We have a great opportunity for a Assistant Planning Manager to join our team within Vistry Cornwall South West, at our office in Exeter. As our Assistant Planning Manager, you will be reporting to the Head of Planning. As a key member of the Vistry Cornwall South West team, you will initially assist on all matters of planning from early site feasibility studies working with the land team to inform acquisition, through helping to manage multiple simultaneous planning applications through the planning process.
We value in-person collaboration and team culture, but we're also committed to supporting flexible working where possible. Competitive basic salary and annual bonus
~ Company car, car allowance or travel allowance
~ Salary sacrifice car scheme available to all employees
~ Up to 33 days annual leave plus bank holidays increasing to up to 39 days with service
~Private medical insurance, with employee paid cover
~ Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
~ Competitive pension scheme through salary sacrifice
~ Life assurance at 4 x your annual salary
~ Share save and share incentive schemes
~ Behave in line with our company values - Integrity, Caring and Quality
Architecture or Planning Degree or;
Knowledge of the planning process and planning policy.
Experience or people management and assisting with the planning process on a range of residential development schemes.
Capable of working under own initiative to achieve business targets.
More about the Assistant Planning Manager role
Assisting with the preparation of planning strategy documents.
Maintain the business planning tracker
Appointing and managing a consultant team to produce robust and timely planning applications.
Assist with the submission of applications within agreed timescales to meet business targets.
Providing and assisting with detailed handovers to technical and wider delivery team upon the successful planning determinations.
When required, organize, attend and minute client and /or internal project meetings acting in a professional manner to positively represent Vistry.
Negotiate planning conditions, S106 requirements and make application for variations to legal agreements
Resolve problems in collaboration with Vistry Cornwall Colleagues and project teams and colleagues to ensure successful delivery of schemes.
Comply with all Group's policies including Health, Safety and Environmental policies.
Our behaviours reflect this, as well as our values of integrity, caring and quality. they empower us to develop sustainable communities across affordable and private housing. We work in a partnership-led way, and you'll recognise our renowned brands Bovis Homes, Linden Homes and Countryside Homes. Together with Vistry Works, our manufacturing operation, and the functional support of Vistry Services, we're a proud UK Green Building Council member, UK top five housebuilder with a five-star House Builders Federation (HBF) customer satisfaction rating, and winner of many awards including Top Employer, Global Top Inspiring Workplaces, and Best for Talent Attraction and Outreach.