Job Title: Assistant Town Planner | Town Planner
Location: Newcastle
Penguin Recruitment is delighted to be supporting a respected, employee-owned planning consultancy with the appointment of a Junior Planning Consultant to join their growing Newcastle office. This is an excellent opportunity to develop your planning career within a supportive, high-performing team working on a diverse portfolio of projects across the UK.
The Role
As a Planning Consultant, you will play a key role in supporting senior colleagues while also taking ownership of smaller projects. You’ll work on a wide variety of schemes and gain valuable exposure to clients, complex sites, and the full planning process.
Your responsibilities will typically include:
- Supporting senior staff on major projects and helping drive them forward
- Managing smaller planning applications
- Conducting research, analysis, and site assessments
- Preparing planning appraisals, reports, submissions, and development plan representations
- Drafting planning applications and contributions to Environmental Statements
- Liaising with planning officers, consultees, third parties, and fellow professionals
- Building and maintaining strong client relationships
- Developing creative and effective planning solutions
- Taking responsibility for smaller projects from inception to completion
- Staying up to date with planning policy and practice
- Attending external events and delivering presentations where required
About You
The ideal candidate will:
- Hold a degree in a relevant discipline with a strong interest in town planning
- Demonstrate a solid understanding of planning principles
- Be a natural problem-solver with strong analytical ability
- Possess excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Be confident in technical writing and presentations
- Bring creativity, initiative, and enthusiasm
This role would suit a Graduate or Junior Planning Consultant looking to build their experience, or a Planning Consultant seeking the next step in their career.
What’s on Offer
Our client provides:
- Excellent opportunities for career progression
- Highly competitive salaries
- Annual bonuses
- Pension contributions
- Private healthcare
- Payment of professional fees
- Flexible working arrangements, combining office and home working
- Supportive, collaborative culture within an employee-owned consultancy
- Additional benefits associated with Employee Ownership Trust status, including tax-free bonuses
You’ll join a consultancy that champions work-life balance, invests in staff wellbeing, and empowers employees to take an active role in the direction of the business.
Interested?
To find out more, or to arrange a confidential discussion, please contact Josh Jones at Penguin Recruitment on 01792 362 010 or email josh.jones@penguinrecruitment.co.uk. CVs and informal enquiries are welcome.
