Carter Jonas
Town Planner/Senior Planner
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Build the world you want to live in with a career in the infrastructure property sector.
Are you looking to play a key role in delivering some of the UK's most significant infrastructure projects?
Our Consents team sits in within the Infrastructure Division and provides town planning and consenting advice across a diverse range of sectors, including rail, highways, energy, electricity transmission, renewable energy and commercial infrastructure. We are seeking a motivated and commercially aware Planner / Senior Planner to support the delivery of complex infrastructure projects, helping clients navigate the planning process and secure the consents needed to bring major developments forward.
This is an exciting opportunity to work as part of a collaborative, multidisciplinary team across a range of infrastructure projects, including Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs), while developing your professional expertise and contributing to the continued growth of our successful business.
As part of our Consents team, you will:
- Support the development and delivery of town planning and consenting strategies for major infrastructure projects across the UK.
- Prepare, review and submit a range of consent applications, including Development Consent Orders (DCOs), Transport and Works Act Orders (TWAOs), Section 36 applications and Town and Country Planning Act (TCPA) applications.
- Coordinate multidisciplinary project teams to ensure projects are delivered efficiently and in line with programme requirements.
- Build strong relationships with clients, stakeholders, statutory consultees and regulatory bodies throughout the planning and consenting process.
- Support project management activities, including programme management, risk identification and reporting.
- Assist with public consultation and stakeholder engagement activities associated with infrastructure and renewable energy projects.
- Provide planning and consenting advice across a range of infrastructure sectors.
- Prepare planning reports, consent documentation, evidence submissions and examination materials.
- Contribute to business development activities and help build long-term client relationships.
What will it take to be successful?
We're looking for a motivated town planner who is passionate about helping to deliver major infrastructure projects and enjoys working in a fast-paced, client-focused environment. We anticipate this role will suit individuals with around 2-3 years experience for Planner, and 4+ years for Senior Planner.
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You'll bring essential experience of town planning processes, legislation and regulations (Town and Country Planning Act). You will have experience of assessing sites for planning constraints, identifying risks and opportunities as well as preparing and submitting various types of applications and submissions.
You will have a desire to learn more about infrastructure planning and other consenting regimes. Experience within sectors such as transport, energy, electricity transmission or renewable energy would be beneficial. Exposure to Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs) and the Development Consent Order (DCO) process would be beneficial but is not essential.
Most important is your ability to build trusted relationships with clients, stakeholders and project teams, manage competing priorities and communicate complex issues clearly, concisely and confidently.
Whether working independently or as part of a multidisciplinary team, you'll be proactive, commercially aware and committed to delivering high-quality outcomes.
Above all, you'll be someone who enjoys solving complex challenges, embraces collaboration and is keen to contribute to the continued success and growth of our Infrastructure Consents team.
Why choose us?
We offer a highly competitive rewards package including group pension, flexible benefits, referral schemes and generous annual leave.
As an equal opportunity employer, we are dedicated to driving diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Learning and development is important to us; we encourage everyone to continue developing to optimise their performance and fulfil their potential. We have an agile flexible working policy; many of our team work flexibly, we would be happy to talk to you about how this could work for you. We enjoy what we do, and we do it well, which is why 80% of our business comes from repeat clients.
About us
Since 1855, Carter Jonas has grown to be one of the largest and most respected property consultancies in the UK with a network of 34 offices across England and Wales, employing more than 1,000 partners and employees.
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Our tailored service and Simply Better Advice have enabled us to forge lasting, intelligent and trusting partnerships with our clients. These long-standing relationships are our most important and most closely protected asset. From private landowners to local authorities, pension funds to farmers – our universe of client experience is among the most varied in UK property.
We employ the very best people. We are a place where people want to work, and our culture is both collaborative and business minded. We have experts in every field who deliver long term advice that enhances our clients’ future prosperity.
Ahead of the curve, we are pioneering in the use of technology within the property industry, making Carter Jonas a hugely exciting place to work.
Our values
- Approachable – We treat every relationship with respect, integrity, and warmth
- Effective – We do what we say we will, we do it well and we are accountable
- Ambitious – We are ambitious for our clients and for our firm
We look to recruit individuals who represent our core values, but who can also demonstrate the six Carter Jonas competencies that are the foundation of our career pathways. These competencies will aide their personal development in the business, and comprise of:
- Communication - Ensures effective, clear, and relevant communications in support of business objectives
- People - Demonstrates leadership in conduct and effectively manages and develops people to optimise performance through others
- Business Development & Client Care - Ensures effective communication to facilitate excellent client care and collaboration and pursuing opportunities for increased business and profit mindful of the Firm’s heritage and values
- Use of Technology - Modern, Agile, Digital Employee
- Teamwork - Recognises the importance of working with others, to collaborate and co-operate to achieve business
- Personal Effectiveness & Productivity - Engage, promote, and adhere to compliance requirements including all internal processes and procedures which manage risk and enhance productivity.
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