Senior Director

Description:

An exciting opportunity has arisen for someone to to join our London Planning Team. You will be setting strategy; raising profile; and coaching and mentoring more junior members of the Team. Responsibilities will vary from work wining and helping to grow the London Planning Team. To building and maintaining strong client relationships. As well as leading projects and delivering exceptional client service.

Responsibilities;

 

• Setting strategy; action planning and implementation; monitoring and managing performance; change management; collaborating across Planning teams nationally, with other Place service lines and with other Business Groups
• Helping maintain financial controls at both project and team levels
• Managing, coaching and developing more junior people within the team, motivating team members and driving high levels of performance
• Ensuring exceptional service is provided to existing clients and managing client relationships
• Generating new business in line with our business plan
• Scanning horizons for business opportunities and priorities
• Thought leadership and the application of this to profile raising / advancing knowledge across the sector
• Delivering and overseeing the provision of advice on major / complex planning and associated instructions
• Steering major developments through the development plan and development management processes (including by setting and implementing strategy and managing the work of others)
• Expanding networks and creating relationships with key stakeholders including local authorities.
• Maintaining continual professional development in accordance with the requirements of the RTPI
  
   

Qualifications

 

• Leadership / management skills and the ability to mentor and develop junior members of staff
• First rate client facing skills with the ability to present and communicate at senior levels and across a range of stakeholders
• Business development skills with a track record in winning new work
• Strong networking skills with the ability to build contacts across the sector
• Exemplary planning skills including a deep understanding of development plan and development management processes and associated legislation, policy and guidance
• Outstanding project management skills
• Excellent report writing and presentation skills