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Senior and Associate Level Town PlannersApply below after reading through all the details and supporting information regarding this job opportunity. Milton Keynes/Kings Cross, London (Hybrid) Full-Time 50,000 - 60,000About the StudioThis respected, employee-owned planning consultancy is currently involved in shaping plans for over 150,000 new homes. Its diverse client base includes leading master developers, blue-chip companies, landowners, Government bodies, and local authorities. Projects cover a broad geographical spread and a wide variety of planning challenges.The companys approach combines robust advocacy, collaboration, and consensus-building, offering the team opportunities to work across multiple projects with different clients and teams, avoiding pigeonholes. Creativity and strategic, spatial planning lie at the core of its work, with well-executed processes seen as a means to delivering better places and creating real value.Role OverviewYoull work alongside our exceptional masterplanning, urban design, mapping and graphic communications teams, and will have the chance to apply your own perspective, creative thinking, problem-solving and breadth of skills to deliver great outcomes for our wide range of projects and clients, working as part of a collaborative team, but with autonomy to undertake own tasks.Key ResponsibilitiesLeading and contributing to strategic and spatial planning projectsPreparing and managing planning applications, negotiations, and representationsWorking closely with clients, stakeholders, and local authorities to secure consentsSupporting masterplanning and place-making initiativesCollaborating with multi-disciplinary teams and acting as trusted advisorsMentoring junior team members and contributing to knowledge sharingRequirementsWe're looking for planners with experience in either the private or public sector, who have demonstrable and transferable skills particularly within the following areas:Preparation and negotiation of development proposals (particularly residential-led and/or commercial/mixed use planning applications)Negotiating planning permissions, conditions and s106 agreementsPolicy and plan-making activityShaping promotion strategies for development projectsWorking as part of multi-disciplinary teams and to help co-ordinate design and engineering outputs to put development on the groundWhats on OfferCompetitive salary of around 50,000 - 60,000Requirement to work from the Milton Keynes office every Monday Can work in either Milton Keynes or Kings Cross office the rest of the timeWorking from during the week available Employee-owned business with a supportive, inclusive cultureGenerous annual leave plus long service leaveExcellent pension scheme, medical insurance, group life insurance, and cycle to work schemeFunded professional subscriptions, training, and a strong commitment to CPD and career developmentCompany-wide study trips (often abroad), annual away days, and a range of social, cultural, and sporting activitiesRegular CPD sessions, mentoring, and tailored progression plansA workplace that invests in its local community and charitable causesAll applications, including CVs and portfolios, will be treated with strict confidentiality.