Posted 9th January 2025

Zesta Planning is a town planning consultancy based in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire.

We’re seeking an ambitious planning professional looking to build their reputation and gain more experience at either Senior or Principal Planner level to join our growing team. As a consultant, you’ll be part of an ambitious and successful team providing clients with high quality, customer focussed, timely and outcome-based development management services. We offer flexible working arrangements and competitive renumeration package.   

Your duties in the role:

• Using your broad knowledge of planning areas to deliver a suitable outcome for clients. Clear communication, including written work is essential to the role.
• Processing planning applications in a timely manner, producing robust reports and recommendations to achieve desired and deliverable outcomes.
• Preparing and presenting evidence on appeals for core and external clients.
• Contributing to service improvements to achieve cost efficiency and effectiveness.
• Providing support and guidance to peers and more junior staff to distribute knowledge and ensure contemporary planning issues and legislation are cascaded and understood.
• Supporting the growth of the team by making a positive contribution to business development, securing repeat work and applying a commercial lens to all work undertaken and behaviours.
• Be an excellent communicator with strong written report writing, and verbal communication to clients.

The successful candidate will:

• Have a degree in a town planning discipline, and ideally be a member of the Royal Town Planning Institute.
• Have 3 years or more relevant experience in either Local Authority or Private sector.
• Be able to prioritise and manage a workload whilst working flexibly to meet both the commercial and contractual needs of the business.
• Be able to work independently across a wide area of planning sectors, working with land owners, developers, industrial site and listing buildings.
• Hold a demonstrable level of knowledge and understanding and application of current and emerging planning legislation.
• Be ambitious to enhance the reputation of the Development Management service for innovation, quality and timeliness of delivery.
• Enjoy being a team player in a dynamic and fast growing company.

Package

• Competitive salary
• Hybrid working arrangement.
• Flexible working
• Life insurance and private medical care package

To discuss the role informally and confidentially please contact either Company Director, Oliver Rider (07817 903943) – oliver@zestaplanning.co.uk or James Griffin (07841 707062) james@zestaplanning.co.uk. 

Alternatively send your CV with a covering letter to careers@zestaplanning.co.uk

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No Agencies please.