A busy multi-disciplined design agency are looking to recruit a Lead Planner to join their team. Working from a client brief you will manage a small team to deliver planning and design activities. If you have Team Leading skills and design experience, then this is a fantastic opportunity to develop your career.

Benefits

• Salary up to £30,000 depending on level of experience
• Hours 8.30am - 5:00pm Monday to Thursday and 8.30am - 4.30pm Friday with ½ hour lunch.
• 20 days holiday plus bank holidays increasing to 25 days with service.
• Company pension scheme
• Team building events
• Training and development with the prospect of progression long term
• Hybrid working 2 days per week an option upon completion of probation period
• Death in Service, Perk Box, Eyecare vouchers and Free on-site parking

Duties

• Lead a team and oversee selected clients, being their main point of contact
• Produce Concept Designs, Feasibility layouts, Detailed Design and Construction packs, Planning applications and change of usage documents on across various clients and using various software dictated by client brief.
• Be accountable for the quality, accuracy and delivery of plans on time and for your team's overall output.
• Understand and apply the client's standards and formats
• Contribute to the wider team and recommend how we can plan better and drive efficiencies going forward.
• Implement new processes that streamline workloads
• Support, coach and train colleagues in-line with the business progression plan.
• Track jobs to analyse profitability of the team and highlight areas where cost savings can be made.
• Manage expected turnover against resource plan to ensure delivery for the client and business on a monthly basis.

Skills & Experience

• Design background in concept design and detailed design packs is essential.
• AutoCAD and/or Revit and sketchup experience required
• Knowledge of PointCloud processing and use preferred
• Adobe suite experience is essential
• Good working knowledge of Illustrator, Word and Excel
• Good numeracy and literacy are essential skills.
• Driving licence essential.
• Candidates need to be well motivated, good team players with good communication skills and problem-solving skills.

Candidates who require sponsorship now or in the future are not eligible to apply for this vacancy.

Call Julia @ prime appointments if you would like to discuss this role further.