How your CV stacks up
Upload your CV to see how well it fits this job role
?%
Senior Planning Consultant
Location: Warrington
Salary: Competitve + Bonus
Working Pattern: Office Based
Ready to take the next step in your planning career? Are you an experienced Planner looking for the opportunity to broaden your experience, take on more responsibility and develop into a future leader?
If you have a background in planning, an interest or experience within the waste and minerals sector, and enjoy building relationships with clients, Local Authorities and stakeholders, this could be the opportunity you've been looking for.
Our Client
Our client is a growing environmental consultancy delivering planning and environmental solutions across the waste, minerals and land development sectors. This is an exciting opportunity to join a business where you'll work closely with experienced professionals, develop your leadership skills and play an important part in the continued growth of the planning team.
What's on Offer?
- Competitve Salary + Bonus
- Work on diverse waste, minerals, environmental and land development projects
- Develop into a leadership role with the opportunity to manage and mentor a planning team
- Join a collaborative, ambitious and supportive business
- Genuine long-term career progression
Reasons to use Rodeo
Start with a chat, not a search bar
Grad scheme, placement, apprenticeship? Not sure what you want yet — that's fine. Your agent talks it through with you and turns "I have no idea" into a shortlist.
It searches the market for you
Every day your agent scans the market matching roles against what actually matters to you, not just keywords on a CV.
Only hits
No noise. No "maybe this fits." Just roles with a clear explanation of why they're right — and where to focus when applying.
The Role
You'll manage planning projects from feasibility through to determination, supporting clients through the planning process while working alongside Local Authorities, statutory consultees and multidisciplinary technical teams
As your experience develops, you'll have the opportunity to mentor junior planners, contribute to business development and play an active role in shaping the future of the planning function
Your Responsibilities
- Prepare and manage planning applications across waste, minerals and environmental projects.
- Develop planning strategies and provide planning advice to clients
- Build strong relationships with Local Authorities, planning officers, statutory consultees and key stakeholders
- Represent clients at meetings, planning committees and stakeholder consultations where required
- Coordinate technical input from ecology, highways, landscape and environmental specialists
- Prepare Planning Statements and supporting planning documentation
- Support business development and help identify new opportunities
- Develop your leadership skills with the opportunity to mentor and support junior colleagues
About You
You'll be an enthusiastic and commercially minded planner who enjoys working with people just as much as planning projects. You're confident communicating with a range of stakeholders, enjoy building relationships and are looking for an opportunity where you can continue developing your career within a specialist consultancy.
Get help with your application
Your very own career expert that helps elevate your application to the next level.
We're Looking For
- Experience managing planning applications from inception through to determination
- Knowledge or experience of waste and minerals planning, or a genuine interest in developing your career within the sector
- Strong understanding of the UK planning system
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
- A confident and engaging personality, comfortable presenting to clients, stakeholders and planning committees
- Commercial awareness and a proactive approach to problem solving
- Ambition to develop into a future leadership role
Requirements
- RTPI qualified or working towards Chartered status
- Full UK Driving Licence
Why Join?
This is more than just another planning role. It's an opportunity to specialise in the waste and minerals sector, develop your technical and commercial expertise, build lasting relationships with clients and planning authorities, and progress into a leadership role within a growing consultancy.
“It took my CV and asked me questions relevant to understanding what kind of jobs to suggest for me. Suggestions were almost perfect. Jobs were exactly what I’ve been looking for.”
Jessica, London
Skills