Planning Manager

Planning Manager Leeds £55,000 to £65,000 I'm working with a privately owned developer that builds out its own schemes across the UK. Land, design and construction all sit in-house, so the planning work here actually gets delivered rather than handed off. It's a funded, national pipeline in a resilient market with genuine social purpose behind it. The role: • Take sites from pre-application through to consent • Manage applications, conditions and Section 106 negotiations • Lead public consultation and community engagement on new schemes • Present at planning committee and represent the business at appeals where needed • Coordinate design, technical and external consultant teams • Provide planning advice on new site acquisitions • Own the planning strategy and risk across your own pipeline About you: • Solid experience managing planning applications through to consent, client-side or consultancy • Strong working knowledge of the English planning system and the NPPF • Confident dealing with LPAs, consultees and communities, and speaking in public forums • Proactive, the sort who solves planning problems rather than just flagging them • Commercially minded, with good judgement on strategy and risk • RTPI membership is a plus but not essential if the experience is there Benefits: • Salary £55,000 to £65,000 DOE • Car allowance • Bonus scheme • Contributory pension • 25 days holiday plus bank holidays Great option if you're at a consultancy and tired of timesheets, or client-side and after a bigger pipeline with real autonomy.