Director - Town Planning

Reporting to the Operational Director, you will have a track record in work winning with a strong client following. Alongside generating new business, you will be mentoring and supporting other members of the team.

· Undertake effective business development activities, demonstrating a return on investment

· Lead proposals and/or bid processes which may involve collaborating with other parts of the business

· Work in partnership with the broader RPS Consulting businesses and RPS Group to drive our multi-disciplinary offering to clients

· Support the Operational Director in the preparation of short (1 year), medium (3 years) and long (5 year) term business plans for the team to maintain a profitable and sustainable RPS presence in the market

· Assume Project Director role on projects with overall responsibility of contract, financial performance, quality, programme, and risk

· Represent and promote RPS at conferences and events, as and when required including participation on panels and debates in addition to preparing and publishing thought leadership pieces

· Share new work and opportunities with colleagues within your team and across the Division

· Promote the use of social media to effectively market the team and its ideas

You will be a highly experienced, influential and competent practitioner with strong leadership qualities, outstanding communication skills, a demonstrable track record in generating new business, directing projects and developing strong working relationships with team, colleagues, clients and external bodies.

RPS is looking for a Director to join our Planning Team (based in Farringdon), to capitalise on the continued growth and development of our planning business. In this strategic role you'll grow and develop business and provide leadership to the team.

We deliver planning applications and permissions for some of the UK's most important development and infrastructure projects including residential, commercial, mixed-use , data centres, airports, retail, logistics and renewables 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 evolve 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 are looking for people who share our passion on solving the problems that matter. Our flat structure creates greater collaboration and speed of communication, enabling us to work with some of the brightest minds in the industry., You will be a strategic and creative thinker who is commercially astute and demonstrates a track record in taking ownership of and achieving outcomes for; the Client, our business, your team and yourself. This is a fantastic opportunity to join RPS and make a difference in our progressive and growing organisation.

What's in it for you?

We're proud to be an accredited ILM training provider, internationally recognised and providing robust fully accredited professional training programmes - to master's degree level professional qualifications in leadership & management and executive coaching & mentoring, we support learning and development for everyone.

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 and then there'll be a two-stage interview process with the Team. All applications will be considered.

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Representing an exciting new chapter in our business, on 24 January 2023 RPS became a Tetra Tech company. With 28,000 employees in over 550 offices in more than 120 countries on seven continents, Tetra Tech is a leading, global provider of consulting and engineering services. As a Tetra Tech company, RPS is proud to offer our people market-leading development and project opportunities, helping to solve some of the world's most complex problems.