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Senior Planning Manager
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At Bellway we recognise that people are the key to our success and our goal is to provide a rewarding and fulfilling career in line with our values of quality, service and trust. In addition to this we are committed to being a more inclusive employer and invite applications from a variety of backgrounds.
There is an exciting opportunity to join Bellway, one of the UK’s largest house builders. Our East Midlands Division located in Leicester is looking to recruit a Fixed-Term Senior Planning Manager to join the Division’s Land and Planning department.
The Role
The Senior Planning Manager reports to the Land Director and is responsible for advising the Division on all aspects of planning policy and development management affecting land acquisition.
Principal accountabilities of the Senior Planning Manager role include:
* Undertake planning approvals of potential sites under consideration and make recommendations on the appropriate method of acquisition from the necessary strategy.
* Provide day to day planning advice on residential schemes but also mixed-use developments.
* Promote sites through the Local Plan system and keep landowners/agents as well as the divisional management team advised of progress.
* Prepare Planning Reports on land to be acquired by the division identifying any planning/commercial risk.
* Formulate planning strategies in order to obtain a planning consent in a timely manner within an appropriate deadline that allows the division to deliver sales completions in accordance with forecasts and which maximises commercial returns for the company.
* Negotiate with landowners, Local Authority officers and the community regarding residential development proposals. Also ensuring that they are commercially viable and capable of achieving a planning consent within a reasonable timescale.
* Prepare and submit planning applications with accompanying scoping and screening opinions and the appropriate level of information to ensure the application is registered and processed by the Local Authority and compliant so that they are not capable of legal challenge.
* Attend Planning Committee Meetings and speak/present on behalf of the company as necessary.
* Prepare, submit and process Appeals, including the ability to prepare proofs of evidence and represent the company at any Hearing/Inquiry as necessary.
* Manage expenditure and prepare budget costs for planning application/appeals including the appointment of Consultant teams and ensuring expenditure is within the agreed budget.
Experience, Qualifications and Skills
Experience
* Experience of working as a Planner or Planning Manager.
* Experience of addressing the general public as well as council officers and committee members in a public forum.
Qualifications and Training
* Planning or Surveying Degree or above or equivalent is desirable
* RICS or RTPI
Skills and Aptitude
* Effective communication and listening skills
* Excellent attention to detail
* Works collaboratively with a diverse range of people
* Good administration skills
* Works effectively to deadlines and competently works on multiple tasks simultaneously
* Proficient IT skills.
* Committed to diversity and inclusion
The Role and Working Conditions
* Willing to be flexible in respect to day to day duties and hours worked.
* Ability to travel to potential land opportunities and external meetings on a regular basis.
In return we can offer you:
* Competitive salary
* Competitive bonus scheme
* Competitive Car Allowance
* 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays
* Contributory pension scheme
* Life assurance
We reserve the right to close this vacancy if a large volume of applications are received
Salary:
Job type: Contract, Full Time
Category: Construction
City/Town: Braunstone
County: Leicestershire
Country: United Kingdom
Benefits:
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