Town Planner - Southampton

A fantastic opportunity has become available with a highlyrespected planning consultancy operating across the South Coast. With a growingteam of chartered planners and a strong pipeline of residential-led work, thisbusiness has developed an excellent reputation for advising on deliverablehousing schemes, coastal regeneration sites and mixed-use developments acrossHampshire and Dorset.

This is the type of consultancy that invests in its people.Staff retention is strong, and progression is clear, with several senior teammembers having worked their way up through the business from Graduate level.Their clients include national housebuilders, regional developers, landpromoters and private landowners.

This position offers a broad mix of planning work, givingyou the chance to develop both technical consultancy skills and client-facingconfidence.

Responsibilities will include:

• Preparingand submitting full and outline planning applications
• DraftingPlanning Statements and supporting documents
• Assistingwith pre-application submissions and planning strategy work
• SupportingLocal Plan representations and site promotion activity
• Assistingwith appeal submissions, statements of case and evidence gathering
• Liaisingwith planning officers, consultees and project teams
• Attendingclient meetings and site visits across the South Coast

You will work closely with senior colleagues on largerschemes while also taking ownership of smaller applications.

• MRTPIqualified or working towards chartership
• Experiencegained in consultancy, local authority or developer-side environments
• Strongreport writing and analytical skills
• Acommercially aware and proactive approach
• Confidentcommunicator with a desire to build long-term consultancy experience

A superb opportunity for a planner looking to build a careerwithin a well-regarded South Coast team.

All applications will be dealt with in the strictestconfidence.