Town Planner
From the commitment we pour into our homes, to the belief we bring to supporting amazing careers, a role at Persimmon is a springboard for Building Your New Possible. Discover new opportunities to grow, learn new skills and release your potential.
We’re Persimmon Homes, a FTSE 100 listed company and a leading UK house builder serving local communities across the UK and delivering around 10,000 homes a year. We have 29 operating businesses in England, Wales and Scotland, three house-building brands and three off-site manufacturing facilities.
We’re looking for people like you, and this could be your opportunity to start Building Your New Possible.
What is the role?
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Town Planner or Planning Manager to join the successful Land and Planning Team at Persimmon Homes West Scotland.
In this role, you will be part of a small but busy team handling a variety of planning applications of varying scales and complexity. The role offers a broad responsibility across all areas of the planning process, from planning policy and promotional work to development management and site delivery.
The role would suit an experienced Planning Manager, Senior Planner or Planner who is looking to take the next step in their career.
Reporting to the Land Director, the role will include:
- Producing planning assessments for new site appraisals
- Lead on all planning applications from Outline/Full and Reserved Matters to the discharging of planning conditions and negotiation of S75 agreements
- Oversee the masterplanning of new sites and liaise with layout designers, engineers and external consultants
- Prepare and commissions planning statements and a range of other planning and technical documents required to support applications
- Organise and attend stakeholder/public consultation events with professionalism
- Coordinate and prepare responses to consultations on new and emerging local and national planning policy
- On occasion provide assistance to the Managing Director when making key business decisions and attend regular regional meetings as the relevant subject expert
- Provide mentoring and training junior members of the team
What we need from you?
- Previous experience working in the private or public sector in the field of development management / development planning. For example, in a Local Authority, Planning Consultancy or with Housebuilder/Developer
- Degree / Masters Planning Degree with an RTPI accreditation and a rounded knowledge of planning
- Ability to adapt to change and to work accurately and efficiently under pressure
- Proactive and willingness to take the lead on own initiative and under minimal supervision
- Excellent verbal communication skills
- Full UK driving licence
What’s in it for you?
Salary and benefits package
- Competitive Salary (DOE)
- Company Car/Car Allowance
- Pension
- Life Assurance
- Bonus
- Health Care
When you join us, the future is yours to explore. You can realise your full potential through industry-leading training and clearly signposted career paths. Persimmon is where hard graft and team spirit means real variety, satisfaction and rewards. A place where you can be at your best, and even go beyond what you thought you were capable of. If this sounds like the place for you, apply today and start Building Your New Possible.
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No Agencies please – Persimmon will not accept speculative CVs as a means of introduction
Persimmon is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination.
Our aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and our customers, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best.
If you have any questions about the job or application process please contact us at talentacquisition@persimmonhomes.com
