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Location: Warwickshire
Salary: GBP55,000/GBP65,000
Type: Full-time
A well-established and highly respected environmental and planning consultancy is looking to appoint an experienced Principal Planner to join its team in Warwickshire.
The consultancy has more than 35 years of experience providing independent technical and environmental advice to both public and private sector clients. Its planning team works on a diverse range of technically challenging projects, particularly across the minerals, waste, and environmental sectors.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced planning professional looking to take on a senior position within a multidisciplinary consultancy, working closely with experienced environmental specialists and taking responsibility for the delivery of complex planning projects.
The Role
As a Principal Planner, you will provide technical planning expertise across a varied portfolio of projects. You will take responsibility for managing projects from inception through to completion, while providing practical and commercially aware planning advice to clients and colleagues.
The role will involve working closely with specialists across planning, environmental assessment, engineering, and other technical disciplines to deliver integrated solutions for clients.
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- Lead and contribute to a range of planning and environmental projects.
- Provide technical support and planning advice to senior colleagues and project teams.
- Manage projects from initial instruction through to completion.
- Manage multiple projects simultaneously and ensure deadlines and budgets are met.
- Coordinate internal and external technical specialists.
- Provide clear, practical advice on UK planning policy, legislation, and environmental requirements.
- Lead and coordinate Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA) and the preparation of Environmental Statements.
- Oversee the preparation and submission of planning applications.
- Support and oversee Development Consent Order (DCO) applications where required.
- Liaise with clients, local planning authorities, regulators, statutory consultees, and other stakeholders.
- Work closely with minerals and waste operators, the Environment Agency, and local authorities.
- Attend meetings, consultations, site visits, and public inquiries where required.
- Contribute to the preparation of supporting planning statements and technical documentation.
- Provide mentoring and guidance to more junior members of the team.
The consultancy's planning services include development feasibility assessments, planning applications, Development Consent applications, supporting statements, environmental assessments, negotiations with statutory consultees, community consultation, and expert witness work.
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Requirements
- Significant professional experience within town planning/planning consultancy.
- Strong knowledge of the UK planning system, planning policy, and environmental legislation.
- Experience managing planning projects from inception through to delivery.
- Previous experience working on complex planning applications.
- Experience coordinating multidisciplinary project teams.
- Experience with EIA and Environmental Statements would be highly advantageous.
- Experience within the minerals, waste, environmental, or infrastructure sectors would be particularly relevant.
- Experience liaising with local authorities, regulators, and statutory consultees.
- Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong client management and stakeholder engagement abilities.
- A relevant planning or environmental qualification.
- RTPI membership/MRTPI would be advantageous.
- A full UK driving licence is desirable due to the nature of the role and project work.
Benefits
- Competitive salary dependent on experience.
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