Senior to Associate Town Planner
2 months ago
Ilford
An established and growing planning consultancy is looking to appoint an experienced Senior to Associate Town Planner to join its team. This is an excellent opportunity for a commercially minded planner ideally with some retail town planning experience or an interest in retail town planning to take a leading role in retail-focused projects as well as a variety of other projects in residential, commercial, education and city centre. Retail planning expertise is central to this position. The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering high-quality retail planning advice across a range of instructions, including: • Preparation of development plan evidence base documents for both public and private sector clients, • Retail needs assessments, • Retail impact assessments This role offers flexibility in level, depending on experience, and would suit either a retail-focused Senior Planner or a more experienced planner seeking to concentrate more heavily on retail planning work. Candidates must demonstrate: • A minimum of 3 years’ experience in retail planning, • Experience contributing to development plan evidence base work, • A strong track record in preparing retail needs, impact and sequential assessments, • Strong analytical capability and confidence working with data, • Advanced Excel skills (essential), • A sound understanding of the economic principles underpinning retail planning, • Competitive salary with performance-based bonuses., • Clear pathways for career advancement to the next level and beyond., • A supportive and collaborative working environment., • Exposure to diverse and impactful planning projects., • Ongoing professional development opportunities.