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Planning Coordinator
November 19, 2021 | Comments Off on Planning Coordinator
At Bellway we recognise that people are the key to our success and our goal is to provide a rewarding and fulfilling career in line with our values of quality, service and trust. In addition to this we are committed to being a more inclusive employer and invite applications from a variety of backgrounds. There is an exciting opportunity to join Bellway, one of the UK’s largest house builders. Our Wessex Division located in Ringwood is looking to recruit a Planning Coordinator to join the Division’s Land department. The Role The Planning Coordinator will report to the Land Director and work closely with the Division’s Planning Manager, and will be responsible for successfully project managing the timely obtainment of implementable planning permissions on all new immediate and strategic land opportunities. Principle accountabilities of the Planning Coordinator role include: Project management of multi-disciplinary teams including both internal employees and external consultants, to prepare and submit planning applications with accompanying scoping and screening opinions (as required) and the appropriate level of information to ensure the application is registered and processed by the Local Authority and compliant so that they are not capable of legal challenge. To assist the Planning Manager with the preparation, submission and processing of appeals and cost claims. Negotiate with landowners, Local Authority officers and the community regarding residential development proposals. Also ensuring that they are commercially viable and capable of achieving a planning consent within a reasonable timescale. Negotiate S106 agreements with the Planning Manager and wider Land Team as appropriate in accordance with the Company's requirements and advise the division of the commercial implications. Provide day to day planning advice to land teams primarily on residential schemes but also mixed-use developments. Management and promotion of the Strategic Land Portfolio in order to deliver sites to the division at the earliest possible opportunity. Identify and advise divisional land teams of potential development sites that may become available through the prevailing/emerging planning policy. Promote sites through the Local Plan system and keep landowners/agents as well as the divisional management team advised of progress. Negotiate terms working with the Land Director and the Land Team as appropriate in order to acquire land interests directly with landowners and agents. Assist in the preparation of Planning Reports on land to be acquired by the division identifying any planning/commercial risk. Formulate planning strategies in order to obtain a planning consent in a timely manner within an appropriate deadline that allows the division to deliver sales completions in accordance with forecasts and which maximizes commercial returns for the company. Attend Planning Committee Meetings and speak/present on behalf of the company as necessary. Manage expenditure and prepare budget costs for planning application/appeals including the appointment of Consultant teams and ensuring expenditure is within the agreed budget. To assist the Planning Manager with the preparation of and maintenance of planning policy matrices and local plan status information for wider dissemination and advice to the land and technical teams. To assist the Planning Manager with neighbourhood or local plan submissions and issues based ad hoc policy responses to promote the wider interests of the business to complement the work undertaken by consultants for site-specific strategic land promotions. Experience, Qualifications and Skills Experience Experience of working as a Planner or in project management role with a focus on planning and delivery of development. Experience of addressing the general public as well as council officers and committee members in a public forum. Experience of managing multidisciplinary teams. Qualifications and Training Planning or Surveying Degree or above or equivalent is desirable RICS or RTPI is desirable Skills and Aptitude Excellent project management skills and tenacity Effective communication and listening skills Good attention to detail. Works collaboratively with a diverse range of people Good administration skills Works effectively to deadlines and competently works on multiple tasks simultaneously Proficient IT skills. Committed to diversity and inclusion. The Role and Working Conditions Willing to be flexible in respect to day to day duties and hours worked. Ability to travel to potential land opportunities and external meetings on a regular basis. In return we can offer you: Competitive salary Competitive bonus scheme Company car or car allowance 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays Contributory pension scheme Life assurance We reserve the right to close this vacancy if a large volume of applications are received.