Job Title: Senior Town Planning Specialist
Base Location: Glasgow, Perth, Aberdeen, or Inverness
Salary: £45,400 - £68,200 per annum + car / allowance + + performance-related bonus + a range of other benefits to support your family, finances, and wellbeing.
Working Pattern: Permanent | Full Time | Flexible working options available
The Role
Due to our continued growth, an exciting new opportunity has arisen for an experienced Senior Town Planner to join our team, based from any of our regional offices- Glasgow, Perth, Aberdeen, or Inverness. You will help shape the Transmission business consenting strategy and play a central role in our Green Strategy.
We are seeking career focused and highly motivated applicants to manage an experienced team of Chartered Town Planners. You will work with a high level of autonomy with the benefit of experienced support and guidance where required.
As a mass transporter of renewable energy, we have a major role to play in supporting delivery of Scotland and the UK’s 2030 net zero targets, connecting new onshore and offshore renewables generation and transporting the power generated to demand centres in the rest of Scotland and beyond.
In addition to working on critical national infrastructure projects, you will also join a multi-award winning team (and this year shortlisted for the RTPI “In-house Planning Team of the Year”) recognised for our sector leading planning and sustainability initiatives.
Key Responsibilities will include:
- Lead, develop and motivate a knowledgeable team of Town Planners, driving the development of robust consenting strategies and finding solutions to overcome challenging consenting issues
Acting as a lead subject matter expert on spatial planning matters, providing guidance, training and support to ensure consistency on planning matters.
- Provision of specialist support and advice to the team of town planners and project teams delivering complex planning and s37 consents aligning business level commitments and procedures to maximise efficiency, value and consistency.
