Rating/Business Rates – Surveyor to Director/Partner Level

PlaceTech Ltd; Manchester; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading planning consultancy based in Manchester seeks a Planning Consultant to produce reports and manage planning applications. The role requires a planning degree and previous experience in consultancy or local planning. Strong skills in communication, organization, and time management are essential. The ideal candidate will assist in project delivery and collaborate with senior colleagues.

Qualifications

• Planning degree or equivalent qualification with chartered membership.
• Experience in consultancy or local planning.
• Demonstrable experience in research projects.

Responsibilities

• Produce comprehensive initial draft reports for planning applications.
• Monitor planning applications and local plans.
• Support senior planners with application preparation.

Skills

Planning degree or equivalent qualification

Planning experience

Excellent writing and verbal communication skills

Time management

Strong organizational skills

Education

Chartered membership of the RTPI or RICS

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.