Vivid Resourcing
Senior Planner
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Working alongside our existing team, you will be tasked with working on private, public and community Clients. This team are skilled in working across a wide variety of sectors and on projects that are small through to large scale. The focus of this role will see you engaging in a range of development plan, policy, and development management work. This will include planning appraisals, co-ordinating pre-application and planning applications, preparing local plan representations, site promotion and appeals. You will be encouraged to attend networking events and further build your own Client base through networking.
Role Requirements
- RTPI qualified town planner, with a minimum 2 years' experience across both the private and public sectors.
- Ambitious and confident personality, ready to further build your own Client base.
Proficiency
- Demonstrate a good and improving level of professional competence, achieving a consistently high standard of delivery.
- Produce clear, well researched and structured work.
- Be able to exercise independent professional judgement.
- Have the ability, and drive, to set stretching targets and seek to optimise personal performance.
- Display clear concise analytical and communication skills with both Clients and colleagues alike, commanding respect.
- Can determine and manage resources, demonstrating effectiveness as a project manager.
- Motivate, coach, and support others to achieve. Proactively providing feedback to senior colleagues.
- Maintain pro-active communication, internally and with Clients, and third parties.
- Value and use the expertise of others.
- Deliver against Client requirements.
- Network effectively.
- Understand the commercial realities of the business and the marketplace.
- Demonstrate cost control.
- Identify opportunities for profit.
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Duties
- Preparing and submitting planning applications and supporting documents (writing of Planning Statements, Design & Access Statements).
- Preparing of Policy representations.
- Preparing Appeal submissions.
- Giving oral evidence at Appeals and Examinations.
- A thorough understanding of planning law, relevant court judgements and national planning policy.
- Undertake site visits and site appraisals.
- Attendance at committee meetings to include speaking.
- Developing client relationships both new and existing.
- Managing and co-ordinating project teams.
- Mentoring junior members of staff to ensure all reports are correct prior to their submission.
- Preparation and Attendance at Public Exhibitions, preparing exhibition material and hosting.
- Write Statements of Community Involvement Documents.
- Maintaining project files (manual &electronic).
- Undertake their own administration work as necessary.
- Maintain detailed, accurate time recording.
- Draft fee proposals in liaison with the Accounts Manager.
Notes: The list of duties provided is not exhaustive.
Competencies
Expertise
Professional competence
- Good and improving level of professional competence.
- Stay abreast of new developments in the profession.
- Achieve a consistently excellent standard of delivery.
- Display commitment and contribute to CPD activities.
- RTPI accredited.
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Performance focus
- Sets stretching targets for self.
- Seeks to optimise personal performance.
- Is prepared to move out of comfort zone.
- Looks for business development opportunities.
Ownership
- Manages own workload and carries out wide range of work.
- Determines and manages resources.
- Is an effective project manager.
- Leads effectively to ensure priorities are met.
Developing Others
- Motivates others to achieve.
- Coaches and supports others to improve performance.
- Proactively provides feedback to senior colleagues.
Integrity
Quality focus
- Produces clear well researched and structured work.
- Looks for opportunities to improve quality.
- Able to exercise independent professional judgement.
Communication
- Display clear and concise analytical and communication skills.
- Use a range of communication channels to achieve results.
Teamwork
Teamworking
- Builds and maintains constructive working relationships with team and others.
- Values and uses expertise of others.
Relationship building
- Relates well to clients and colleagues.
- Commands respect.
- Networks effectively.
Commerciality
Client focus
- Relates well to clients and commands their respect.
- Maintains proactive communication with clients.
- Clearly delivers against client requirements.
Commercial focus
- Understands the commercial realities of the business and the marketplace.
- Controls costs.
- Identifies opportunities for profit.
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