Senior Planning Associate

2 weeks ago

Norwich, Norfolk, United Kingdom Lanpro Full time

About Lanpro

Lanpro is a forward-thinking, independent consultancy that provides exceptional planning, design, and environmental services across the UK. Our team is dedicated to delivering excellence and shaping spaces for the better, creating social and environmental value, and providing a vibrant workplace full of opportunity.

Our Culture

We believe in each person's potential and will help you reach yours. Our Planning team has new opportunities arising following recent instructions and upcoming projects. We are looking for commercially focused candidates who have the technical abilities to account manage key projects at a senior level.

The Role

As a Senior Planning Associate, you will take a leadership role on planning applications and projects, coordinating and overseeing projects. You will assist the Regional Director and Associate Directors in developing the team's core competencies and continue to extend your technical and mentoring skills.

Key Responsibilities

  • Manage the day-to-day activities of a team of resources, projects, or activities within specific responsibilities.
  • Develop and maintain a range of management and leadership skills, with a focus on mentoring and coaching.
  • Perform complex technical, professional, and commercial activities, including project management, budgeting, and fee control.
  • Expand networks and create relationships with key stakeholders, including local authorities, clients, and contractors.
  • Develop good client, contractor, and supplier relationships, as well as internal networks of colleagues to ensure successful project outcomes.
  • Demonstrate clear leadership and technical capability, with the ability to influence and persuade others at all levels.
  • Prepare and present clear, concise, and convincing reports 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 for Lanpro, 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 project proposals.
  • Develop and implement innovative and creative methods to enhance project outcomes and solutions.
  • Negotiate the best terms for the business, with a strong awareness and management of legal and contractual aspects.
  • Manage section or project 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, analyze, and execute major and 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, and preparing and submitting planning applications.
  • Prepare written local plan representations, undertake site inspections, and assess the merits of proposals.
  • Provide guidance to engineers and architects on the production of drawings and supplementary information in relation to planning submissions.
  • Submit planning appeals and lead on written representations appeals, contributing to appeal hearings as required.

Qualifications and Experience

  • An RTPI-accredited degree or Master's in a related discipline.
  • A chartered member of the Royal Town Planning Institute.
  • At least four years of post-qualification experience in a relevant role.
  • Experience working in the planning industry, ideally including some experience in the private sector.

Essential Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

  • Excellent communication skills, including written and verbal.
  • Strong negotiation skills.
  • Excellent project management skills, coupled with timeliness and accuracy.
  • Deputising or supporting with line management responsibilities.
  • Strong report-writing skills and ability to review colleagues' work, providing constructive feedback.
  • Strong commercial knowledge.
  • Deep knowledge and expertise of planning practice legislation across England and Wales.
  • Excellent report-writing skills, with a natural ability to explain and discuss planning issues for a varied audience.
  • An awareness of local politics and the interface between planning and politics.

We Offer

  • A non-contractual growth bonus scheme (up to 10% of salary if growth targets are achieved as a company).
  • Enhanced Annual Leave entitlement plus bank holidays (25 days for FTE & 8 bank holidays).
  • A 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.
  • A 12-month subscription for Headspace, a lifelong guide to better mental health.
  • A Cycle to Work scheme.
  • Discounts and perks, including Odeon, Apple, Amazon Prime, Cafe Nero.
  • An Employee Assistance Program (employee support, including access to 24/7 counselling).

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