Senior Planner

Location: Leeds



Penguin Recruitment are delighted to be supporting an independent national planning consultancy in their search for a Senior Planner.

They are a people-led business, committed to providing a safe, welcoming, and collaborative workplace for people to grow and succeed. They have six key people values which overarch the business and its operations: Balance, Integrity, Professionalism, Dependability, Respect and Teamwork. The people values were influenced and curated by both the business and people within. Everyone is expected to act as a role model, championing these values, to ensure that they are lived out in everything that they do.

Due to an expanding workload and exciting new projects, they are looking for a Senior Town Planner to join the Leeds team.



Candidates will have:

• RTPI accredited degree or a relevant degree
• Have achieved RTPI chartership MRTPI or is due to submit APC within 6 months
• Comprehensive experience across a range of sectors
• Good organisational skills and the ability to manage time and priorities effectively
• Strong communication skills (verbally and in written form)
• Good understanding of the planning system
• Experience preparing, submitting and managing a range of planning applications
• Commercial awareness
• Competent user of Microsoft 365 products
• Experience mentoring and managing colleagues to assist in their professional development
• Be a 'team player' that will contribute to the growth and success of the Leeds team and wider company

What does the role involve?

The successful candidate will be working on a variety of projects nationwide. This is a perfect opportunity to progress your career, knowledge and expertise and assist in the delivery of exceptional planning services, across various sectors, including Business, Defence, Education, Energy, Food & Drink, Health, Sport, and Leisure, Residential and Retail. They act for many high-profile clients, including some of the country's major contractors, land developers, housebuilders, and retail operators as well as advising a number of important educational and sporting organisations



What does the role offer?

• Competitive salary depending on experience
• Car allowance (senior level and above)
• Bonus scheme
• £1,000 salary increase once you achieve MRTPI chartership
• Perkbox (benefit and reward platform)
• 25 days holiday per year plus additional Christmas leave
• Long service gift and additional holidays
• Monthly early finish (ie once a month you can take a half day on a Friday)
• Phone Allowance
• BUPA (medical and dental)
• Income protection and life assurance
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP+ through Unum 'Help at Hand')
• Cycle to work scheme
• Annual bespoke training programme
• Eye tests and glasses contribution
• Paid RTPI membership fees
• Salary sacrifice pension scheme (max 8% from DPP)
• Company socials and events, including an annual 'all company' event
• Opportunities and support to undertake networking and Business Development activities.

If this Senior Planner is of interest, please contact Joel Bland on [email protected] or call 01792 365 006 to discuss further!