Senior Planning Manager

London Legacy Development Corporation has a rare and exceptional opportunity for a Senior Planning Manager.

You will play a pivotal role assisting with the transformation of a traditionally deprived area into a world class, sustainable and thriving neighbourhood by project managing innovative and cutting- edge schemes through the planning system.

As a key member of the Development Team, your primary responsibility will be to work client side preparing and submitting high profile major and strategic applications for approval by the regulatory team.

This is an extremely rare and exciting position where you will have the opportunity manage major applications for prestigious mixed-use projects that include the development of new neighbourhoods, public realm development, leisure and educational facilities with developments encompassing 650 to 1300 new homes.

As this is a multi-faceted post, you will have the opportunity to engage with multi-disciplinary teams from development through to design that may include contributing to the development of cutting- edge strategic masterplans.

Responsibilities;

• Prepare and submit large scale major and strategic applications (both outline and detail)
• Manager and procure external planning and technical consultants
• Negotiate the discharge of complex planning conditions and reserved matters
• Liaise with the GLA, TfL and other key stakeholders
• Undertake pre-application meetings and participate in stakeholder and community consultation exercises.
• Develop a close working relationship with the LLDC regulatory and major decisions team
• Contribute to the development and preparation of a new masterplan

The successful Senior Planning Manager will have acquired a minimum of 5-6 years post qualification experience in Development Management preferably working for a Developer or Planning Consultancy.

In addition, you will be adept at preparing and submitting large scale and strategic planning applications coupled with a natural enthusiasm for planning and major development.

Moreover, you will have an awareness of EIA processes with an aptitude for analysing technical reports, drawings and managing external consultants.

Finally, as Senior Planning Manager you must a team player with excellent verbal and written communication skills, RTPI or equivalent professional membership preferred but not essential.

If you have a passion for development and strategic projects and would like to progress your career in an innovative and pro-development environment that has a proven track record of delivering large scale schemes through planning and into development, this could be the job for you!

In return LLDC can offer you a fantastic benefits package including; incremental performance-based pay, local government pension, 32 days annual leave, flexible and agile working as well as a fantastic opportunity to be involved in such a London landmark destination.

To apply, click "Apply" and email a CV.

At LLDC we appreciate that you want a flexible approach to working, it’s about giving our employees the opportunity to be adaptable and embrace new ways of working to improve our productivity and performance. This role will be considered for flexible working if required, which could be either job share, part time hours, home working or compressed hours.