Description
We are seeking a Town Planner to join our Planning Consultancy team in Central Birmingham. As a Planner, you will have a good knowledge and experience of the planning process, including planning applications, permitted development, policy frameworks, plan promotion, and the appeal process.
The successful candidate will be responsible for:
- Assisting in the devising of planning strategies, assessing site's planning history, and relevant planning policies
- Preparing briefing notes on the likelihood of achieving planning permission for housing or employment uses
- Drafting planning statements in a clear and persuasive way to support development proposals
- Assisting in the planning aspects of multidisciplinary teams delivering planning projects
- Attending site visits, design team, and client meetings
- Managing project delivery and budgetary control
- Working collaboratively with colleagues from across WSP
- Monitoring planning applications and liaising with clients and teams to respond to consultation feedback
To be considered for this role, you will need to demonstrate:
- A degree level qualification in town planning
- A postgraduate qualification in a relevant subject
- Chartered status (MRTPI / NIPA)
- Sound knowledge and experience of the UK planning system, gained in a private sector setting
- Strong technical skills
- A commercial approach to planning consultancy and development
- Strong organisational and communication skills