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Strategic Planning Director

2 months ago

Manchester, United Kingdom Mitie Full time

About the Role

Mitie Telecoms is seeking a highly skilled and experienced professional to join our team as Head of Planning. This is a key role that will play a critical part in the efficient and effective operation of our Acquisition & Planning department.

Purpose of the Role

The successful candidate will be responsible for developing innovative ways of working and motivating the team to perform at their optimum level. They will effectively liaise with other managers within the business to ensure efficiencies are carried across into other areas, and strengthen the reputation of Mitie Telecom.

Key Responsibilities

  • Develop and implement strategies to improve the planning system, GPDO and national planning guidance documents
  • Conduct desktop acquisition and planning research for input into site search appraisals
  • Produce and submit planning documents accompanied by written statements to justify proposals for planning submissions
  • Monitor applications, liaise with case officers, and respond appropriately in good time
  • Organise and attend site visits, liaise with site owners and their agents
  • Undertake appeal viabilities and submit written representation appeals
  • Manage the handover pack process once necessary milestones have been complete
  • Provide updates on individual sites to project managers and clients on sites where there are significant escalations required
  • Be directly responsible for the day-to-day management of the Acquisition & Planning team
  • Provide professional discipline-related guidance to allocated individuals
  • High-level project strategy and resource allocation
  • Work with the Mitie PM team to ensure adequate resource is allocated
  • Undertake appraisals and mentor those that are more focused on your own specialism
  • Identify training needs, support journey to chartership, and act upon all individuals' welfare and wellbeing needs

Accountabilities/Responsibilities

  • Be directly responsible for the day-to-day management of the Acquisition & Planning team
  • Work alongside the Head of Acquisition in meeting the demands of the department
  • Provide strategic acquisition and planning advice and ways forward during client meetings
  • Develop and maintain a close relationship with clients to ensure the company can react and respond to market changes
  • Ensure a strong focus on customer satisfaction, deliver efficient, accurate and cost-effective solutions to our clients
  • Develop, retain, discipline, and motivate employees to meet business objectives
  • Foster a culture of open communications and teamwork that strives for continuous improvement
  • Ensure all company standards relating to Health, Safety, the Environment and Quality are maintained, implemented, developed, improved and championed
  • Keep up to date with changes to the planning industry, legislation, and best practice standards in order to develop improvements and innovations to ways of working
  • Apply commercial acumen and awareness of good financial practice, minimise operational expenditure within the business wherever possible and maximise rate cards

Key Attributes

  • Open and approachable with maturity for dealing with more junior members of staff
  • Ability to undertake work and communicate in a professional manner
  • Ability to efficiently plan and programme work including allocating appropriate resources
  • Knowledgeable in quality, environmental and health and safety requirements
  • Excellent standard of written, spoken English and interpersonal skills
  • Excellent commercial acumen and awareness of good financial practice
  • Ability to delegate and manage own workload effectively
  • Clear thinker and good decision maker
  • Calm under pressure
  • Flexible and responsive
  • Meticulous attention to detail
  • Ability to identify and action process improvements
  • Ability to communicate accurately, concisely and with confidence at all levels
  • Encourages others to achieve the highest standards
  • Ability to handle difficult situations and escalations in a patient, calm and effective manner
  • Maintains harmonious communication levels within areas of responsibility
  • Enjoys working collaboratively
  • IT literate and proficient in the use of MS Office packages such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc