Assistant Planner - Birmingham



Closing date: 30/09/2024

Competitive Salary & Discretionary Performance Bonus & Company Car Plan/Cash Allowance & Holidays (Buy, Sell and Accrual Scheme) & Company Pension & Private Healthcare & Life Assurance & Benefits

With lots of exciting plans in the pipeline, there’s never been a better time to join Avant Homes, let us tell you why…

Avant Homes is a housebuilder operating in Scotland, the North East of England, across Yorkshire and the East and West Midlands, with eight regional offices employing over 600 people.

We have ambitious growth plans and are looking for passionate individuals to help us achieve them. Our mission is to provide affordable yet aspirational homes to our communities, ensuring that new homes are accessible and attainable for all with a product suitable for everyone.

Avant Homes are proud to employ local people across our developments and within our regional offices, teamwork is key to everything that we do.

We are looking for people who want to be a part of something special, so why not start the foundations and build your career with us today?

Due to continued success and future business growth, we have an exciting opportunity for an Assistant Planner to join our team based at our West Midlands head office in Coleshill, Birmingham.

The Role

Do you hold a Royal Town Planning Institute accredited degree?

Are you keen to develop your Planning career within residential housebuilding?

If the answer is yes, then look no further, your next career could be with us!

We are open to speaking with recent graduates who are looking to start a career within town planning.

To be considered for the role, you will hold a relevant RTPI accredited degree or some experience of working within a Town Planning discipline, either working for a private sector consultancy or local authority where you will have gained experience of assisting in the coordination and/or determination of residential planning applications.

The successful candidate will also be supported to achieve RTPI chartered membership.

Key duties and requirements

You will also be responsible for but not limited to;

  • Working closely with the Regional Land and Technical teams and third-party providers to ensure that planning applications are prepared on time in accordance with the Local Authority and our own requirements.
  • Assisting with providing key status, project information, assessments, analysis, negotiations, and recommendations in relation to all planning matters.
  • Assisting the region to monitor and report on both local and national planning policy changes and key planning decisions.
  • Supporting in the creation of planning reports, appraisals and documentation for each development or phase of development.
  • Providing general administrative support to the wider regional team on all planning matters.

Who are we looking for?

To be successful as our Assistant Planner you will either be working within the Town Planning industry or are a recent graduate looking to kick start your planning career within the house building industry.

You will be able to evidence your knowledge within the planning field along with demonstrating strong coordination, communication, time management, analytical and multi-tasking skills.

To be considered for this role you must also possess;

  • An RTPI (Royal Town Planning Institute) accredited degree
  • A full U.K. Driving License
  • Entry level experience in the coordination of residential planning applications
  • Experience of supporting in the successful delivery of planning approvals
  • An understanding of the legal frameworks associated with town planning and development procurement.
  • Good Technical knowledge and Financial/Commercial awareness

What will you get in return?

  • Discretionary bonus
  • Company car plan/cash allowance
  • Buy, sell and accrual holiday scheme
  • Private Health care
  • Company Pension
  • Life Assurance
  • Other Benefits including our exclusive Avant discount platform
  • RTPI chartered membership support

If this sounds like you, join us and be a part of Avant’s future success!

Interested?

Apply now

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