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A small, independent consultancy in Crowthorne where you take on real responsibility, with a development plan, regular 1-2-1s and support in your career growth and development.
One of two planning posts we're filling this autumn, at Planner or Senior Planner level depending on experience.
One of two planning posts we're filling this autumn, at Planner or Senior Planner level depending on experience.
A new role looking after every new enquiry from first contact until the client decides.
At ET Planning we want everyone here to do their best work and to keep growing while they do it. We are a planning consultancy, and the people in our team are what clients come to us for.
We work flexibly, we invest in how people develop, and we are open about how careers progress. Whether you are starting out as a graduate planner, an experienced fee-earner or part of our operations and marketing team, you will have a manager, a plan for your development and regular conversations about where you want to go.
Browse our current vacancies below. If nothing fits right now, we are still happy to hear from you.
Everyone at ET Planning has a personal development plan, owned by you and built with your line manager. It defines where you want to grow and two or three live personal development objectives, and we review it at your mid-year and end-of-year appraisals.
Your development is part of the working rhythm, not a once-a-year form:
Progression here is about how you think and what you contribute, not time served. We are also upfront that a promotion must meet a real business need and an open role. We build your development either way, because growing your capability is worth it in its own right.
Full-time staff get 24 days paid holiday and up to eight bank holidays. You can buy or sell up to three days a year. Every two years you work for us, you get an additional days leave up to a maximum of 30.
A 40-hour week, with at least half your hours between 9:00 and 5:30 and the rest worked flexibly.
Agreed with your manager, depending on the role.
After five years' service you can apply for up to six weeks, repeating every five years.
Automatic enrolment with Royal London, and you can put bonuses straight into your pension through salary sacrifice.
Comprehensive cover once you have completed your probation.
Reviewed each December, with any change taking effect in the January.
Send your CV and a short covering note through the vacancy page, telling us which role you are applying for.
You receive an email confirming we have your application and setting out these steps.
The hiring manager reads each application against the person specification for the role and chooses who to invite to interview.
You meet the hiring manager and members of the team. Tell us in advance if you need any adjustments. Meetings are typically in person at our offices.
We let every interviewed candidate know the outcome and give constructive feedback where we can.
If we offer you the role, we confirm the details and take up references.
You start with an induction programme that runs over several weeks, and a six-month probation with a review at the end.
Some roles can be done remotely, by agreement with your manager. Remote working is agreed role by role, must be within England, and we ask staff to come into the office at least once per week and when needed for meetings, training and appraisals. Typically, most roles require working in the office at least three days per week, with more junior professional roles being full time in the office so that the team can offer more support to your development.
A full-time week is 40 hours. At least half of them fall between 9:00 and 5:30, Monday to Friday, and the rest can be worked flexibly, agreed with your manager.
Full-time staff get 24 days paid holiday plus up to eight bank holidays, pro-rata for part-time. The holiday year runs from 1 April to 31 March. Long service awards add additional leave entitlement for longer service.
The holiday and working-hours policies already cover part-time staff, and we offer agile working options. If you need a particular pattern, say so in your application.
You get an induction that runs over several weeks, with a session with senior management and one with your team, and a training schedule built around your role. Probation lasts six months and ends with a review with your manager.
You will have a personal development plan, monthly 1-2-1s, a quarterly self-reflection and appraisals twice a year. Promotion also depends on a real business need and an open role, and we will be open with you about that.
This depends on the role, so check the person specification on each vacancy.
Yes. We're always interested in talking to talented people in our industry interested in joining our team. Even if we don't have a vacancy right now, knowing who might be interested in joining us helps to shape our plans. Send us your CV and a note about what you are looking for. We do try to respond to acknowledge every well considered submission.
Yes. We are committed to equal opportunities in recruitment and selection, so tell us what you need and we will arrange it.
We believe in the responsible use of AI, which for us means professional accountability. AI can speed up research and drafting, but a named person remains responsible for the accuracy of everything that goes into client work. To make that practical, we have built our own internal systems that give staff access to approved and proprietary AI assisted tools, so nobody needs to turn to personal subscriptions or free platforms. Our policy sets clear expectations: staff use only the tools we provide, check and verify what AI produces before it is used, and do not put confidential client or company data into any tool unless it is approved and covered by the right data protection measures.
Choosing who joins the team is about people and connection, so AI could only play a limited part in how we assess and review applications. Your application is read by people, and decisions about who to interview and who to hire are made by people. Where AI tools may be used to help us, it is mainly to verify claims and references made in applications, for example to check that details are accurate.
We are neutral about it. Many candidates will use AI somewhere in their application, and that is fine, as long as you use it with the same care we expect from our own team. Everything you send us must be yours: you own the content, and you must be able to back up every claim in it. AI tends to overclaim, and to write in a voice that is not the candidate's, and we will not accept either. If the person reading your application judges it to be written by AI rather than by you, it will be rejected. Used well, AI is a point in your favour, because good judgement about when and how to use it is part of what we are looking for. If you have not used it, you can say so, and it will not count against you. We train our own staff in using AI well, with clear guardrails, so you will learn that here.
We sometimes take people on between advertised roles. Tell us what you do and what you are looking for, and we will keep your details in mind. You can also call us on 01344 508048.