Director of Planning – Birmingham

Are you a driven planner from a large corporate consultancy, ready to branch out, build your own team, and lead a new chapter? If you're a self-starter with your own client base and a hunger to grow, we want to hear from you.

About the Role This is a new and senior leadership position within a well-established planning consultancy that has enjoyed significant growth over the past two years. Now, they are expanding further — with a particular focus on Birmingham — and need a proactive Director of Planning to spearhead the next phase.

What You’ll Be Doing Leading and building a planning team in a key growth area (Birmingham) Developing and expanding your own client portfolio from day one Overseeing planning strategy, feasibility studies, applications, and negotiations Devising creative and commercially focused solutions with multidisciplinary collaboration Representing the business with confidence in new sectors and markets

Who You Are Currently at a larger consultancy or similar — with a proven ability to self-generate clients A strong network of existing clients and relationships ready to leverage A natural lead...