About Richborough

Richborough is a specialist land promotion business which supplies the housebuilding and logistics/manufacturing community with land that receives planning permission, accelerating the delivery of their new homes and commercial developments.

The Richborough team navigates the planning system to achieve residential planning permission at its own cost & has a share of net sales proceeds when the site is sold to a development partner on the open market. We work in partnership with landowners to satisfy the industry’s short-term land requirements in the most efficient manner possible.

At Richborough we have a fun and engaging culture where every individual plays an instrumental role in the business. We live by our values of Teamwork, Professionalism, Responsibility & Transparency and take pride in supporting our employees in their Richborough journey to achieve and grow in their career.  

About the Role

We are seeking a highly organised and efficient planning delivery manager that will play a key part in the land promotion journey. The individual will be involved in all aspects of the planning application process, including managing external consultants, keeping the regional team updated and ensuring agreed timescales are met where possible. They will also be responsible for obtaining consultant quotes for agreed scopes of work, reviewing quotes and appointing consultants within agreed budgets whilst seeking support from Technical, Planning and Design.

Key Responsibilities

• To work closely with planning consultants and to support pre-application meetings with the Local Planning Authority where necessary and maintain good working relationships.
• To project manage the team of consultants in order to deliver the planning application submission in the quickest possible timeframe whilst managing costs.
• Further supporting any Planning Appeal (where necessary) and ensuring that all relevant details are shared with the Disposals team to enable the swiftest possible sale of the site.
• Ensure that you and the appointed consultant team fully engage with Monday.com (TRP system) to manage the planning application preparation process.
• In liaison with the Design & Technical Teams review the constraints and opportunities presented for each site and determine the relevant workstreams required to achieve a suitable satisfactory planning permission.
• Supporting the regions by providing key information for them to keep regional portfolios connected, site boards up to date and landowners/agents informed.
• To review relevant documents prepared by the appointed team to ensure a coherent planning application is prepared with the support of the Regional Planners and Regional Directors.
• To support the post-planning stage by assisting with securing appropriate s106 agreements and negotiating suitable planning conditions in collaboration with the Regional Teams.

Experience

• Relevant professional qualification / degree
• Housebuilding, planning or land promotion industry experience
• Managing projects (multiple concurrently) using a process & system
• Project management processes & key principle of critical path
• Experience with MS Office including Excel

Skills

• Collaborative with good communication skills at all levels internal & external
• Highly organised & able to manage multiple deliverables concurrently
• Analytical with the ability to translate data into ideas and suggestion
• Motivated & able to work independently

What we offer

• Competitive salary and package
• Excellent opportunities for career progression
• Ongoing support and training