Head of Economic Planning - #1780390

RPS, a TetraTech company, is looking for a Head of Economics to lead and grow our Economics Team. This is a key role within our National Development & Infrastructure Planning Team, who work collaboratively with our Environment Division. Working alongside a range of multi-disciplinary services within a team of planning experts, you’ll be delivering on a broad range of projects including new settlements, urban extensions, city development, business space, logistics, renewable energy (solar and wind) projects across England, Scotland and Wales

We are RPS, our projects are all around you. We define, design, and take care of projects that create shared value to a composite, urbanising and resource-scarce world. Our people are our success. We are looking for people who can find a solution to the problems that matter.

What You Will Doing

You will be working on some of our national development projects across England, Scotland and Wales and in a collaborative manner with Planning and Environment colleagues. This is a key position where you will have the opportunity to build a team, mentor, and endeavour to develop their professional experience. You’ll be contributing towards the continued success of the business and team through the effective delivery of a wide variety of projects. The development of client relationships and securing new projects forms part of the role.

You’ll generate new and repeat business, as well as provide professional consultancy advice and services to our clients and colleagues. The National Development & Infrastructure Planning Team is also accountable for coordinating or assisting our submissions for frameworks, large tenders involving other teams within the Division and aiding other offices where necessary.

Who We Are Looking For

• With experience within this sector, you’ll already be familiar with what we’re looking for.
• Qualified MIED, IEMA and or RTPI
• A highly experienced and knowledgeable practitioner who has experience of economic impact and ES Socio Economic Chapter writing
• Strong directorship qualities
• Experience of appearing as an expert witness in Examinations in Public as well as Public Inquiries
• Strong people management experience
• A strategic thinker with strong negotiating techniques and a track record of taking ownership of and achieving outcomes for customers, business, teams, and self
• Have an established market reputation with a demonstrable record of winning sustainable and commercially viable projects
• Good financial and project management know-how
• Great influencing and communication techniques that enable you to build, maintain and consolidate strong working relationships with colleagues, customers and external bodies.
  
  

What’s in it for you?

We are proud to be an accredited ILM training provider, internationally recognised and providing robust fully accredited professional training programmes - to master’s degree level professional qualifications in leadership & management and executive coaching & mentoring, we provide learning and development for everyone.

Our flat structure creates greater collaboration and speed of communication, enabling us to work with some of the brightest minds in the industry.

We identify the need to work flexibly, with agile offices and hybrid working offered as standard, we’re happy to communicate about flexible working. This is a workplace that works for you.

What happens next?

The Talent Acquisition Team will be in touch to let you know the outcome of your application. If your application is progressed, you’ll have a conversation with one of our recruiters prior to an interview with the Team. All applications will be considered.

RPS, A Tetra Tech Company

Representing an exciting new chapter in our business, on 24 January 2023 RPS became a Tetra Tech company. With 28,000 staff in more than 550 offices in more than 120 countries on seven continents, Tetra Tech is a spearheading, global provider of consulting and engineering services. As a Tetra Tech company, RPS is proud to offer our people market-leading development and project opportunities, helping to find a solution to some of the world’s most intricate problems.

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