Planning Manager

• Position: Planning Manager
• Reporting to: Head of Planning
• Open to: Planners/Planning Managers working for a residential developer, consultancy or housing association
• Region: The Midlands region covering Worcestershire, Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, West Midlands, Warwickshire and Northamptonshire
• About us: 5 and leading Housing Association with an excellent pipeline of work across The Midlands region covering Worcestershire, Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, West Midlands, Warwickshire and Northamptonshire
• Salary: Competitive base salary and car allowance and excellent (and extensive) choice of company benefits - industry leading including 27 days holiday; flexible working (office 2-3 days a week); cycle to work scheme and other benefits; and employer contribution of up to 10%).
• Working arrangements: Flexible working arrangements on offer between home, office and site

What makes this role stand out:

• Working for a leading Housing Association which is culturally and morally focused.
• Excellent working culture and thriving office environment.
• Growing regional team and planning department.
• Offering career progression as the region and planning department grows.
• Offering job security and financially robust.
• Excellent pipeline of work across the Western region covering Gloucestershire, Bristol and North Somerset.
• Flexible working on offer between home, office and sites.
• Industry leading employee and rewards package including 27 days holiday; flexible working (office 2-3 days a week); cycle to work scheme and other benefits; and employer contribution of up to 10%).

Planning Manager Job purpose:

The Planning Manager is responsible for advising the business on town planning matters, managing the planning application process on multiple projects, and engaging with key stakeholders to deliver successful planning outcomes. To ensure that we can deliver the highest quality homes on time and to best value. The role open to Planners/Planning Managers working for a residential developer, consultancy or housing association.

Planning Manager About you:

• Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) accredited degree.
• Associate or Licentiate membership of RTPI (desirable).
• Proven experience, of managing and delivering planning approvals for residential volume housing programmes.
• Experience working for a residential developer, consultancy or housing association.

Planning Manager What about the benefits package?

• Competitive base salary and car allowance
• Company bonus scheme
• 27 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Pension with employer contribution of up to 10%
• Private healthcare
• Life assurance
• Life insurance
• Cycle to work scheme
• Excellent choice of employee benefits
• Extensive choice of company benefits