Role Overview
Savills in Scotland is looking to add a senior planner to its Planning Team to assist with a growing and diverse portfolio of instructions. We are looking for someone with up to 5 years experience, MRTPI and/or RICS qualified and ideally with experience in the renewable energy sector and with EIA project management/assistant project management experience. Typically, your role will involve managing your own workload, assisting the senior team members on large instructions, EIA co-ordination and screening and scoping exercises, undertaking planning research and enquiries, drafting and finessing reports and planning submissions (site assessments, policy notes, applications, appeals, development plan representations and so on) as well as assisting with the management of the team’s caseload and its business development activities. The role is Glasgow based with an element of hybrid working an option.
Key Responsibilities
• Prepare planning appraisals of land, buildings and concepts.• Undertake research and analysis.• Prepare planning applications, including planning statements. • Write reports, interpreting data and making clear and relevant recommendations.• EIA project management/assistant project management including Screening and Scoping reports.• Liaise and negotiate with planning officers, employees of consultee organisations, third parties.• Liaise and cultivate good relationships wi...