Associate Planner
We have an exciting opportunity for RTPI or RICS qualified Planners to join Savills London Planning team.
Role Overview
We have an exciting opportunity for RTPI or RICS qualified Planners to join Savills London Planning team.
This role is targeted at candidates with an interest in broadening their experience of planning and being closely involved with managing and taking responsibility for interesting projects and clients. Key requirements are:
- an enjoyment of writing, with excellent language skills and a love of communicating planning arguments;
- a proven ability to multi-task, across many projects, helping to steer the team’s workload, managing projects capably; and
- a willingness and enthusiasm for mentoring and guiding junior planning and graduate level colleagues.
Typically your role will involve managing your own workload under the supervision of the Directors/Associate Directors and undertaking planning research and enquiries, monitoring and reviewing development plans and preparing representations to address issues with practical implications on our clients’ properties, drafting reports and planning applications, assisting with the coordination of project teams and liaising with local authorities and others. Projects will principally be in London, the South East and East area.
Key Responsibilities
- Prepare planning appraisals of land, buildings and concepts.
- Undertake research and analysis.
- Prepare planning applications, including planning statements.
- Write reports, interpreting data and making clear and relevant recommendations.
- Contribute to the preparation/editing of Design & Access statements, sustainability statements, and other planning supporting documents.
- Liaise and negotiate with planning officers, employees of consultee organisations, third parties.
- Liaise and cultivate good relationships with clients and fellow professionals.
- Develop creative and original solutions to satisfy all parties.
- Ensure compliance with planning regulations.
- Communicate and negotiate effectively with clients and colleagues.
- Take responsibility for projects from the earliest stages through to completion
- Maintain an awareness of market conditions and the impact of government policies.
- Keep informed about documents relating to planning policy and practice.
- Build relationships with other divisions within Savills
- Attend external events to create local contacts and identify business opportunities
Key Skills
- Strong verbal, numerical and report writing skills
- Able to prioritise and work to deadlines
- Clear ability to communicate effectively
- A team player
- Good interpersonal and influencing skills
- Self-motivated and proactive
- MRICS/MRTPI & knowledge of relevant planning systems
- An open and keen mind with a strategic approach to problem solving
Team Overview
The Corporates, Commerical and Education Planning Team has 14 team members ranging from Director level to graduates, whihc sits within the wider London Planning team. The team has a strong pipeline of projects for a wide variety of clients – including Anglian Water, BAE Systems, Dandi Living, Eton College, The Oxford Science Park and Whitbread. Savills is the largest planning consultancy in the country and is committed to further expansion of its successful London Planning team alongside its leading development, residential and commercial markets teams.
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Recruitment agencies
Savills only pay agency fees where we have a signed agreement in place and that agency has been previously contacted and directed by a member of our recruitment team. We do not pay agency fees when speculative and unsolicited CVs are submitted to Savills or any of our employees other than via our careers website and through our recruitment process. If this is not adhered to, agency fees will not be paid.
Submission of any unsolicited CVs or proposals to Savills will be deemed evidence of full and unlimited acceptance of this approach.
- Business area
- Planning & Development Consultancy
- Role
- Planning
- Locations
- Margaret Street, London
- Contract Type
- Permanent, Full time
- Remote Status
- This role offers some working from home
- Salary
- Competitive
Our offer
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Holiday
We understand the importance of a work life balance and offer you a generous holiday entitlement, which increases throughout your career as you progress through our job levels or reach service milestones.
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Health
Your wellbeing and that of your family is as important to us as it is to you. We offer Virtual Gp, Digital Health, Private Medical Scheme and mental health support amongst other benefits.
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Lifestyle
We promote a healthy work life balance, supported by our approach to flexible working and our wide variety of health, wellbeing and social programmes.
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Our Offer
Read more about our benefits and culture in our offer overview below
Values
No matter the role you’re in, we all share one purpose: to help people thrive through places and spaces. This is built into our DNA, shaping the way we behave to deliver the best results. We define it by four key values:
We listen: Tell us your goals and aspirations and we’ll provide the support you need to achieve them. We appreciate the individual value of every team member and create an environment where you can reach your full potential.
We empower: Here, there’s no limit to what you can achieve. We give you opportunities to have a real, positive impact in the community through the work you do, backed by access to our market-leading research and insights.
We challenge: The best results happen when we question the status quo. We create an environment where you can safely challenge our thinking, bringing fresh ideas to the table to innovate as a team.
We collaborate: When you join Savills, you become part of a 40,000-strong network of driven individuals, all sharing their knowledge and experience to push the real estate industry forward.
At the heart of it all, we deliver best-in-class insights and advice to help people make better property decisions. We're looking for colleagues who will help us on this mission. When you join Savills, our ask for you is simple – to be extraordinary, together.
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Associate Planner
We have an exciting opportunity for RTPI or RICS qualified Planners to join Savills London Planning team.
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