Principal Town Planner / Senior Town Planner

Our client is is one of the world’s leading multi-disciplinary consultancy firms, they are currently seeking a Principal Town Planner / Senior Town Planner to join their team based in Birmingham.  

Responsibilities:  

- Acting as Planning Lead on projects across a range of markets and sectors.  

- Being actively involved in bid preparation, tender submissions and framework responses.  

- Acting as lead consultant for multi-disciplinary projects and taking responsibility for project management and project delivery.  

- Providing support to junior colleagues and the Planning team leaders.  

- Works in a dynamic multi-disciplinary environment with colleagues in environmental, engineering and design disciplines across the company (UK and international).  

- Engage with market and client leads to support business growth and development opportunities.

- A relevant Planning degree and either RTPI membership is desirable.  

- You must be self-motivated, enthusiastic, determined and resilient.  

- Work under pressure, with excellent time management and success in meeting tight deadlines. Manage and work on multiple assignments delivering outputs on time and within budget.  

- Understanding of TCPA, DCO, TWAO or equivalent applications.  

- Experience with the Environment Impact Assessment process.  

- Experience and knowledge in Strategic Planning and Planning policy.  

- Work well as part of multi-disciplinary teams with the confidence to input effectively as an individual across a range of projects, consenting and strategic planning, and a range of geographies.  

- Prepare accurate and well-presented reports to a high standard.  

- Prepare and deliver presentations to internal and external clients.  

- Demonstrate strong written and verbal communication skills and the aptitude to rationally explain, explore and discuss planning issues.  

- Flexibly apply knowledge and experience to a wide variety of planning-related tasks.  

- Demonstrable ability to develop client relationships.  

- Experience in work winning and supporting market growth.