Looking for a Town Planner with any large development experience – residential, construction, infrastructure who will report to a Senior Town Planning Manager working for the client organisation on the UK's High Speed Rail project you will play a key role in the delivery of HS2 managing town planning activities across the West Midlands area and Warwickshire.

You will act as the client lead for planning consent applications, and providing advice on a range of legislative, development and planning policy related issues associated with the construction and operation of a new high-speed railway.

 
You will be responsible or day to day town planning activity managing a significant number of Schedule 17 consents delivered by main works contractors – major civils and stations.  Supporting the delivery partners by providing planning advice on matters relating to project design and refinements, Schedule 17 submission strategy and submission package preparation, negotiation with local planning authorities, conditions and the HS2 Act planning regime and legal framework.

 
Working Situation

The office location is Birmingham Snowhill, they operate a flexible hybrid working model working 2 days a week from the office the rest from home.  Overall, this is a very flexible modern employer who cares about delivery not where you deliver from, however, if you wish to be based front the office more you can.  There also offer flexible working such as compressed hours and flexi-hours.

Salary              £50 – 55,000 + Pen (6:12) + health + 25 days  

 
Duties & Responsibilities

• Assist in the programming, preparation, review and submission requests for approval in accordance with Schedule 17 of the High-Speed Rail (London – West Midlands) Act 2017 (the Act), working primarily as part of the main works Integrated Project Team (IPT), and with engineering and environment teams, consultants and contractors as required.
• Engage with local planning authorities on town planning matters associated with Schedule 17 and planning application submissions, and hybrid Act related processes.
• Manage, engage with and advise contractor and HS2 teams on the preparation of planning material for consents packages, for example enabling works, main works, rail systems, and works outside of Act limits. Advise on Development Consent Order / Transport and Works Act Orders and planning applications under the Town and Country Planning Act and General Permitted Development Order processes and programme, and risk implications associated with these.
• Support with emerging business needs, for example assisting in design panel reviews, local technical engagement panels and local public engagement activities.
• Actively promote and embed Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in all your work and support and comply with all organizational initiatives, policies and procedures on EDI. 

Required Criteria

You will be a qualified or working towards town planner with experience in town planning on any large development – residential, construction, infrastructure and must have experience dealing with multiple stakeholders coupled with Strong negotiation skills.  Ideally have DCO expeirence but not essential.

Open to a range of backgrounds – consultancy, local planning authority (LPA) or infrastructure client organisation. Must have excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Skills:  

• Able to build and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders 
• Ability to negotiate the successful delivery of consents with local planning authorities
• Ability to produce and present documents and reports to a variety of audiences, including stakeholders at various levels
• Ability to provide advice and guidance on the production of drawings and supplemental planning information relating to planning submissions 
• IT skills including MS office or equivalent 
• Ability to provide advice to internal and external stakeholders on Town Planning matters and the HS2 Act. 
• Able to prioritize workload, work independently and deliver to agreed deadlines. 

Knowledge:  

• Knowledge of UK Planning Policy and legislation and an understanding of Environment Impact Assessment Legislation.

• Project or programme management processes and / or successfully managing a varied caseload of applications or projects. 

Type of experience:  

• Experience in town planning on any large development – residential, construction, infrastructure
• Experience of working and building relationships with multidisciplinary project teams, and internal and external stakeholders.
• Experience of contributing to multi-disciplinary projects.