Senior Town Planner – Cardiff
Cardiff | Hybrid Working | Competitive Salary + Bonus + Benefits
Full Time | Permanent

Are you a driven and experienced Town Planner ready to take the next step in your career? I'm working closely with a leading real estate consultancy known for delivering some of the UK’s most high-profile and complex planning projects. They're now looking to grow their Cardiff-based team with the addition of a talented Senior Town Planner.

The Opportunity

This is a fantastic chance to join a national planning and development team that’s consistently recognised for its expertise, reputation, and collaborative culture. Based in modern city-centre offices (with hybrid flexibility), you’ll work across a wide range of sectors including residential, commercial, and mixed-use developments — often on high-profile or sensitive planning applications that shape communities.

You’ll be given autonomy, client-facing responsibility, and a clear path for progression. If you’re looking for somewhere that balances professionalism with a genuinely supportive and sociable culture, this is worth exploring.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage and deliver a variety of planning projects, including site appraisals, planning applications, and appeals

• Provide expert planning advice to a diverse client base including developers, landowners, local authorities, and investors

• Build and maintain strong client relationships, acting as a trusted advisor

• Support and mentor junior members of the team

• Engage in business development and contribute to the growth of the regional planning offer

About You:

• MRTPI qualified, with several years' experience in a consultancy or local authority environment

• Confident working on complex planning applications and managing clients directly

• Strong knowledge of Welsh and UK planning policy

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Ambitious, collaborative, and commercially minded

What’s on Offer:

• Competitive salary, tailored to your experience

• Generous bonus scheme

• Excellent benefits package including pension, private healthcare, and additional perks

• Flexible and hybrid working

• Genuine progression opportunities within a high-performing and well-respected team

If you're a planning professional looking to work on impactful projects while developing your career within a collaborative and highly regarded environment — I’d love to have a confidential chat.

Apply now or reach out directly for more information on 01792365109 and forward over to katy.thorne@penguinrecruitment.co.uk