Town Planner

Description

Town Planning Consultant

Skipton Permanent Competitive salary + benefits

I'm currently working with an established and highly regarded planning and environmental consultancy who are looking to appoint a Town Planning Consultant to join their team in Skipton on a permanent basis.

This is an exciting opportunity for a planner who wants to develop their career within a close–knit consultancy, working across a diverse range of projects within the minerals, waste, renewable energy, environmental and wider development sectors.

Joining an experienced and growing team, you'll be involved across the full planning process, providing professional advice to clients and helping to deliver projects from initial concept through to planning permission and beyond.

Your responsibilities will include:

Preparing and managing planning applications and supporting documentation

Undertaking planning appraisals, site searches and development assessments

Providing planning policy advice and identifying development opportunities

Supporting the preparation of Environmental Impact Assessments and associated reports

Managing planning conditions and discharge of conditions

Liaising with local planning authorities, statutory consultees, clients and other stakeholders

Supporting public and stakeholder engagement exercises

Assisting with planning appeals and representations where required

Managing your own workload and contributing to the successful delivery of client projects

About You

We're keen to hear from Town Planners with experience gained either within planning consultancy or local government.

You'll ideally have:

A relevant degree in Town Planning or a related discipline

Previous experience within a planning role – minerals and waste specific

Good working knowledge of the UK planning system and relevant legislation

The ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines effectively

A proactive, commercially aware and client–focused approach

Experience within minerals, waste, renewable energy, environmental or rural planning would be advantageous.

RTPI membership or a willingness to work towards MRTPI status would also be beneficial.

This is a great opportunity to join a specialist consultancy where you'll have the chance to work on interesting and technically diverse projects, gain exposure to different areas of planning and develop your career within an experienced team.

You can expect:

Competitive salary, dependent on experience

Excellent opportunities for professional development

Supportive and collaborative working environment

The opportunity to work alongside experienced planning and environmental professionals

Long–term career progression within an established consultancy

Interested?

If you're a Town Planner looking for a new challenge in Skipton and would like to find out more, get in touch for a confidential discussion.

I'd be happy to provide further information on the role, the team and the projects you could be working on – (phone number removed) or (url removed)

Reference – 70013

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