Associate Director – Commercial Property Management

PlaceTech Ltd; Manchester; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading planning consultancy in Manchester is looking for a Planning Consultant to produce and monitor reports for planning applications. The successful candidate will have a planning degree, relevant experience, and excellent communication skills. Responsibilities include preparing initial drafts and attending site meetings. This role offers a collaborative environment and the chance to engage with landowners and local authorities.

Qualifications

• Planning experience, either within a consultancy or local planning environment.
• Experience of preparing reports to support the submission of planning applications.
• Understanding of the drivers for growth at the local, regional and national level.

Responsibilities

• Producing comprehensive initial draft reports for planning applications.
• Monitoring planning applications and appeals.
• Reviewing reports produced by external consultants.

Skills

Excellent writing and verbal communication skills

Effective time management

Strong organizational and coordination skills

Ability to build rapport and relationships

Education

Planning degree or equivalent qualification

Job description

Your duties will include:

• Producing comprehensive initial draft reports to support the submission of planning applications, appeals, policy representations and site appraisals.
• Monitoring of planning applications and appeals and/or local and neighbourhood plans within specific authorities.
• Support more senior planners and project managers with specific application and appeal preparation, but also a wider brief on planning matters as requested by senior colleagues.
• Reviewing reports produced by external consultants, providing feedback.
• Complete research and reading to assist in developing a strategy for the promotion/allocation/planning application of a site.
• Producing well researched and presented reports and representations to assist in the promotion of sites and/or preparing reports to accompany the submission of planning applications.
• Attending meetings and interviews with prospective landowners and agents to help secure new sites for the business to then promote.
• Undertaking site visits and meetings with landowners, agents and local authority officers.
• Effective management of workload and keeping to task deadlines.
• Carrying out public engagement, including formal consultation events where necessary.
• Assisting Graduate Planners within your team with any queries they may have in a positive and constructive manner.

To be successful in the role, we are looking for:

• Planning degree or equivalent qualification with chartered membership of the RTPI or RICS.
• Planning experience, either within a consultancy or local planning environment.
• Experience of Section 106 agreements.
• Experience of working within an environment focused on the promotion of sites through both the Local Plan and planning application process.
• Experience of preparing reports to support the submission of planning applications and/or the allocation of sites in a Local Plan.
• Demonstrable experience of undertaking research projects to support the delivery of a project.
• Understanding of the drivers for growth at the local, regional and national level.
• Excellent writing and verbal communication skills.
• The ability to communicate to different audiences.
• The ability to work independently or as part of a team.
• Effective time management.
• Strong organizational and coordination skills.
• Ability to build rapport and relationships, both internally and externally.
• A strong work ethic.