Associate Director - Town Planning

RPS is looking for an Associate Director Town Planner to join our National Planning & Infrastructure Team. In this key position, you'll be helping to grow and develop business and, provide mentorship to junior planners.

The Planning Team promote land and development for inclusion within Local Plans and are regularly engaged in Local Plan Examinations and the preparation and submission of strategic planning applications and appeals, often comprising residential schemes on greenfield sites. We also prepare planning applications and deliver permissions for some of the UK's most important city development and infrastructure projects, including for residential, mixed-use developments, data centres, airports, retail, logistics and other major infrastructure projects. We work with the country's other leading organisations in the development of property and infrastructure and, provide integrated services drawing on other planning, environmental and design services offered by RPS.

With our planning service at the heart of the business, this role will give you the opportunity to join and grow a profitable planning consultancy and, with our transparent career pathway framework, we'll ensure you are continually progressing and enhancing your skills.

At RPS our people are our success. We need people who share our passion on solving the problems that matter. Our flat structure creates greater collaboration and speed of communication and working with some of the brightest minds in the industry, we'll need your input.

What you'll be doing

· Developing new client relationships and maintaining existing business

· Line managing and mentoring junior planners

· Providing input into business plans and you'll get to Chair Planning Meetings, taking a lead role in debate and contributing to discussion on operational matters

· Preparing fee proposals and providing input into tender submissions

· Preparing representations to Local Plan consultations, appearing at Local Plan Examinations and assisting with appeal co-ordination and statements of case

· Project managing small/medium & large projects including coordinating team members, project finances, overseeing the production of deliverables in line with the client's expectations and ensuring delivery is on time

With experience within this sector, you'll already be familiar with what we're looking for: RTPI accredited Honours Degree and/or Diploma or Master's Qualification, full membership of the Royal Town Planning Institute and experience of delivering consultancy to a range of clients. Good financial and project management skills are essential, as are great influencing and communication skills that enable you to build, maintain and consolidate strong working relationships with colleagues, clients and external bodies. Experience in a planning policy environment and with Local Plan work would be a benefit and/or experience in other sectors/environments, i.e. city planning or Environmental Impact Assessments would also be considered favourably., Disability Confident
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We understand the need to work flexibly, with agile offices and hybrid working offered as standard, we're happy to talk about flexible working.

We encourage and value different ideas, perspectives, and styles of thinking. We need a mix of experiences and skills to develop the most innovative ideas. We respect one another and recognise the potential and contribution of everyone. You'll be joining a diverse community and a company that puts its people first and prioritises their wellbeing.

What happens next?

The Talent Acquisition Team will be in touch to let you know the outcome of your application. If your application is progressed, you'll have a conversation with one of our recruiters prior to meeting with the Team. All applications will be considered.

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