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Director of Planning

Employer
Oyster Partnership
Location
London
Salary
£65000 - £80000 per annum + Car Allowance, Health Care, Bonus etc...
Closing date
7 Jun 2019

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Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Discipline
Planning
Function
Director, Partner
Sector
Consultancy

Job Details



My client a leading Town Planning practice within the UK for over 10 years is looking to add a Director to their fast-paced London team.

They are successfully delivering planning applications and permissions for some of the UK's most important strategic development sites and infrastructure projects. My clients' planners regularly work with the country's other leading organisations in the development of property and infrastructure.

Main Responsibilities:
  • Business development, winning and nurturing business and having a 'go get' attitude. If you're a fee winner my client will be very interested in meeting with you.
  • Represent the company at external meetings as required
  • Prepare fee proposals and provide input into tender submissions
  • Report review of junior staff members
  • Coordinate small/medium & large projects including coordinating project finances, overseeing the production of deliverables in line with the client's expectations and ensuring delivery is on time
  • Line management of Senior Planners
  • Ensure that projects are managed to ensure good profitability
  • Financial control and billing including responding to client queries and credit control queries in event of non-payment
  • Chair Planning Meetings and take a lead role in debates, and ensure their ongoing development through appropriate CPD
  • Organise internal CPD sessions as required
  • Assist the Planning Director where applicable on project management of multi-disciplinary teams
  • Provide input into business plans and attend key planning meetings


Qualifications & Experience Required:
  • An RTPI accredited Honours Degree and/or Diploma or Masters Qualification
  • A full member of the Royal Town Planning Institute
  • Excellent knowledge of a technical discipline including the current methods, legislation, techniques and guidance
  • Significant experience of delivering consultancy to a range of clients
  • Excellent writing skills and ability to provide robust written deliverables on behalf of the business
  • Competent user of the complete Microsoft office package
  • Knowledge of project management coupled with a solid understanding of financial management
  • Great attention to detail and able to prioritise workload (both team and individual)
  • Previous line management experience


If this sounds of interest or you are looking at new opportunities do not hesitate to contact me (Sam) on 020 7766 9000/07875 972 560 for an informal discussion.

I am a specialist recruiter of Town Planners and I am always on the lookout for strong candidates so please do get in touch if you are looking for a new opportunity.

Company

The Town Planning Team at Oyster Partnership are specialists in both the interim and permanent markets across the public and private sectors.

Our public sector team covers all levels of interim vacancies from Assistant level to Heads of Service across the UK in development management, policy, enforcement, economic development, conservation and urban design.

Our private sector team works with some of the biggest names in Property across the UK from Graduate to Director level. We recruit into consultancies, house builders, commercial developers, renewable energy companies, and waste management companies.

We strive to achieve results for client and candidates by building strong relationships through a friendly consultative service that has helped us become the award winning firm we are today.

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Company info
Website
Telephone
020 7766 9000
Location
St Albans House
57-59 Haymarket
London
London
SW1Y 4QX
GB

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