Environmental Planner

NJL Consulting is a leading planning and sustainable development consultancy. We are unique in combining Environmental and Planning skills and providing strategic and commercially sound solutions. For more information on our services and range of projects that we are leading on please see our website www.njlconsulting.co.uk.

We wish to appoint an Environmental Planner to our Sustainability and Environmental Planning team at qualified or senior level subject to experience. The role will be focussed on providing technical advice to our planning application projects, leading those projects where technical matters are key, and contributing to our EIA and Sustainability projects.

We are seeking a versatile and resourceful candidate who:

•Is suitably qualified with relevant experience;
•Can lead multi-disciplinary project teams;
•Produces high quality work and provides sound advice;
•Can liaise with all stakeholders;
•Understands the development process.

A suitable candidate will have a good knowledge of aspects of the town and country planning system and the technical issues that require resolving on planning applications. You may or may not have a planning degree or membership of the RTPI and/or an EIA qualification and membership of IEMA. Alternatively you may have a strong technical background in environmental consultancy aligned to some knowledge of the planning system, but wish to expand this area of your work. An understanding of sustainability issues and the Sustainable Development agenda would be important.

We offer a competitive salary and full benefits package. If you are interested in this role please reply by Friday 24th February either in writing or via email to Lindsey@njlconsulting.co.uk.