Urban Planning Strategist

11 hours ago


Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom Wardell Armstrong Full time
About Wardell Armstrong

A leading multi-disciplinary consultancy with 13 offices throughout the UK, employing approximately 500 staff.

Our Services

We deliver solutions to challenging problems in Mining & Minerals, Infrastructure & Energy, and Property & Development.

The Opportunity

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Principal / Associate Director Town Planner within our Town Planning team in Birmingham. You will join the Planning and Environment Team at a company dealing with an impressive range of projects. Candidates should have a strong track record working on medium / large scale planning projects including major infrastructure, waste and energy, minerals, and strategic housing.

Your duties will include but are not limited to:

  • Shaping and assessing the case for development projects, including determining planning strategies;
  • Pre-application consultation, preparing planning applications and appeals;
  • Community consultation;
  • Planning project management;
  • Providing advice and guidance on planning and land use to a variety of clients including leading house builders, developers, land promoters, investment institutions, utility and infrastructure companies, waste management operators, and others, as well as local planning authorities throughout all stages of the planning process;
  • Team supervision and advice.

As the successful candidate you will:

  • Be a Chartered Town Planner with a good Town Planning degree or related field;
  • Have experience in preparing planning applications for the public and/or private sector;
  • Be IT literate in Microsoft Office, Excel, and ideally have some GIS experience;
  • Possess strong planning and organizing skills;
  • Have a full driving licence as we work throughout the UK.

Candidates must demonstrate a very high level of technical competency and quality of work, carried out with minimal supervision, together with good analytical, communication, interpersonal, and writing skills. The role will require working on a number of projects, so a proven ability to manage your own time and workload within tight timescales, and the ability to problem solve is critical. The role will involve supervision and support to other team members.



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