Senior Planning Associate

4 weeks ago


Norwich, Norfolk, United Kingdom Lanpro Full time
About the Role

Lanpro is a forward-thinking consultancy providing exceptional planning, design, and environmental services across the UK. We're seeking a driven and commercially focused candidate to join our Planning team as an Associate Planner.

Key Responsibilities
  • Take a leadership role on planning applications and projects, coordinating and overseeing projects.
  • Assist in developing the team's core competencies and extend technical and mentoring skills.
  • Manage a team of resources, projects, or activities within specific responsibilities.
  • Perform complex technical, professional, and commercial activities.
  • Expand networks and create relationships with key stakeholders, including local authorities.
  • Develop good client, contractor, and supplier relationships, as well as internal networks of colleagues.
  • Demonstrate clear leadership and technical capability, influencing and persuading others at all levels.
  • Prepare and present clearly, cogently, and convincingly to various audiences using different media.
  • Build and consolidate networks within the industry and across internal networks to enhance understanding and knowledge of expertise.
  • Act as an ambassador, ensuring a great client experience, whether internal or external.
  • Generate a high proportion of their own workload through a good understanding of the market, services, and high degree of input into project proposals.
  • Develop and implement innovative and creative approaches to enhance solutions and overall project outcomes.
  • Negotiate the best terms for the business, including strong awareness and management of legal and contractual aspects.
  • Manage day-to-day budgets, including WIP on projects within the area of responsibility.
  • Understand the importance of financial success and take responsibility to act in the interest of achieving it.
  • Interpret, organize, research, and execute major projects and/or medium-scale projects.
  • Provide fee control, technical direction, and effectively manage senior client liaison.
  • Provide guidance on complex technical issues to ensure projects are delivered within budget and on time.
  • Manage medium projects or several small ones with complex features.
  • Project manage a mix of planning submissions and appeals.
  • Conduct technical planning work, including liaising with clients, preparing fee proposals, policy research.
  • Prepare and submit planning applications.
  • Prepare written local plan representations.
  • Conduct site inspections and assess the merits of proposals.
  • Provide guidance to engineers/architects on the production of drawings and supplementary information in relation to planning submissions.
  • Submit planning appeals and lead on written representations appeals and contribute to appeal hearings as required.
Requirements
  • RTPI-accredited degree or Masters in a related discipline.
  • Chartered member of the Royal Town Planning Institute.
  • At least four years post-qualification experience in a relevant role.
  • Reasonable amount of time working in the planning industry, ideally including some experience in the private sector.
Benefits
  • Non-contractual growth bonus scheme (up to 10% of salary if growth target is achieved as a company).
  • Enhanced Annual Leave entitlement plus bank holidays (25 days for FTE & 8 bank holidays).
  • Hybrid Flexible Working Environment.
  • Private Medical Insurance Vitality Health Care.
  • Enhanced Pension contribution (5%).
  • Death in Service cover.
  • BUPA Cash Plan.
  • Loyalty Leave (Continuous Service accrued annual leave up to 5 days).
  • Protected Continuous Professional Development Time.
  • Professional Body Membership cover.
  • 12-month subscription for Headspace lifelong guide to better mental health.
  • Cycle to work scheme.
  • Discounts and perks Odeon Apple Amazon Prime Cafe Nero.
  • Employee Assistance Program (employee support including access to 24/7 counselling).


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