One of the UKs leading development businesses with a strong portfolio of both Wind and Solar projects across the UK is looking for a Senior Development Planner to join the team!
You will take responsibility for providing professional planning advice, being a key point of contact with LPAs, relevant consultants and contacts, working as part of a multi-disciplined team.
As Senior Development Planner, some of your responsibilities will include:
Working on a range of projects as required by the Planning Director which will be commensurate with your skill level, experience and complexity of project issues to be addressed. This is likely to involve multiple projects and require the preparation of appropriate applications and securing relevant approvals and consents;
Working with individual project teams to develop the planning strategy and project design at the varying project stages to best achieve viable planning success;
Preparing and completing the required planning deliverables (screening and scoping opinions, planning applications, Environmental Impact Assessments, appeals and representations, etc.) and secure the relevant satisfactory output (determination, permissions, consents, allocation, discharge of conditions etc.);
Procuring and managing relevant specialist consultants, working in planning, renewables, environmental and research areas e.g. planners, EIA and environmental consultants;
Liaising with planning authorities, key agencies and other consultees, ensuring that their information requirements are met and to secure their support for projects and activities;
Assisting in community liaison, attend exhibitions and meetings;
Working safely at all times in accordance with Health and Safety Plan
Were looking for a Senior Development Planner with:
Educated to degree level or equivalent with qualifications in, or relevant to, Town and Country Planning;
Extensive experience in the preparation and co-ordination of planning applications and liaising with local planning authorities;
Excellent written and verbal communication skills;
Demonstrable experience of being able to work as part of a multi -disciplinary project team and on an individual basis with minimum supervision;
Demonstrable experience of the ability to work to tight deadlines and under pressure;
In addition to working in to the TCPA regime, demonstrable experience of S36 and DCO regimes;
Full UK Driving licence and comfortable with regular travel, sometimes at short notice;
Chartered status of the RTPI or IEMA;
Experience of working on renewable energy projects, particularly wind;
Working knowledge of Environmental Impact Assessments.
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