Job Description
Competitive Salary & Discretionary Performance Bonus & Company Car Plan/ Cash Allowance & Holidays (Buy, Sell and Accrual Scheme) & Company Pension & Private Healthcare & Life Assurance & BenefitsWith lots of exciting plans in the pipeline, there's never been a better time to join Avant Homes, let us tell you whyAvant Homes is a housebuilder operating in Scotland, the North East and West of England, across Yorkshire, the East and West Midlands and Wales, with eight regional offices and a Group head office employing over 600 people.We have ambitious growth plans and are looking for passionate individuals to help us achieve them. Our mission is to provide affordable homes to our communities, ensuring that new homes are accessible and attainable for all with a product suitable for everyone.Avant Homes are proud to employ local people across our developments and within our regional offices, teamwork is key to everything that we do.We are looking for people who want to be a part of something special, so why not start the foundations and build your career with us today?Due to continued success and future business growth, we have an exciting opportunity for a Planner to join our West Midlands team based at our head office in Coleshill, West Midlands.The RoleAre you a successful town planner with a proven track record of securing planning approvals?Are you commercially minded and dynamic? Do you have a strong team ethos and effective relationship building skills?If the answer is yes, then look no further, your next career could be with us!Joining our team as Regional Planner, you will work as a key part of the Avant Homes West Midlands team, supporting the acquisition and development of our sites.
You will focus on securing timely planning permissions to meet the regional business plan and support future growth requirements, as well as advising on the planning prospects of sites the land team are investigating.Key duties and requirementsYou will also be responsible for but not limited to;Developing clear and reasoned planning strategies for sites, assessing opportunities and risks and presenting these to senior management.Managing the regional planning application process to ensure planning applications meet requirements.Undertaking negotiations and relationship-building with local planning authorities.Researching local authority planning obligation requirements and negotiating contributions.Managing the drafting and completion of all section agreements with local authority legal teams.Influencing the effective and timely discharge of planning conditions.Proactively identifying potential long-term development opportunities through your knowledge and understanding of the planning system.Working effectively with the local development planning teams, seeking opportunities to influence policy formulation.Participating in local authority committees.Taking responsibility for planning matters across the regional business, providing planning assessments, recommendations to mitigate planning risk and contributing effectively to the agreement and subsequent meeting of site start targets and KPIs.Providing effective and relevant planning reports and documentation for each development or phase of development.Who are we looking for?To be successful as our Regional Planner, you will be able to evidence of your previous successes within planning delivery.The ideal candidate will be an experienced Town Planner (RTPI or RICS) who is a self-starter with the ability to demonstrate a sound understanding of commercially deliverable planning permissions.You will hold experience of working for either a private sector consultancy, housebuilder or local authority where you will have gained diverse experience in planning management and securing commercially deliverable planning approvals.We would also be interested to hear from ambitious planners with up to two years' experience.What will you get in return?Discretionary bonusCompany car plan/cash allowanceBuy, sell and accrual holiday schemePrivate Health careCompany PensionLife AssuranceOther Benefits including our exclusive Avant discount platformIf this sounds like you, join us and be a part of Avant's future success!Please note: we reserve the right to fill this vacancy and/or remove this advert prior to the vacancy end date.TPBN1_UKTJ