Associate Director

**Associate Director (12-month FTC)**

**Job ID**
- 180655**Posted**
- 14-Oct-2024**Service line**
- Advisory Segment**Role type**
- Full-time**Areas of Interest**

Town Planning

**Location(s)**

Leeds - England - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Manchester - England - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

**Role Purpose**
- This is a fantastic opportunity to join us and work on some major schemes with the team, whilst having a clear structured pathway for career development.The CBRE Planning team across the north is 20 strong and has four distinct core activities around Development Management, Development Promotion, Regeneration/Economics and Viability.The team is involved in the largest planning/ development/ regeneration schemes across the North and our pipeline of new instructions for 2024 is substantial, including:
‒ Salford Crescent - multi-phase mixed-use scheme for Muse/ECF- ‒ Chorlton District Centre - residential-led redevelopment of existing shopping centre in conjunction with PJ Livesey and GMPVF- ‒ Parkside East - started a 4 year Development Consent Order process to deliver a nationally significant Strategic Rail Freight Interchange and c. 3m sq. ft of associated commercial development- ‒ Oldham - multiple regeneration schemes within the town centre for Muse/ECF following the production of a Development Framework- ‒ Stoke-on-Trent - next phases of the Smithfield city centre regeneration scheme for Genr8- ‒ East Midlands Airport - logistics scheme on freeport designated site for Manchester Airport Group- ‒ Airedale General Hospital - masterplan and planning strategy including delivery of enabling works to facilitate the new hospital- ‒ Lancaster - new innovation campus for the University- ‒ Bury Interchange - new interchange facility for TfGM**Key Responsibilities**
- Providing planning advice to external and internal clients across all sectors/land-uses, with a focus on projects across the North.
- Preparing Planning Appraisals, Statements and Evidence documents, as appropriate, including analysis of planning policy and assessment of client proposals both against policy and other considerations.
- Undertaking planning due diligence.
- Preparing and coordinating planning appeals.
- Advising, directing and managing project outputs from a range of disciplines/professionals.
- Financial responsibility and management of projects.
- Identifying, developing and pursuing new business and marketing opportunities in a range of sectors.

**Person Specification/Requirements**
- Professional Membership of either the RICS (P&D) or RTPI with relevant experience post qualification experience.
- Dynamic, enthusiastic, flexible and commercially astute with excellent interpersonal skills.
- Strong focus on own professional skills and integrity.
- The ability and confidence to engage directly with clients and be the primary point of contact on major projects.
- Manage and coordinate the input and activities of other professionals within project design teams, give advice and direction, and make decisions.
- Experience of working on major schemes either within the private or public sectors.
- The ability to multi-task, work to tight timescales, often under challenging circumstances, with mínimal supervision and to a high standard.
- Willingness and/or ability to identify and nurture new business opportunities.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills and analytical abilities.
- Confident team player able to work well with colleagues and clients as well as manage, nurture and mentor junior members of the team.

**Working at CBRE**
- When you join CBRE you will have the support and resources of a global firm where an entrepreneurial mind-set is encouraged. You'll realize your potential with challenging work, fast-paced assignments, an environment of constant learning and commitment to results. To enable your success, we provide the best tools, training and leaders in the industry.
- Our collaborative culture is built on our RISE values and reflects the needs and perspectives of our clients and our people. Our work is guided by our North Star: Creating the real estate solutions of tomorrow, so businesses and people thrive. This informs everything we do—from diversity, equity, and inclusion to sustainability initiatives to workplace safety and wellbeing.
- **About CBRE**
- CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBRE), a Fortune 500 and S&P 500 company headquartered in Dallas, is the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm (based on 2023 revenue). The company has more than 130,000 employees (including Turner & Townsend employees) serving clients in more than 100 countries. CBRE serves a diverse range of clients with an integrated suite of services, including facilities, transaction and project management; property management; investment management; appraisal and valuation; property leasing; strategic consulting; property sales; mortgage