Assistant Planning Manager

Shanly Homes - the privately-owned, award winning regional housebuilder - is looking for an Assistant Planning Manager to join our small but busy planning team in our Beaconsfield office.

About the role

Reporting to the Group Planning Director and Senior Planning Manager you will:

• assist with the preparation and submission of a variety of planning applications and appeals, negotiating successful outcomes
• maintain planning trackers including applications, s106 and CIL liabilities
• manage consultant budgets and associated invoices
• build good working relationships with internal teams, external consultants and LPAs
• undertake site appraisals to assess development potential.

Skills and experience

• proven experience within a residential house builder and/or planning consultancy
• a relevant planning related degree or equivalent experience
• strong MS Excel skills
• high levels of accuracy and attention to detail
• personable and able to build strong working relationships
• clear and concise communication skills .

What we offer

• friendly, supportive team and a welcoming culture
• impressive, modern office space in beautiful Beaconsfield Old Town
• a privately-owned business with all the benefits of a financially strong company that has stood the test of time
• a team who will mentor you with your career advancement and learning opportunities
• competitive salary
• discretionary annual and long term bonus scheme (up to 15% of your salary)
• annual leave starting at 25 days to a max of 30 days
• pension scheme through salary exchange
• free life assurance
• many wellbeing benefits; free onsite fitness and yoga classes, discounted gym membership, cycle to work scheme and access to an Employee Assistance Programme
• discount scheme with savings across a range of sectors including retail, travel, entertainment, etc
• many social events throughout the year.

Shanly Group is an equal opportunities employer.

RECRUITMENT AGENCY POLICY

We will always try to fill our roles directly where we can.

When we need some extra help, we work with selected recruitment agencies who we have agreed fees and terms and conditions in place with. A member of our HR team will directly engage with the recruitment agency, discussing the role requirements and process fully. Candidates should only be put forward to a member of our HR team following this specific instruction.

We will not pay any fee to agencies who submit a speculative and unsolicited CV to any of our employees and without the agency having received a specific instruction from the HR team. In this instance, we reserve the right to contact the candidate directly without incurring any agency fee.

Speculative or unsolicited candidate and/or CV submission to Shanly Homes Limited, Sorbon Estates Limited and all associated, subsidiary, holding, related or connected companies will be seen as evidence of full acceptance of this policy.