What you’ll be doing:

• Co-ordination / Support of the EIA process and the delivery of Environmental Statements;
• Responsible for instructing and managing internal and external consultants and specialists to provide supporting surveys and documentation and ensuring information is delivered in-line with budget and program;
• Preparation and delivery of a range of planning documents including planning statements, pre-application submissions, statement of community involvement, design and access statements and other legal / professional documents;
• Submission and monitoring of minor/major planning applications to LPA’s, communication and negotiations with stakeholders, statutory bodies;
• Submission and monitoring of other applications such as Discharge of Conditions, Certificate of Lawfulness, Listed Building, PRoW and Common Land application to relevant bodies, communication and negotiations with stakeholders;
• Carrying out policy checks and feasibility reports for potential development sites;
• Play an active role in regular Design, Environmental and Planning meetings to provide expert advice on both current and potential development sites;

What we’re looking for:

• Planning or related degree
• MRTPI qualified, or working towards submission
• Relevant experience in the private and/or public sector, pre and post qualification. Ideally three to five years plus experience in either public or private sector planning and who is looking to broaden their experience;
• Enthusiasm for collaborative working and willingness to take on new challenges with a positive attitude.

About Capita Real Estate and Infrastructure

At Capita Real estate and infrastructure, we create places where people can prosper.

Today, critical infrastructure and public building projects need to be sustainable and environmentally appropriate. They must deliver value for the people that will use them - local communities and businesses - for decades to come. The wide range of demands requires a more holistic approach to design. That’s where we come in.

Our clients rely on our commitment to understanding their challenges and finding smarter solutions, and a broad range of experts offering a distinctively diverse set of skills. Our leadership team, who are practitioners themselves, understand what it takes to deliver.

Our culture is built on over 100 years of delivering excellence and creating solutions for critical infrastructure challenges. This enables us to provide a different perspective and approach; one based on what our clients need and can afford.

From engineering and architectural innovation to environmental sustainability and technologically enabled project delivery, we are renowned for our breadth of expertise and holistic, collaborative approach.

We’re a unique team specializing in infrastructure and buildings; the physical networks which keep the country moving and the places where people and communities can prosper.

What’s in it for you?

• A competitive basic salary
• 25 days’ holiday (rising to 27) with the opportunity to buy extra leave.
• The opportunity to take a paid day out of the office, 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 socializing, 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.

You’ll get the chance to follow your chosen career path anywhere in Capita.

You’ll be joining a network of 63,000 experienced, innovative and dedicated individuals across multiple disciplines and sectors. There are countless opportunities to learn new skills and develop in your career, and we’ll provide the support you need to do just that. Our purpose is to create a better outcome for you.

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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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Equal Opportunities

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.