Planner | Senior Planner - Birmingham )

Job Title: Planner | Senior Planner Location: Birmingham The Company Penguin Recruitment is delighted to be supporting a Global Property Consultancy who are looking for the hire of a Planner/Senior Planner to join the team in the Birmingham office.
Main Duties:
* To undertake planning appraisals to advise clients on the likelihood of obtaining planning consent and the most appropriate strategy for achieving that.
* To carry out research and analytical tasks and produce client-facing reports.
* To support with the management of project teams (typically comprising of architects and other consultants).
* To prepare planning applications, including drafting sections of, or whole, Planning Statements and Statements of Community Involvement.
* To prepare representations to local plan and other policy consultations on behalf of clients.
* To research, prepare and submit appeals against refusals of planning consent.
* To research and assist in the preparation of proofs of evidence for senior staff standing as expert witness at planning inquiries.
* To generally meet targets for fee earning from the delivery of project work.
* To help write tender proposals to win new project work.
* To help with business generation ideas and client research.
* To work either as part of a team or independently as required. Requirements:
* Honours degree in relevant subject (e.g. Town Planning, Geography, Economics)
* RTPI-accredited planning degree
* RTPI chartered membership
* More than 2 years of private or public sector planning experience
* An understanding of the development management process
* An understanding of planning policy (including the process of preparing Local Plans and other documents) Interested?
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