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My client are looking to recruit a talented, experienced Town Planner to join the development team in the Birmingham office. As an experienced Chartered Town Planner, the post-holder will take responsibility for providing a professional focus for the development of the Planning, Policy and Economics business in the Midlands: in particular work will focus on the ability to negotiate planning consents and guide the masterplanning of major site development / regeneration. Other areas of work will include regional and local planning policy development. The post holder will already be working at a senior level and will have the potential to progress to Associate subject to satisfactory performance. The post reports directly to an Associate Director and through the Associate Director to the Director for Planning Plus (Midlands). There are eight members of the Planning, Policy and Economics team at the Midlands Campus, including one Associate Director, one Associate and a Senior Planning Consultant, with the scope to increase this as business increases. The post holder will need to earn the respect of colleagues, both in the quality of their work and the ability to manage professional relationships successfully. It is expected that the post-holder will develop close business relationships with other Groups within the company, in particular colleagues in the Midlands office, other regional offices, and especially the Planning, Policy and Economics business in London. The post-holder will lead bids and submissions for assignments, be successful in winning work and developing client relationships and assist in the development of the planning, policy and economics business and help to grow a professional team at the Birmingham office. The successful candidate will have the following qualifications: ? A successful career at senior level in town and country planning, gained in the public and / or private sector, with a focus on planning consent work, master planning and major site development / regeneration. ? Demonstrable experience and capability at working at the strategic and local level and managing large scale high profile projects successfully. ? A good understanding of development planning process and its links to policy and delivery. ? A good first degree, plus a post-graduate qualification; MRTPI/ MRICS (planning and development) is essential. ? A strong team ethos and commitment to developing the Group?s business. The post offers considerable scope for career progression and development as part of a successful and expanding Group. There is also the potential to participate in some of Arup?s largest and most prestigious development projects throughout the world. The UK Planning Policy and Economics Group is currently some 70 staff and is committed to a programme of expansion and development. The post holder will be expected to contribute to the wider development of this business. For more information, please call Ben Boyce on 0121 523 1256 or alternatively email your CV to ben.boyce@nes.co.uk