Planner to Senior Planner - Client Side

Planner to Senior Planner – Client-Side £35-45k plus bonus plus benefits We are thrilled to be working with a national residential developer, this lean yet successful team acquire and get planning for residential-led developments across the North West and Scotland. Once planning is gained, this business sometime build out themselves. Ideally, they are seeking someone with a background in town planning or development, who is keen to do the due diligence and appraisals for, as well as manage the planning (consultants) for these sites. You will be involved in (among other responsibilities): Appraising potential development sites alongside land buying colleagues for both financial and planning viability. Managing pre-apps, planning applications and planning promotions through the development process, supporting by external planning consultants. Acting as first point of call for any planning issues internally. Negotiating S106 agreements. Discharging of conditions and dealing with RMAs. Attending meetings for Planning Committee, Consultations and similar events in representation of both the Company and clients through the planning process. You will ideally: Have a Town Planning or Property Development degree (ideally RTPI or RICS accredited). Have experience in consultancy, or client-side role (Local authority considered) Excellent communication skills. Be a driven and ambitious individual, who wants to make a career work within a developer, understanding the importance of budgets and time to a project. You will be well placed working in a collaborative team to either start your career client side, or continue within a busy and ambitious firm. To progress, with no one else in the team as a more senior “Development” professional, your scope to grow is limitless. Please apply here or give me (Sarah) a call to discuss. My client is looking to find the right candidate as soon as possible - so if in doubt, do get in touch. I also have other clients and roles that may be of interest. When applying to any role through Cobalt, your CV will never be shared with a client without your prior consent. Apply in confidence below.