme, Share Incentive Scheme, Life Assurance, Cycle to Work Scheme, Health Screening, Employee Assistance Programme (including numerous wellbeing initiatives and mental health support), Dental Cover, subsidised gym membership, Professional Memberships and access to BenefitHub offering discounts, cash back offers and rewards.
We're an accredited training provider – from entry level to master's degree level professional qualifications in leadership & management and executive coaching & mentoring, we support learning and development for everyone.
A personal development plan and a transparent career pathway puts you in the driving seat of your career and you'll be supported as far as you want to go.
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.
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.
A career here is far from ordinary. Here you're not a number, you're part of the solution.