Description

Our client is an award winning, independently owned waste management operator. A vacancy currently exists for a Planning and Development Manager to join the company’s Estates team where you’ll play a key role in delivering a diverse range of projects across the waste, minerals, renewable energy, and sustainability industries. 

Reporting to the Head of Estates, your main duties will include:

Securing planning permissions and statutory consents to support the efficient delivery of operational activities across the company’s sites.
Identifying and leading value-adding development opportunities that enhance the long-term potential of the company.
Staying informed on innovations in waste management, recycling, and quarrying to assess their suitability for implementation at company sites.
Assessing site feasibility by evaluating planning constraints, financial viability, and market potential in collaboration with the Senior Planning and Development Manager, Assistant Estates Surveyor & Assistant Planning & Development Manager.
Preparing and submitting planning applications, EIAs, and managing external consultants when required.
Providing planning advice and compliance guidance to support informed decision-making.
Monitoring and keeping under review all planning conditions affecting the company’s sites and, where appropriate, applying for their variation or removal.
Managing post-consent legal agreements (e.g. S106, S278, S38), coordinating with the PED team to ensure agreements are delivered in a timely manner.
Monitoring local development plans and, in consultation with the Head of Estates, making submissions where appropriate to protect and promote the interests of the company.
Being part of liaison groups and, in consultation with the Marketing team, undertaking Public Affairs activity to support existing facilities and promote proposed developments.
Supporting the operational divisions within the business through the discharge of planning conditions.
 

Candidate requirements:

Minimum 2 years’ experience in a planning or development role
Degree accredited by RTPI and/or RICS, with membership or actively working towards membership of the relevant professional body.
Strong interest in the waste, recycling, minerals, or broader sustainability sectors.
Solid understanding of planning processes, including EIA applications and planning appeals.
Confident communicator with strong written, verbal and presentation skills.
Commercial awareness with the ability to interpret financial models and support business cases.
Technically proficient in the use of AutoCAD, MS Office and other planning tools.
Experience managing multi-disciplinary project teams.
Full UK driving licence.
 

This is a full-time, permanent role, working 9am-5:30pm, Mon-Fri.

Ref: J9588