We are seeking to identify a Senior Town Planning Consultant.

We would expect candidates to have a strong Town Planning background and knowledge of wider consents permits and licenses required to implement new developments.  We specifically seek somebody with experience of working with environment permitting regulations and marine licencing.

You are to be responsible for a variety consenting activities across the major Infrastructure Projects and support the preparation and submission of deliverables to enable necessary local planning authority consents and marine licences to be obtained.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Promotion and delivery of Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects through Development Consent Order (DCO) legislation
• Delivery of technical engagement programmes for stakeholders including local authorities, statutory and non-statutory bodies and the general public
• Stakeholder facilitation, negotiation and mediation
• Planning and consenting legislation
• Statutory planning policy advice and appraisal
• Strategic management of consents deliverables
• Consents application preparation
• Collaborative and cross disciplinary working
• Knowledge of wider consenting regimes e.g. Environmental permits
• Project management and co-ordination of large, multi-disciplinary teams

Skills & Experience:

• A strong health, safety and environmental ethic.
• Demonstrable experience and knowledge of delivery successful submissions under the Town and Country Planning regime; and or Environmental Permitting; and or Marine Licensing.
• Demonstrable understanding of the Environmental Impact Assessment process in the context of town and country planning; and or marine works.
• Demonstrable experience of coordinating consenting documentation for a variety of projects.
• Demonstrable experience of preparing relevant application documents and reviewing documentation prepared by environmental technical specialists to support applications for planning consent, and or other licenses, permits or authorisations.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills and the ability to produce high quality deliverables.
• Effective oral and written communication skills, including chairing and minuting meetings and proof reading.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to establish strong working relationships.
• Professional membership with the Royal Town Planning Institute or a relevant environmental organisation.

Behavioural Qualities:

We place great emphasis on both written and verbal communication; those that flourish within our organisation are naturally inclined to engage with their colleagues & stakeholders alike and to be proactive in reaching out to others in overcoming hurdles.

In common with many places of work, we seek personnel that are professional, positive, open and honest.  We would expect the successful candidate to exhibit the following behavioural traits:

• Ability to see things differently – prepared to question standard approaches in order to manage consenting risks and programme deadlines
• Support and develop – create a local leadership team by delegation, coaching and mentoring
• Decisiveness – makes day-to-day business choices that have commercial implications, knowing when to inform others or ask for support.

Person profile:

• Relevant degree
• Member of Professional Body (MRTPI)

• 5+ years knowledge of delivering projects through the Town & Country Planning Act legislation
• Prior experience of delivering a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project through the Planning Act 2008 legislation or similar including large EIA projects
• Up to date with latest developments in Professional Competence

We are committed to equal treatment of candidates and promote, as well as foster all forms of diversity within our company. We believe that bringing together people with different backgrounds and perspectives is essential for creating innovative and impactful solutions. Skills, talent, and our people’s ability to dare are the only things that matter !. Bring your unique contributions and help us shape the future.