Senior Planner - #1711071
CBRE
Date: 3 hours ago
City: Edinburgh
Contract type: Full time
Work schedule: Full day

Edinburgh - Scotland - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Glasgow - Scotland - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Role Purpose
You will be given the opportunity to work across the full range of development types, including residential, urban mixed use, commercial, industrial and logistics, education, health, public sector, and infrastructure development in a variety of brownfield and greenfield contexts. We work collaboratively on projects across the Scotland business, drawing on specialisms from UK service lines as projects require, providing a unique opportunity to develop a range of skills, working on a diverse portfolio of projects with planners and other specialist teams across Scotland.
Key Responsibilities
‒Provision of planning advice to external and internal clients across all sectors/ land uses in a range of urban, brownfield and greenfield contexts.
‒Supporting senior members of the team in preparing strategic and major applications or planning/ regeneration strategies, working alongside the lead Director and project manager.
‒Preparation of Planning Appraisals, Representations, Statements and Evidence documents, as appropriate, including analysis of planning policy and assessment of client proposals both against policy and other considerations.
‒Advising and coordinating project outputs from a range of disciplines/ professionals.
‒Management, including financial management, of projects including planning applications, planning appraisals, development plan representations, land promotion etc.
‒Strategic monitoring of local, regional and national planning policy and legislation.
‒Mentoring junior members of the team
Person Specification/Requirements
‒Dynamic, enthusiastic, flexible, and commercially astute with excellent interpersonal skills.
‒Pro-active mindset and ability to anticipate project management requirements.
‒The ability to multi-task, work to tight timescales, often under challenging circumstances, with or without direct supervision and to a high standard.
‒Willingness and/ or ability to identify and nurture new business opportunities.
‒Excellent written and verbal communication skills and analytical abilities.
Working at CBRE
When you join CBRE you will have the support and resources of a global firm where an entrepreneurial mind-set is encouraged. You'll realise your potential with challenging work, fast-paced assignments, an environment of constant learning and commitment to results. To enable your success, we provide the best tools, training and leaders in the industry.
Our collaborative culture is built on our RISE values and reflects the needs and perspectives of our clients and our people. Our work is guided by our North Star: Creating the real estate solutions of tomorrow, so businesses and people thrive. This informs everything we do—from diversity, equity, and inclusion to sustainability initiatives to workplace safety and wellbeing.
At CBRE, we believe that the more perspectives we have, the more dimensions we see. We welcome people with different backgrounds and experiences across industries to apply for open positions even if you do not match every element of the required skills. To discover more about what it’s like to work at CBRE, visit Life at CBRE
About CBRE
CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE: CBRE), a Fortune 500 and S&P 500 company headquartered in Dallas, is the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm (based on 2020 revenue). The company has more than 100,000 employees serving clients in more than 100 countries. CBRE serves a diverse range of clients with an integrated suite of services, including facilities, transaction and project management; property management; investment management; appraisal and valuation; property leasing; strategic consulting; property sales; mortgage services and development services.
In the UK, we service our clients from our offices in Aberdeen, Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Manchester, and Southampton.
Equal Opportunities
We are an equal opportunities employer and do not discriminate on the grounds of gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, gender reassignment, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, disability or age. For information about accommodations we can make during the recruitment process, please visit: https://www.cbre.co.uk/careers/accommodations
Service line: Advisory Segment
Role Purpose
You will be given the opportunity to work across the full range of development types, including residential, urban mixed use, commercial, industrial and logistics, education, health, public sector, and infrastructure development in a variety of brownfield and greenfield contexts. We work collaboratively on projects across the Scotland business, drawing on specialisms from UK service lines as projects require, providing a unique opportunity to develop a range of skills, working on a diverse portfolio of projects with planners and other specialist teams across Scotland.
Key Responsibilities
‒Provision of planning advice to external and internal clients across all sectors/ land uses in a range of urban, brownfield and greenfield contexts.
‒Supporting senior members of the team in preparing strategic and major applications or planning/ regeneration strategies, working alongside the lead Director and project manager.
‒Preparation of Planning Appraisals, Representations, Statements and Evidence documents, as appropriate, including analysis of planning policy and assessment of client proposals both against policy and other considerations.
‒Advising and coordinating project outputs from a range of disciplines/ professionals.
‒Management, including financial management, of projects including planning applications, planning appraisals, development plan representations, land promotion etc.
‒Strategic monitoring of local, regional and national planning policy and legislation.
‒Mentoring junior members of the team
Person Specification/Requirements
‒Dynamic, enthusiastic, flexible, and commercially astute with excellent interpersonal skills.
‒Pro-active mindset and ability to anticipate project management requirements.
‒The ability to multi-task, work to tight timescales, often under challenging circumstances, with or without direct supervision and to a high standard.
‒Willingness and/ or ability to identify and nurture new business opportunities.
‒Excellent written and verbal communication skills and analytical abilities.
Working at CBRE
When you join CBRE you will have the support and resources of a global firm where an entrepreneurial mind-set is encouraged. You'll realise your potential with challenging work, fast-paced assignments, an environment of constant learning and commitment to results. To enable your success, we provide the best tools, training and leaders in the industry.
Our collaborative culture is built on our RISE values and reflects the needs and perspectives of our clients and our people. Our work is guided by our North Star: Creating the real estate solutions of tomorrow, so businesses and people thrive. This informs everything we do—from diversity, equity, and inclusion to sustainability initiatives to workplace safety and wellbeing.
At CBRE, we believe that the more perspectives we have, the more dimensions we see. We welcome people with different backgrounds and experiences across industries to apply for open positions even if you do not match every element of the required skills. To discover more about what it’s like to work at CBRE, visit Life at CBRE
About CBRE
CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE: CBRE), a Fortune 500 and S&P 500 company headquartered in Dallas, is the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm (based on 2020 revenue). The company has more than 100,000 employees serving clients in more than 100 countries. CBRE serves a diverse range of clients with an integrated suite of services, including facilities, transaction and project management; property management; investment management; appraisal and valuation; property leasing; strategic consulting; property sales; mortgage services and development services.
In the UK, we service our clients from our offices in Aberdeen, Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Manchester, and Southampton.
Equal Opportunities
We are an equal opportunities employer and do not discriminate on the grounds of gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, gender reassignment, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, disability or age. For information about accommodations we can make during the recruitment process, please visit: https://www.cbre.co.uk/careers/accommodations
Service line: Advisory Segment
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