Associate Planning Officer

Capita

Manchester, United Kingdom
Lead a multidisciplinary planning team
Drive operational excellence
High-quality project delivery
This is a senior leadership role requiring strong planning expertise, team leadership capability, and the ability to operate in a commercial consultancy environment

Job Summary

  • This is a senior leadership role requiring strong planning expertise, team leadership capability, and the ability to operate in a commercial consultancy environment.
  • You will be leading a consultancy-based planning team that provides development management, policy work, and planning expertise into local authorities.
  • Capita is an outsourcer, helping clients across the public and private sectors run complex business processes more efficiently, creating better consumer experiences.

Matching Summary

This is a senior leadership role requiring strong planning expertise, team leadership capability, and the ability to operate in a commercial consultancy environment.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Lead a multidisciplinary planning team
  • Drive operational excellence
  • High-quality project delivery
  • Commercial consultancy environment
  • Regulatory planning services
  • Development Management and Policy work

Nice-to-have

  • Coaching and performance management
  • Forecasting and fee proposal development
  • Representing the Planning function
  • Support wider business priorities

Key Requirements

  • RTPI membership
  • Degree in Town Planning or related
  • Minimum 5 years relevant experience
  • Demonstrated management and leadership experience
  • Strong experience in regulatory planning

Work Rights

Not specified

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