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Graduate Planner

Start Date

September 2024

Job Locations

London, Cambridge, Birmingham, Newcastle, Bristol, Leeds, Manchester, Southampton, Wimborne, Cardiff, Perth, Glasgow, Oxford and Reading

Salary

£28,000 and £1,500 sign on bonus / £25,000 and £1,000 sign on bonus Dependent on Location and the cost of living (Please note this is being reviewed so may increase)

Current Team Information

With nearly 300 planners across the UK, we are the largest planning department in any mainstream real estate practice with a reputation for success and professionalism.

We work with all types of property, but have specialisms in urban mixed use, housing, retail, major sports venues, energy, master planning, urban design, environmental impact assessment, community engagement, heritage and Section 106 agreements/Community Infrastructure Levy.

We negotiate planning permissions for everything from major urban regeneration schemes to modest domestic extensions. Our department consists of planners skilled in assembling evidence and building a case to achieve planning permission from local authorities, planning inspectors and government ministers.

Planning role locations:

London - Head Office (Margaret Street)

(Click here to hear from one of our London Planning Graduates)

Leeds, Perth, Glasgow, Reading, Cambridge, Wimborne, Manchester, Cardiff, Bristol, Newcastle, Reading, Birmingham, Oxford, Southampton

(Click here to hear from one of our Regional Planning Graduates)

The Southampton Planning Team is a Centre of Excellence for Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) in Savills. As a graduate in the team you have the opportunity to be involved in a wide variety of high profile and strategic EIA projects including Residential, Commercial and Mixed-Use developments in urban and non-urban environments. Working alongside our EIA specialists you would gain experience of applying the EIA Regulations to support major planning applications with clear and objective environmental evidence beginning with EIA Screening into Environmental Statement preparation leading to application determination and implementation.

About this role

As a planning Graduate you will be expected to prepare planning appraisals, undertake research and analysis, prepare planning applications, contribute to the preparation/editing of Design and Access Statements, Sustainability Statements and other planning documents. There will be a variety of exciting projects to work on, helping develop your knowledge and skills. Your input is an essential part of our working processes.

How you’ll make an impact

Good communication and organisational skills and a proactive approach are vital to succeed as a Planning Graduate. You will need that ability to manage a varied workload working as part of a team, while also having the ability to use your own initiative, and be passionate about delivering the best service possible for your clients.

Your skills will include:

• Strong verbal, numerical and report writing skills
• Ability to empower those around them
• A team player with leadership potential
• Ability to challenge in a positive way
• Strategic approach to problem solving
• Ability to Listen to others and Collaborate effectively
• Highly motivated
• Computer literate

Ahead of anything else, we look for individualism and diversity in our graduate intake - so it's very important at every stage of the selection process that you take the opportunity to show us what you're really like. Be honest and above all, be yourself.

Training

We provide comprehensive training and revision programmes to support you passing your Royal Town Planning Institute Assessment of Professional Competency (APC) and you will be allocated a mentor to guide you through this process.

During the two year training programme you will work with people in the Planning department to build up a variety of experience and contacts to be able to meet the APC requirements, but also to cross sell and share information with our multi-disciplinary teams as you progress through the business. Experiencing a variety of teams and working styles is fundamental to developing your understanding of Savills, the market and our clients.

As a graduate, you'll also have regular opportunities to attend technical, business skills and personal development activities - including conferences, courses, lectures, networking, revision sessions and social events.

Career development

Once you've successfully passed your APC and become a member of the Royal Institution of Town Planners (RTPI), you'll continue to receive training and career development opportunities. We ensure that your Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is current and that all staff are fully up-to-date with changes to legislation and business needs.

Benefits

• Permanent Contract for all graduates, as opposed to a 2 year training contract
• Interest free season ticket loan
• Pension Scheme – Royal London
• Company mobile phone and laptop
• Training and APC costs covered
• 25 days annual leave
• Employee discounts - save money using our MyRewards on thousands of discounts and offers
• Pitch your idea to our Board via the Savills Dragons Den (Innovation and growth initiative)
• Sports activities (Hockey, Netball, Skiing, Rugby, Football, Cricket, Badminton & Squash)
• Employee Assistance Programme – A 24 hour service available to all staff and completely confidential
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• ShareSave - Save As You Earn share option scheme

Assessment for this role

Online Application – CLICK HERE TO APPLY - Applications close at 5pm on 8th November 2023

Online Assessment - Arctic Shores (will be sent on application completion and will need to be completed by 9am on 9th November 2023)

Assessment Centre - 4th and 5th January 2024 in our London Head Office (33 Margaret Street , London W1G 0JD)

Potential virtual/in person interview with local team following the Assessment Centre

Before completing the application form, please click here to check if you degree is accredited by the RTPI or not. If not, please define your application as a Non-Cognate application.