Graduate Assistant / Planner
Are you at the beginning of your career as a Planner from a fully accredited RTPI course?
Are you ambitious and looking for a challenge? Are you passionate about contributing to the future of the UK built environment?
Employer details:
tor&co is an interdisciplinary planning, design and environmental consultancy with offices in Bournemouth, Birmingham, London and Bristol.
We have been in business for 40 years and work on a variety of interesting development projects across the UK and have an enviable track record of helping landowners, investors, businesses and developers secure planning permission.
We are also a carbon neutral company on a mission to being carbon zero by 2030!
tor&co is currently looking to expand our team to help our clients deliver the new homes, renewable energy facilities, commercial premises and other infrastructure that are needed to deliver economic growth.
Start:
We are ideally looking for graduates to start from summer 2025 onwards at any of
our offices.
Essential skills:
Do you have:
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills?
• The ability to work with other people in a team environment?
• A friendly, outgoing personality?
• An enthusiastic, proactive and positive attitude towards problem solving?
Applicant details:
Are you working toward or have you recently gained:
• A fully accredited RTPI course?
• Membership of the RTPI?
Do you have an independent and strong work ethic?
Do you have an ability to meet deadlines?
Are you keen to work on a variety of projects?
Do you have a right to work in the UK without sponsorship?
The role:
Based in one of our offices the successful candidate will support members of the tor&co planning team. Typical tasks include:
• Research, site / land appraisals and site visits
• Site planning history and planning policy reviews / analysis
• Preparing representations on local planning policies
• Preparing planning applications and supporting statements
• Assisting with public exhibitions
• Monitoring planning application consultation comments and preparing trackers
• Liaising with consultants and local planning authority planners.
What we offer:
• A competitive salary with benefits
• 8% employer pension contribution
• A minimum of 28 days annual leave rising with length of service to 33 days
• A high-quality and dynamic working environment
• Apple laptops and phones for work use
• A mentor / buddy to assist you with your Assessment of Professional Competence (APC)
• Continuing Professional Development (CPD) opportunities
• Free parking at the Bournemouth office
• Private health insurance.
The role is likely to require attendance at meetings at any of tor&co’s offices, the premises of clients, councils and on sites around the UK.
A full driving licence is beneficial, though not compulsory.
How to apply:
Please send a CV and covering letter clearly stating which office(s) you are interested in, along with an example of your written work to: careers@torandco.com