Our Economics team is part of our national planning business. Our team provides the necessary intelligence and strategic insight to realize sustainable economic development. The research, advice, and thought leadership we provide helps our clients to invest in communities right across the UK, creating places people want to be a part of today and for the future. 

Recent and current commissions include: housing and employment needs advice to the local authorities in West Northamptonshire; land acquisition business case development for Homes England and major infrastructure projects; economic impact studies within town center redevelopment; new settlement strategies for the Ministry of Defence; property value uplift studies for East West Rail in Bedfordshire, and socio-economic impact assessments supporting estate renewal around London.

Alongside client and project responsibilities, you will be involved in steering the strategic direction of our team, both in how we work together and also in how we win new work through business development initiatives. 

In our team, and across GL Hearn, personal and professional development are integral to our ways of working. We will support you to broaden your career development through your role. You will be encouraged to attend activities related to planning, housing, and economic development; join industry led groups and organizations; and explore networking opportunities through your day-to-day client activities as well as business development activities.

What you’ll be doing:

• Development of a bid strategy for GL Hearn working with the Sales & Marketing Director, GL Hearn Board, and business unit directors.
• Undertaking client, project, scope, stakeholders, and competitor research to better understand opportunities, working with colleagues from across the GL Hearn business.
• Portal management and coordination of opportunity sharing.
• Qualification of bid opportunities, establishing whether GL Hearn has the capability to win.
• Ensure opportunities are managed in compliance with the established governance process, including bid governance processes, and liaising with Beale Law and others as appropriate at a sub divisional, divisional and Group level.
• Project planning - owning the bid programme, highlighting interdependencies, and taking the lead in monitoring/reporting on progress.
• Managing internal and external progress meetings.
• Facilitating knowledge sharing across the business with regards bidding activity and sharing best practice.
• Check and review the quality of bid text, editing this where necessary to ensure that it is of the highest possible quality.

What we’re looking for:

You will have a natural enthusiasm for planning and urban economics and a desire to advance your practice, knowledge, and skills base. You are likely to have 8-12 years of experience in an economic development related activity within local government or a private sector consultancy.

Membership of a suitable professional organisation, such as the Institute of Economic Development of the Royal Town Planning Institute would be preferred.

Skills and qualifications relevant to this role include:

• Relevant qualification in economics, planning, human geography, or related discipline.
• Demonstrable technical skills/knowledge in planning and urban economics.
• Familiarity with land market dynamics in the commercial property sector.
• A passion for development and promoting economic and social welfare at all spatial scales.
• Advanced use of excel for data analysis and manipulation.
• Production of succinct and relevant reports for the purpose of supporting plan-making and devising strategies.
• Strong interpersonal skills with demonstrable capabilities of working within a professional team.
• An interest in data modelling, GIS, presentation, and demographic research. 

About GL Hearn 

Part of Capita plc, GL Hearn is a market-leading UK real estate consultancy, providing successful planning, development, and occupier advisory outcomes for both public and private sector clients.

GL Hearn provide commercially driven advice through all stages of the asset life cycle, specializing in a variety of sectors including defence, retail, residential, mixed-use development, commercial office space, healthcare and education, and infrastructure.

Working with a wide range of public and private sector clients, GL Hearn enhance land and property holdings, working on some of the most complex real estate projects in the UK, making difficult development happen and reducing property occupation costs.

GL Hearn offer a wide range of specialist professional services from environmental, infrastructure and town and country planning, business rates advice, valuation, and lease advisory, through to development including compulsory purchase and land assembly, private sector development management, agency, and consultancy expertise.

Our head office in London, and network of regional offices, are home to over 250 specialist consultants and client advisors.

www.glhearn.com

What’s in it for you?

• A competitive basic salary
• 25 days’ holiday (rising to 27) with the opportunity to buy extra leave.
• Company car or car allowance benefit
• The opportunity to take a paid day out of the office annually, volunteering for our charity partners or a cause of your choice.
• Company matched pension, life assurance, a cycle2work scheme, 15 weeks’ fully paid maternity, adoption and shared parental leave, paternity pay of two weeks… and plenty more.
• Voluntary benefits designed to suit your lifestyle – from discounts on retail and socialising, to health & wellbeing, travel, and technology.
• Access to our Employee Network Groups, which represent every strand of diversity and allow colleagues to connect and learn from each other on an open, inclusive platform.

What we hope you’ll do next:

Choose ‘Apply now’ to fill out our short application, so that we can find out more about you.

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We’re an equal opportunity employer, which means we’ll consider all suitably qualified applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, age, sexual orientation, disability status or any other protected characteristic. We recruit and develop our people based on merit and their passion for creating better outcomes, and we’re committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. During the application process, you’ll be asked to share your personal characteristics and data with us. This helps us understand our audience so we can make sure we are doing everything we can to attract a diverse range of people and ensure our recruitment processes are fair and inclusive.