Marrons Planning are a nationally growing team of town planning, socio-economic and design consultants providing high quality advice and guidance on a wide range of planning and development issues.
We advise on planning matters of all types and scales from leading and co-ordinating large and complex development proposals, to dealing with small scale and householder developments.
We co-ordinate, project manage and audit planning applications, including EIA development, urban regeneration schemes, urban extensions, site allocation and promotions and strategic planning, housing land supply advice and commercial/retail planning expertise.
Marrons Planning is part of law firm Shakespeare Martineau. We are part of a large multi-disciplinary team which comprises lawyers, surveyors and chartered town planners. As part of Shakespeare Martineau, you will also have access to high quality training and support for the key business skills you need to progress your career in planning consultancy. We support and fund membership of the RTPI for our team. |
Our thriving socio-economic team is expanding and we are on the lookout for individuals with experience in socio-economic analysis – from Planner to Associate Director. This includes economic impact and benefit assessments, housing need, commercial research and market intelligence.
You will also be working on:
- employment land supply and need assessments,
- social infrastructure assessments,
- economic and socio-economic impact assessment/EIA socio-economic chapters,
- health impact assessments,
- GIS (Geographic Information System) mapping of social, economic and market data,
- economic benefits statements,
- social and wellbeing benefits statements,
- housing need.
You will be part of a growing team and will have the opportunity to collaborate with our talented people on work across the UK, including large and small scale projects, appeals and planning applications. Key sectors are residential, commercial, retail and regeneration.
We can offer you the opportunity to work on a variety of projects, including delivering major mixed-use urban extensions across the UK. You will be working with national house builders, land promoters, and landowners. From securing planning permissions and land allocations, to negotiating S106 Agreements and conditions, you will be given the opportunity to be a key part of our growing business.
Ideally, you will have good existing connections within the development sector and be highly personable. The ability to work efficiently and effectively with more junior colleagues on projects is also helpful.
Key duties will include:
- co-ordinating and preparing impact assessments (environmental, health, socio-economic, housing need and sustainability) and associated processes for a range of developments
- reviewing technical reports and work with technical consultants to progress them to the necessary standard for senior sign-off
- co-ordinating project teams to complete their tasks in delivering projects to time and budget
- conducting research and site appraisals on projects for our client base
- assisting with the preparation of planning promotion documents and with the submission and negotiation of planning applications
- assisting with policy representations
- providing planning appeal assistance, if required
- actively seeking opportunities for business development in the team, as well as internally and externally growing your own network
Skills and experience you will have:
- at least 2 years’ experience in a similar role working in local government or planning / consultancy
- a relevant Planning qualification / MSc in Town Planning
- a sound and demonstrable knowledge of the planning system, EIA, plan promotion
- a broad understanding of environmental, social, economic and sustainability issues
- a track record in either socio-economic assessment (forming part of EIA), economic impact or housing need.
- proficiency in Microsoft packages
- own car and full UK driving license
- a membership of RTPI or RICS or working towards membership
- demonstrable experience in business development and attracting new clients
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We embrace agile working and offer a blended approach to where and how we work.
We appreciate that people have different needs and preferences and we’re keen to be flexible, after all, we value what you do, not where you do it.
We have hubs in Birmingham, Leicester, London, Milton Keynes, Nottingham, Solihull, Stratford-upon-Avon and Sheffield. This role will be a blend of home based with travel as required into one of our office hubs - we are flexible which of our hubs you work from.
It’s the people at Shakespeare Martineau that make us so special. By understanding what our people want, giving them the support they need, recognising everyone’s contribution and realising the unique power of teams, together we win. As a firm we are focused on proactively building and developing diverse teams, bringing different backgrounds, personalities and perspectives together. We play to our strengths, pushing ourselves to be consistently better than yesterday and deliver amazing solutions for our clients. We empower our teams with a high degree of individual responsibility; we self-manage and encourage everyone to be responsible for their own learning, knowing it makes us even better at what we do!
We believe in trusting our people to make the right decisions for themselves, from when and where you work, to how you dress; we focus on outputs.
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Please be aware, for some vacancies, where we receive high numbers of applications we may need to bring the close date forward.
Due to the nature of the work undertaken, confirmation of employment will be subject to a variety of checks which will be carried out once an offer of employment is accepted. Details of the checks can be found here.
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Shakespeare Martineau is a committed equal opportunities employer. We seek to attract, develop and retain talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures. We value and respect individuality and encourage a culture within our business where people can be themselves and be valued for their strengths and experiences. Everyone who either applies to or works for the firm is treated equally, regardless of their gender, age, ethnic origin, nationality, marital status, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. |
