Role Overview
Providing advice and guidance on planning and environmental matters to a variety of clients including leading renewable energy developers, utility and infrastructure companies, waste management operators, house builders, land promoters, investment institutions, mineral owners and operators, and others throughout all stages of the planning process.
Responsibilities
* Shaping and assessing the case for development projects.
* Determining planning strategies.
* Site appraisals.
* Pre‑application consultation, preparing planning applications and appeals.
* EIA coordination (alongside the EIA team).
* Planning project management including coordinating in‑house and external technical teams.
* Community consultation.
* Local Plan representations.
* Fee proposal preparation and business development.
* Liaison with external parties, including developers, landowners, architects, engineers and planning authorities.
* Team supervision and advice.
Qualifications
You will have demonstrable professional experience with a relevant degree and be a chartered planner. You will have a strong track record working on medium‑to‑large scale planning projects and demonstrate a high level of technical competency, together with good analytical, communication, interpersonal and writing skills.
The role will require working on a number of projects, so a proven ability to manage your own time and workload within tight timescales, and ability to problem‑solve, is critical. Experience of mineral planning would be advantageous.
About the Company
Following its recent acquisition by SLR, Wardell Armstrong now forms part of a leading global environmental and sustainability consultancy. With over 100 offices worldwide and a workforce of more than 4,000 employees across 125 countries, we work on projects ranging from renewable energy, waste, industrial, mineral and commercial infrastructure. We have an exciting pipeline of projects, particularly in renewable energy, including solar, battery and wind technologies.
Benefits
Alongside competitive salaries, our staff enjoy a comprehensive benefits package with a company pension, excellent healthcare, travel and life insurance, and a structured career framework with regular reviews. We offer 25 days’ annual leave, additional flexible bank holidays and flexible, agile, hybrid working arrangements to support a healthy work‑life balance.
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