Senior Planner

JOB: Senior Planner

LOCATION: Nr Dorchester

SALARY: £40,000 - £55,000

BENEFITS:

• Professional subscriptions paid
• 28 days holiday plus some extra for Christmas close down
• Pension
• Social days, sports day, parties etc
• Enhanced Maternity scheme
• Commission
• Expenses paid

Qualifications required of the Senior Planner
Chartered Member of the Royal Town Planning Institute (MRTPI).

Responsibilities of the Senior Planner.

This is a client facing, fee earning role. The position involves working closely with all departments of the Firm from the early concept stage of a project through to discharge of planning conditions on Residential, Agricultural and Commercial projects across the Wessex region.

Essential/Day-to-day roles include:

• Giving initial feasibility advice, completing Planning Appraisals including formulating planning strategy's for clients, and dealing with Pre-Application Enquiries.
• Drafting Planning Statements, Design & Access Statements and other supporting documentation.
• Dealing with the preparation, submission and management of the full breadth of application types relating to Residential, Commercial and Agricultural property, including applications for Listed Building Consent.
• Acting as Project Lead including liaison with and management of external consultants and working closely with our in house design, rural, commercial and valuations teams.
• Advising on and dealing with planning conditions, Section 106 agreements, Community Infrastructure Levy and other planning obligations.
• Advising on the promotion of development sites for adoption.
• Dealing with the preparation, submission and management of planning appeals.

Given the interprofessional nature of the work, the position will be predominantly office based nr Dorchester, Dorset, with the opportunity to work from home from time to time.

Experience required for the Senior Planner's role

• Ideally, Chartered with 3 years PQE.
• Must have previous client facing experience in a similar role in either the Public or Private sector and must be used to working as part of an interprofessional team, or independently.
• Must have an excellent working knowledge of policy/regulation, NPPF and Local & Neighbourhood Plans effecting our primary areas of operation.

Real Recruitment Solutions is committed to a policy of equal opportunities across all areas of our business and at all stages in the selection process. Acting in accordance with the Equality Act 2010 and guidelines given by the REC, we treat everyone equally irrespective of sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital status, age, disability, race, ethnic or national origin, religion, political beliefs or membership or non-membership of a Trade Union.

From advertising vacancies, conducting candidate searches, selecting CVs, discussing vacancies and submitting details to clients through to interview preparation and at offer stage, Real Recruitment Solutions ensure that each candidate is assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and ability to perform the relevant duties required by the particular vacancy.

Real Recruitment Solutions place an obligation upon all staff to respect and act in accordance with this policy and consistently review regulations as laid out by the REC to ensure our policy is updated and relevant across all aspects of recruitment in order to avoid unlawful or undesirable discrimination.