Chartered Town Planner Apprenticeship

Responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

Your key agenda will be to aid delivery of fees from the processing of planning applications and planning related work for immediate and strategic land on behalf of Dobson-Grey and their clients.  Your particular focus will be on increasing the supply and delivery of planning instructions across sectors but principally Residential and Healthcare Land, providing strategic and immediate planning advice, support to developers and investors. Compiling and delivering planning strategies to clients. Negotiations and working closely with Local Authorities and key stakeholders. Provide Planning update reports highlighting latest planning legislation and statutory change information for development team and clients. Experience in preparing/supporting development viability assessments. In depth planning knowledge for promotion of strategic land opportunities. Active diary management system for key deadlines for Local Government consultations to ensure clients are actively promoting land and made aware. Providing advice and submitting pre application forms to Local Government UK wide. Experience in Permitted Development Rights application and Agricultural Tie Removal. Preparation of planning applications and supporting documents for development and infrastructure schemes. Input into the preparation of Development Consent Orders and associated documentation. Coordination of Planning Statements, Design and Access Statements and/or input into Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs). Experience of handling and negotiating Section 106 and CIL and good demonstrable planning law experience. Undertaking evidence based studies (such as residential and care need employment land reviews, green belt studies, infrastructure assessments). Preparation of strategy and policy documents and preparation of area based plans (such as master plans, supplementary planning documents) Support development management team with such other development management and research tasks which ensure the effective delivery of projects.

Training:

There will be a variety of assessments that you will have to complete including essays, reports, project-based work, reflective think-pieces and a 12,000 word dissertation.

The programme offers a diverse range of learning and teaching methods, such as lectures, small group sessions, seminars, student-led workshops, and tutorials. The focus is on participatory learning approaches, encouraging you to critically reflect on key contemporary debates in the practice and principles of spatial planning across various urban regions

To provide a 'real world' feel for the programme there are a number of planning practitioners who directly input into the programme and we make good use of Birmingham and the wider West Midlands as part of our overall 'learning laboratory'.

Training Outcome:

By completing the Charted Town Planner Level 7 Degree Apprenticeship, you will gain a professional qualification that will enable you to pursue and build a career in spatial planning and related areas of regeneration, economic development, housing and transport.

Employer Description:
Dobson-Grey Ltd is an ISO 9001:2015 multi-disciplinary consultancy firm providing RICS-regulated chartered surveying and RTPI-compliant town planning services. Our health & safety and fire consultancy services are dedicated to realising the vision of a safe and healthy work environment while elevating the competence of safety and environmental professionals at all organisational levels.

Working Hours :
Monday to Thursday, 9.00am to 5.00pm. Friday, 9.00am to 4.00pm.

Skills:
Communication skills,IT skills,Attention to detail,Organisation skills,Customer care skills,Problem solving skills,Administrative skills,Number skills,Analytical skills,Logical,Team working,Initiative