Niche / Specialist Valuations - Associate Director / Director

VACANCY REF: AK

The Opportunity

On behalf of a successful privately owned property company, with a successful track record in property investment, development and strategic land promotion, Kingsley is recruiting an MRTPI Town Planner or Senior Town Planner to join a busy and highly successful Development / Strategic Land team which entails both Residential and Commercial Development responsibility.

Responsibilities

The key responsibilities shall include:

• Good grasp of planning law and the planning system
• Residential and Commercial Developments
• Local Plan promotion
• Scrutinising evidence base of local authorities
• Preparing and submitting representations to local planning documents
• Co-ordinating pre-application discussions with local planning authorities
• Preparing and submitting planning applications
• Preparing planning statements to support planning applications
• Co-ordinating and attending public consultation events and liaison with local communities and stakeholder groups
• Undertaking site searches and appraisals
• Managing planning applications through to disposal
• Attendance and presentation at planning committee
• S106 negotiations
• Managing discharge of conditions applications
• Planning appeals

Person Specification/Requirements

• Professional Membership of the RTPI - 3 to 5 years PQE.
• Dynamic, enthusiastic, flexible and commercially astute with excellent interpersonal skills.
• Willingness to act on your own initiative, accept responsibility.
• Strong focus on own professional skills and integrity.
• The ability and confidence to engage directly with other professionals within project design teams, to give advice and direction, plus when required to make decisions.
• The ability to multi-task, work to tight timescales, with minimal supervision and to a high standard.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and analytical abilities.
• Confident team player able to work well with colleagues and clients.
• Excellent IT skills (Word, Excel, MS Outlook).
• Ability to undertake viability assessments and prepare market reports.
• Sound analytical skills.
• A driving licence.

Remuneration includes:

• A Salary of between £45,000 - £50,000 (D.O.E.)
• Company Car
• Pension
• 25 days holiday
• and more

My client offers real scope for career development for a dedicated, professional, and enthusiastic individual with a strong work ethic who wants to join a long established and successful private organisation.

To apply for this position in complete confidence, please email your CV to or call Andrew Kingsley at Kingsley on for further information.