Principal Town Planning Consultant

Capita is committed to the local government sector and is the market leader in the delivery of Planning Resilience Services to Local Authority clients. We have worked with over 100 Local Authority clients nationwide, and have an outstanding track record of providing Development Management, Planning Policy, Minerals and Waste and Consultancy services to our clients.

Join our growing team as a Principal Town Planner!

Job title: Principal Town Planning Consultant

Job Description:

What you'll be doing:

• Provide consistently high quality professional advice on planning matters to clients, members of the public, Councillors and others as necessary.
• Negotiate with applicants and a wide range of stakeholders in order to obtain high quality outcomes within given time constraints set out in our contractual arrangements with clients.
• Provide concise, accurate, justified and timely reports and recommendations on major planning applications and pre-application discussions applying current legislation and policy changes as appropriate.
• Keep up to date with current and emerging policy development at a local, regional and national level so that clients are in a strong position to benefit from existing policies and potential changes.
• Support your peers and mentor more junior staff to ensure project and team targets are met and knowledge and expertise is shared whilst assisting to secure new and repeat work in the way you deliver projects.
• Be involved in service improvements and our business operations to ensure resilience, competitive edge, efficiency and effectiveness going forward.
• Be willing to travel to meet our client requirements. Driving license required.

What we're looking for:

• Membership of the Royal Town Planning Institute.
• 7-10 years or more relevant experience, including acting as an expert witness at Planning Inquiries.
• High level of ability to prioritise and manage a workload whilst working flexibly to meet both the commercial and contractual needs of the business.
• Demonstrable experience of working as a senior/principal planning officer or consultant in the public/private sector.
• A high level of knowledge and understanding and application of current and emerging planning legislation.
• Being ambitious to enhance the reputation of the Development Management service for innovation, quality and timeliness of delivery.

What’s in it for you?

• A competitive salary from £40,000 +
• 23 days’ holiday (rising to 27) with the opportunity to buy extra leave.
• Company matched pension, life assurance, a cycle2work scheme, 15 weeks’ fully paid maternity, adoption and shared parental leave, paternity pay of two weeks and plenty more.
• Voluntary benefits designed to suit your lifestyle - from discounts on retail and socialising, to health & wellbeing, travel and technology.
• The opportunity to take a paid day out of the office, volunteering for our charity partners or a cause of your choice.
• Access to our Employee Network Groups, which represent every strand of diversity and allow colleagues to connect and learn from each other on an open, inclusive platform.

What we hope you’ll do next:

Choose ‘Apply now’ to fill out our short application, so that we can find out more about you. You can contact the Talent Acquisition Partner for this role on Katy.Clarke@capita.com.

We’re an equal opportunity and Disability Confident employer, which means we recruit and develop people based on their merit and passion. We’re committed to providing an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment process and working environment for everyone. If you need the job description or application form in an alternative format (such as large print or audio), or if you’d like to discuss other changes or support you might need going forward, please email reasonableadjustments@capita.com or call 07784 237318 and we’ll get back to you.

We will be in touch with you regarding your application shortly; however, if you need to contact our recruitment team please email CPScareers@capita.com.

Location: London, United Kingdom

Time Type: Full time

Contract Type: Permanent