Senior Planner
- Peterborough
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Competitive basic salary and annual bonus
- Salary sacrifice car scheme available to all employees
- Up to 33 days annual leave plus bank holidays increasing to up to 39 days with service
- 2 Volunteering days per annum
- Private medical insurance, with employee paid cover
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
- Competitive pension scheme through salary sacrifice
- Life assurance at 4 x your annual salary
- Share save and share incentive schemes
- Employee rewards portal with many more benefits…
- Behave in line with our company values – Integrity, Caring and Quality
- Architecture or Planning-related Degree or relevant experience in the industry
- Previous experience working within a residential house builder, Consultant or Local Authority
- Experience of project management
- Able to influence and persuade others to their point of view
- Commercial awareness
- Capable of implementing change and of using their initiative
- Resilient, positive, confident and assertive but diplomatic
- Strong mathematical ability
- A good communicator/listener
- An awareness of the social and environmental impact of your work
- Accurate with an eye for detail
- Prepare design and planning briefs, tender packages and commission works being undertaken by external consultants in the preparation of planning applications , having regard to planning budgets
- Prepare, submit and monitor a range of different planning application types from pre-application to determination to obtain positive consents, including the preparation of supporting planning documentation where necessary
- Participate in discussions with all relevant bodies and Local Planning Authorities, in conjunction with external project teams, and engage with the public and relevant stakeholders
- Assist the Land Department in the preparation of planning appraisals for new land opportunities
- Contribute to the overall effectiveness of the Land Department in conjunction with the other land personnel
- Assist with an effective handover to the regional business following the grant of planning permission to ensure a smooth and efficient site start is achieved for each development