Town Planning Manager
20 days ago
Etwall
Ready to lead on planning strategy and guide development from concept to operation? Join our Land & Mineral Resources team as a Planning Manager. \n \n You’ll take ownership of ensuring compliance with existing planning permissions, while playing a central role in identifying, appraising and promoting opportunities—securing the consents needed to enhance our estate. \n \n You’ll be a confident communicator, able to drive projects forward leading multi-disciplinary teams at every stage of the development process. You’ll provide practical, detailed advice both internally and externally, backed by a strong grasp of the plan-led system and a track record of promoting land for development and securing planning permissions. \n Key Responsibilities \n\n • Lead on site promotion and local plan consultations.\n, • Manage the dynamic nature of our estate to ensure compliance with extant planning permissions. \n, • Collaborate with our colleague’s business wide. Lead and support multi-disciplinary project teams to deliver high-quality planning, property, environmental and sustainability advice to internal stakeholders.\n, • Lead planning strategy for existing and new assets, from appraisal and local plan promotion through to permission and delivery, applying sound judgement and making clear, actionable recommendations.\n, • Engage proactively within the business, with industry, stakeholders and the community. Working with communications teams to fully explain and promote our operations and proposals. \n, • Procure planning and environmental support, manage and instruct technical teams and ensure consistency, including managing and maintaining budgets and reporting progress. \n, • Ensure compliance with legal, environmental and health & safety obligations across the mineral estate.\n, • Maximisation of returns on non-operational property including identifying surplus property for disposal.\n, • Maintain accurate GIS and estate records to support operational and strategic decision making.\n\n Skills, Knowledge & Expertise \n\n • Experienced or interested in land promotion and the plan led system. \n, • Member of the Royal Town Planning Institute, Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors or working towards chartership.\n, • Experience in development, minerals, rural estates, utilities, infrastructure or similar land-based sectors.\n, • Confident negotiator with excellent communication skills.\n, • Comfortable managing multiple projects and stakeholders.\n, • Ability to interpret planning permissions, legal documents, plans and technical information.\n, • Proactive, organised and confident working independently across multiple sites.\n\n Job Benefits \n\n • Company car or car allowance\n, • 25 days holiday per year plus bank holidays \n, • Contributory Pension Scheme \n, • Free on-site Parking \n, • Holiday Buy Scheme \n, • Volunteer Scheme \n, • Share Save Scheme \n, • Life Assurance \n, • Enhanced Maternity, Adoption & Paternity Scheme \n, • Health & Wellbeing Initiatives \n, • Discount Scheme \n