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Heads of Development Planning

Employer
Wood Environment & Infrastructure Solutions UK Limited
Location
London and Birmingham
Salary
£Competitive plus benefits
Closing date
24 Aug 2018

Our Planning, Transport and Design team is hugely successful with a growing portfolio of projects and clients in the public and private sectors.  We are a vibrant RTPI award winning team working with some of the nation’s most prestigious clients on a wide range of exciting projects across the country.  Our team has been established for over 25 years and has a highly impressive reputation for delivering technical excellence and innovative solutions – that is why we have retained so many major clients throughout this period and are continuing to grow rapidly.  Further information on our business and planning service line can be found here.

We are now seeking to recruit 2 key posts for Heads of Development Planning to spearhead the growth of our planning, development and regeneration business in both London and Birmingham.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead the growth of Wood’s planning business in helping to develop and deliver our growing portfolio of development and property sector work
  • Working with other Directors, prepare and lead the implementation of a business development strategy to steer and achieve business growth
  • Identify new business opportunities and lead the preparation of bids to win new work
  • Develop a network of relationships with new and prospective clients
  • Grow and lead a successful planning team in the location

Skills/ Qualifications

  • Demonstrable success in a Director level leadership role in the public or private sectors
  • Proven ability to lead a team and achieve successful business growth
  • Successful track record of leading major projects and managing multi-disciplinary teams
  • Excellent network of contacts in either London or Birmingham and West Midlands
  • Ability to generate new business through existing relationships as well as supporting growth with new clients
  • Extensive knowledge of planning, development and regeneration issues in London or Birmingham and the West Midlands
  • Technical excellence in planning, development and regeneration
  • Qualified to degree level in town planning or related discipline and a full member of the RTPI or RICS
  • Outstanding verbal and written communications skills

Company Overview

In 2017, Wood Group completed the acquisition of Amec Foster Wheeler to establish Wood as a global leader in the delivery of project, engineering and technical services. We operate in more than 60 countries, employing around 55,000 people, with revenues of around $10 billion.

Our Environment & Infrastructure Solutions business includes one of the UK’s largest development planning practices with in-house support provided by masterplanners, landscape architects, transport planners, engineers and environmental specialists.  We provide planning support and advice to an impressive and wide range of clients from the public and private sectors, including Homes England, Ministry of Defence, Greater London Authority, Birmingham City Council, numerous county and district councils, The Crown Estate, Duchy of Lancaster, all major airports, national and regional housebuilders, and utilities companies, including National Grid and EDF.

For further information on these roles or to apply, please visit our website www.woodplc.com/careers

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