Are you an experienced Chartered Town Planner, looking for your next challenge with a progressive and supportive employer with a triple bottom line? (People, Planet and Purpose)

We are offering opportunities for eager individuals to join our Town Planning team based in our headquarters office in Bristol and in the Plymouth Office.

A bit about us

Our Town Planning team is an award-winning specialist service working within one of the country’s best architectural practices. We work in multi-disciplinary studios alongside Master Planners, Urban Designers, Architects and Landscape Architects. We also provide services independently of the architectural practice. We enjoy working on a wide range of projects across all key development sectors. We work hard to act as a Trusted Advisor to our clients and adopt a proactive approach to client relationships. Reflecting our company’s status as a Certified B Corp, we strive to create successful places which balance environmental and social objectives.

We pride ourselves on hiring the best and most creative talent and helping you develop your career in the direction you want it to go. As an employee-owned and inclusive practice, we are dedicated to increasing our diversity to represent the communities in which we live and work and you will have a real say in what we do and how we work.

Is this the job for you?

Senior Town Planner (Bristol)

We are looking for a Chartered (Senior) Town Planner with development management experience, ideally within a consultancy background. An excellent working knowledge of Planning Regulations and Procedures is essential. As a qualified Town Planner (MRTPI), you will be expected to demonstrate a track record of leading successful planning projects, preparing policy appraisals and, ideally, preparing project proposals and tender responses. You will have an opportunity to manage your own client relationships and contribute towards the direction of the team and the delivery of an ever-increasing portfolio of planning commissions.

Associate Town Planner (Plymouth)
We are looking for a Chartered Town Planner with development management experience, ideally within a consultancy background. An excellent working knowledge of Planning Regulations and Procedures is essential. As a qualified Town Planner (MRTPI), you will be expected to demonstrate a track record of leading successful planning projects, preparing policy appraisals and, ideally, preparing project proposals and tender responses. You will have an opportunity to manage your own client relationships and contribute towards the direction of the team and the delivery of an ever-increasing portfolio of planning commissions. We have developed a significant workload in the South-West, with a focus on projects across Devon and Cornwall. This includes major projects in the healthcare, education and residential development sectors.

You will be joining the Plymouth studio which offers an Architecture, Landscape and Building Surveying capability, as well working closely with Planning Team colleagues based in Bristol and Cardiff.

The roles will involve:

• Preparing planning, Listed Building Consent and Certificates of Lawfulness applications on behalf of public, private and voluntary sector clients, with an emphasis on supporting framework client projects
• Preparing Planning Policy Appraisals, Schedule of Planning application deliverables and assisting in pre-application discussions with Local Planning Authorities
• Leading the coordination of multi-disciplinary teams in the preparation of integrated Planning Design and Access Statements and Environmental Statements for major projects
• Reviewing Minor Material Amendment, Non-Material Amendment and Reserved Matters submissions prepared by colleagues
• Leading the preparation and delivery of public consultation and stakeholder engagement strategies
• Preparing representations to emerging Development Plan documents on behalf of our clients
• Attending Business Development events to develop the profile of the Team
• Contributing towards discussions which will develop the profile and direction of the Planning Team
• Addressing various Development Management queries generated across our architectural studios
• Preparing research articles and Technical Advice Notes
• Site visits (a driving license is considered essential)

Sectors of activity will include, but shall not be limited to, Residential, Schools, Universities, Healthcare and Commercial development (including Technology and Innovation).

What we can offer

• Flexible work environment with future Hybrid working patterns
• A comprehensive benefit package
• A contemporary working environment in an excellent location
• A friendly, open and caring culture
• Future opportunity to own the business with us through employee share ownership

For an opportunity to join this award winning and ambitious team please click “Apply” below (on our company website) and upload your CV, with a personal statement highlighting what you can bring to the team.

Please apply via our website – you do not need to join or subscribe to any third party websites.

Please note, we unfortunately will not be able to provide visa sponsorship to the successful applicant.

See www.stridetreglown.com for further details about the company. We look forward to receiving your application.