Planner Hiring Now!

We are an independent and forwardthinking multidisciplinary consultancy which provides exceptional planning design and environmental services across the United Kingdom underpinned by regional knowledge servicespecific expertise and strong client relationships.

Weve delivered some of the most significant infrastructure projects at a national scale. This includes delivering the development consent order (and approval) for the Cottam Solar Farm the largest consented solar farm in the UK.

Lanpro are looking for new driven members of the team to drive our growth and deliver excellence to in supporting our clients on new infrastructure projects.

Be part of a leading consultancy that shapes spaces for the better cocreates social and environmental value and provides a vibrant workplace full of opportunity.

The Role:

As a Planner you will provide support to the wider planning team on planning applications and projects. With the support of colleagues you will develop core competencies to help you consolidate your technical skills and confidence as you build your career.

What the day to day will look like:

• You will be responsible for daytoday management of section or project budgets including Work in progress on projects within area of responsibility.
• Youll gain understanding of the importance of financial success and takes responsibility to act in the interest of achieving it.
• Youll be responsible for interpreting organising researching analysing and executing a major project and or medium scale projects.
• Youll gain responsibility for fee control technical direction and effectively manages senior client liaison.
• Youll build the ability to manages medium projects or several small ones with complex features.
• Youll have involvement in drafting and managing planning applications preapplication enquiries and appeals.
• You will undertaking basic planning appraisals and research
• Provision of guidance to engineers/architects on the production of drawings and supplemental planning information in relation to planning submissions
• Youll create and prepare fee proposals to generate new business.
• Build experience managing clients throughout the planning process.
• Assisting and managing community engagement committee meetings and public examinations.
• Communicating with all stakeholders involved in the planning process and negotiating positive outcomes for the client.
• Attend occasional Site visits and client meetings.

Ideally the successful candidate will:

Hold an RTPI accredited degree or Masters in a related discipline

Be a chartered member of the Royal Town Planning Institute or be working

towards it.

Have at least a year working in the planning industry in either the public or privates sectors.

Have excellent communication skills.

Hold strong client liaison skills.

Good negotiation skills.

Project management skills.

Strong report writing skills.

Good understanding of the UK planning process.

We thrive to provide benefits which benefit including:

Looking after your health:

• Private medical insurance via vitality healthcare
• BUPA medical Cash plan
• Discounted Gym memberships
• Employee Assistance Program access to qualified professionals around health and financial

Improving your day to day:

• Enhanced annual leave entitlement
• Loyalty leave accruable service days
• Hybrid working environment
• Discounts on products and perks such as Amazon Prime Odeon or VUE cafe Nero Apple Itsu and supermarkets.

Continuous reward along the way:

• A Company bonus scheme rewarding for growth
• Defined promotion windows throughout the year
• Team celebration events and socials

Protecting the future:

• Enhanced company pension looking after your future
• Death in service cover securing others future

Enabling your progression:

• Professional body membership cover
• Exclusive access to Elearning content
• Protected CPD time (individual and company)
• Defined career progression framework

Apply now to find out more!