Rapleys
Associate Planner
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Employee Benefits
- Flexible working
- Hybrid working
- Holiday entitlement – 32 days per annum (excluding bank holidays) which includes a wellbeing day and your birthday
- Private healthcare
- Medicash cashback scheme
- 50% gym membership contribution
- Cycle to work scheme
- Life Assurance
- Enhanced maternity leave
- Enhanced paternity leave
Overview
Rapleys is a multi-disciplinary property consultancy, offering building consultancy, commercial, planning and residential property services to clients, operating from eight offices across the UK.
We are genuinely recognised as best-in-class for the services we offer and the industries we operate in. That’s because we have built our business around people with authentic expertise, only offering services where we are the stand-out partner of choice.
Our people are what makes Rapleys. We celebrate the individuality and expertise that each person brings and, as a team, we share the same values and work collaboratively, connecting across disciplines, locations and sectors.
We recruit and retain trustworthy, knowledgeable and passionate professionals, and provide a collaborative culture that enables people to thrive. This is a truly exciting time to join the business as we undertake our new growth and development plans.
Job Purpose
Engaged in the ongoing management of projects as agreed by the Partner in accordance with the project plan. Acting as planning practitioner as well as supporting the Partner in their role within the team and as required within the department.
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Key Responsibilities
- Conducting and managing planning activities
- Day to day management of projects including project planning, reviews, WiP/invoicing and debts
- The management of projects with a view to meeting agreed client requirements and deadlines in accord with the QA system
- Quality control of output of projects in accordance with the approved QA system including preparing project plans and fee agreements
- Contributing to the development and management of the wider business including work winning and marketing
- Client management in support of Partner
- Ability to represent clients at public meetings
- Strong professional report writing skills
- Management of immediate staff including timesheets, holidays, CPD and training
- Supervision of junior members of staff
- Maintaining a thorough technical knowledge in the field of town planning and technical expertise
- Maintaining professional membership of the Royal Town Planning Institute
- Responsible for contributing to own continuing professional development through attendance at appropriate training courses and internal CPD sessions and wider reading.
Scope of Role (staff, clients, products, equipment)
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- Control of projects
- Maintaining client contacts in respect of project working
- Ensuring that the quality of advice and work meets the required standard.
Person Specification
- Chartered RTPI.
- Commercially minded and entrepreneurial
- Passionate about delivering exceptional client service
- Confident communicator and relationship builder
- Ambitious and motivated to progress into senior leadership
- Proven ability to develop and nurture client relationships
- Collaborative approach to leadership and team development
- Strategic thinker with strong problem-solving skills
- Enthusiastic about contributing to business growth
Why Join Rapleys?
- Competitive salary and performance bonus.
- Flexible and hybrid working arrangements.
- Birthday leave and dedicated wellbeing day.
- Comprehensive private healthcare package.
- Career development and promotion opportunities.
- RTPI professional membership support.
- Structured CPD programme.
- Access to multidisciplinary expertise across the business.
- Supportive and collaborative team environment.
- Opportunity to work on exciting projects across the UK.
Career Progression
- Leadership opportunity
- Influence strategic decision-making
- Work on nationally significant projects
- High degree of autonomy and responsibility
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