Town Planning Consultant - Policy

What you'll be doing :

• Working with our clients and partner Councils, you will be required to work flexibly on a range of projects across strategic planning and development management including Local and Neighbourhood Plans and supporting evidence, Supplementary Planning Documents, Infrastructure Delivery Plans, Monitoring Reports and planning applications.
• You will provide high quality professional advice and direction on planning matters as required by the client, which may also include liaising with developers/agents and key stakeholders.
• Supporting consultation and engagement activities, to include coordination and review of public consultation representations.
• Ability to integrate and work successfully as part of a team as well as manage own workload effectively and efficiently.
• You will also be accountable for the successful delivery of planning commissions ensuring they are delivered in line with bid expectations to a consistently high standard, reporting regularly to line management on progress and key milestones.
• Supporting the growth of the team and working to make a positive contribution towards business development as required.

What we're looking for :

• Degree qualified Town Planner or equivalent experience (essential). Membership of the Royal Town Planning Institute desirable but not essential.
• Minimum 2 years experience in a similar role, with experience working as a private or public sector planning officer/consultant (preferably planning policy).
• A good level of knowledge, understanding and application of current and emerging UK planning legislation.
• Be concise and possess the ability to communicate effectively at all levels.
• Well organised and efficient with a positive attitude.
• Be proactive and solve problems to produce well balanced outcomes.
• Demonstrate initiative and ability to work alone on projects where required as well as contributing and adding value to team projects.

What’s in it for you?

• Offering a competitive salary of up to £32,000 dependent on experience
• 23 days’ holiday (rising to 27) with the opportunity to buy extra leave
• Company matched pension, life assurance, a cycle2work scheme, 15 weeks’ fully paid maternity, adoption and shared parental leave, paternity pay of two weeks…and plenty more
• Voluntary benefits designed to suit your lifestyle – from discounts on retail and socialising, to health & wellbeing, travel and technology

• The opportunity to take a paid day out of the office, volunteering for our charity partners or a cause of your choice
• Access to our Employee Network Groups, which represent every strand of diversity and allow colleagues to connect and learn from each other on an open, inclusive platform

What we hope you’ll do next:

Choose ‘Apply now’ to fill out our short application, so that we can find out more about you.

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Equal Opportunities

We’re an equal opportunity and Disability Confident employer, which means we recruit and develop people based on their merit and passion. We’re committed to providing an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment process and working environment for everyone. If you need the job description or application form in an alternative format (such as large print or audio), or if you’d like to discuss other changes or support you might need going forward, please email Iqbal at reasonableadjustments@capita.com or call 07784 237318 and we’ll get back to you. For more information about equal opportunities and process adjustments, please visit the Capita Careers website.