Senior Planner EIA London Consultancy

  • Right Talent
  • South East England
  • Mar 16, 2020
Full time Construction Management

Job Description

The Infrastructure Planning and EIA team supports development projects and land promotion for both external clients and in-house planning teams covering a wide range of sectors (including housing, education, retail, leisure, sport and infrastructure).

You will work alongside colleagues with specialist skills in the provision of large scale planning projects, typically with EIA requirements. The focus of the role is supporting the planning team in general, with particular involvement with the preparation of Environmental Impact Assessments.

Alongside a general town planning advice role, the position involves:

  • Preparation and Production of EIAs;
  • Provision of specialist EIA advice to external and internal contacts;
  • Assisting the Planning Team on large projects (including DCOs) , providing town planning advice/support;
  • Project management responsibilities on complex EIA projects (including the management of third party consultants).

Job requirements

Candidates should be a chartered membership of the RTPI and hold an RTPI accredited town planning qualification at Masters level, a RICS accredited qualification (planning & development route) and/or IEMA (or similar) accredited. Candidates are most likely to have a background in Planning and EIA, however candidates with different degrees but relevant experience may be considered.

Candidates must demonstrate a very high level of technical competency, and quality of work, carried out with minimal supervision, together with good analytical, communication, interpersonal, and writing skills. The role will require working on a number of projects, so a proven ability to manage your own time and workload within tight timescales, and ability to problem solve is critical. You may also have specialist EIA topic skills/interests.

Rewards

Our client offers a highly competitive benefits package which is subject to negotiation. They We are a very sociable company and it's a great place to work.

The company are owned by an employee benefit trust and ran and managed for the benefit of its staff with no obligations to external shareholders. Their profits are reinvested into the business and shared with staff through bonuses.