Senior / Associate Planner

This is an exciting opportunity for an MRTPI-qualified Planner to join Savills' market-leading London Planning Team at Senior Planner or Associate level. Working across a diverse portfolio of commercial, infrastructure, industrial and logistics projects, you will support the delivery of planning strategies and secure positive outcomes for some of the UK's most recognised organisations.
You will play an important role in delivering projects from inception through to completion, working alongside senior colleagues on major planning applications, Local Plan representations, appeals and Development Consent Order projects. The role offers exposure to a wide range of high-profile instructions, while providing the opportunity to build client relationships, develop technical expertise and contribute to multidisciplinary project teams.
The successful candidate will have relevant post-qualification experience, a strong understanding of the UK planning system and a proven ability to manage planning projects and stakeholder relationships. Experience across a range of planning work, together with strong communication, organisational and analytical skills, will be highly advantageous.
Joining one of the UK's largest and most respected planning consultancies, you will have the opportunity to work on landmark projects for major clients while developing your career within a collaborative, entrepreneurial and ambitious team. This role offers excellent professional development prospects, exposure to high-profile schemes and a clear pathway for progression within Savills' national planning business.
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What we offer you:
Career and Professional Development, Savills has one of the largest planning consultancies in the UK with a team of 350+ operating across 23 offices across all the principal regional markets. We remain the largest planning consultancy set within a multi-disciplinary property company.
The Commercial Planning Team currently comprises of five Directors, four Associates and a number of Planners and Graduate Planners. This role will entail working closely with Directors in the Team to manage and support on an exciting pipeline of projects - in particular delivering a significant pipeline of projects and work for clients including BAE Systems, Hutchison Ports and Anglian Water.
Our aim is to deliver planning solutions that maximise the value of our clients' property assets, taking into account the planning policy context, technical and environmental factors, local community considerations and overall sustainability.
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