Associate and Senior Associate Planner Positions | Flexible working + other fantastic benefits Milton Keynes/Kings Cross, London (Hybrid) Full-TimeAbout the StudioThis respected, employee-owned planning consultancy is currently involved in shaping plans for over 150,000 new homes. Its diverse client base includes leading master developers, blue-chip companies, landowners, Government bodies, and local authorities. Projects cover a broad geographical spread and a wide variety of planning challenges.The company’s approach combines robust advocacy, collaboration, and consensus-building, offering the team opportunities to work across multiple projects with different clients and teams, avoiding pigeonholes. Creativity and strategic, spatial planning lie at the core of its work, with well-executed processes seen as a means to delivering better places and creating real value.Role OverviewChartered planners with relevant experience in either the private or public sector, possessing demonstrable and transferable skills in the following areas:Preparation and negotiation of development proposals, particularly residential-led and/or commercial/mixed-use planning applications.Guiding strategy for complex, large-scale, multi-disciplinary development projects (residential, mixed-use, commercial), including EIA work, with support from Project Directors.Negotiating planning permissions, conditions, and Section 106 agreements.Overseeing the implementation of development projects.Contributing to policy and plan-making activities.Shaping promotion strategies for development projects.Role Requirements and Expectations:MRTPI charteredActing as a trusted advisor, providing clear and concise verbal and written planning advice to clients.Collaborating with design teams to deliver high-quality development outcomes through the planning system.Delegating tasks to junior colleagues, offering constructive feedback and guidance to support their professional development.Preparing fee proposals, managing project budgets, and overseeing invoicing processes.**Requirement to work from the Milton Keynes office every Monday**What’s on OfferAssociate salary: up to £65,000Senior Associate salary: up to £70,000Flexible working arrangements, with the option to work from both the Milton Keynes office and the Kings Cross London HubTwo days working from home each weekCompany-wide profit share bonusTwo performance-related bonuses annuallyGenerous annual leave, plus additional long-service leaveExcellent benefits package, including pension scheme, medical insurance, group life insurance, and cycle-to-work schemeFunded professional subscriptions and training, with a strong commitment to CPD and career developmentCompany-wide study trips (often abroad), annual away days, and a variety of social, cultural, and sporting activitiesRegular CPD sessions, mentoring, and tailored progression plansA workplace that actively invests in its local community and charitable causesAll applications will be treated with strict confidentiality.