Associate Town Planner Director of Planning

Location: Liverpool

Are you an Associate-level Town Planner who’s already operating at a senior strategic level — and ready for the title, influence and autonomy to match?

I’m working with a highly respected, design-led planning and development consultancy that is looking to appoint a Director of Planning to lead and grow its Liverpool presence. This is a rare opportunity for someone who may not yet hold a Director title but is absolutely ready to make that jump.

This role is career-defining: full leadership responsibility, a genuine voice at senior level, and the platform to shape a regional planning team with the backing of an established national consultancy.

The Opportunity

• Step directly into a Director-level position, with full responsibility for planning strategy and delivery in the North West

• Lead and grow an existing Liverpool-based team, with the autonomy to shape its future direction

• Act as a key client-facing figure, trusted to win work, advise at board level, and drive complex schemes forward

• Work on a broad portfolio including major residential, mixed-use and commercial developments

• Be part of a senior leadership group where your input genuinely matters

Who This Role Is For

This position is ideal for:

• An Associate or Senior Associate Town Planner who is already leading projects and managing client relationships

• Someone commercially aware, confident in fee generation, and comfortable advising developers and landowners

• A planner who enjoys mentoring others and wants a long-term leadership role rather than another incremental step

• MRTPI qualified (or equivalent), with strong UK planning consultancy experience

You don’t need to already be a Director — you need to be ready to become one.

What’s On Offer

• Director title and senior-level influence from day one

• Highly competitive salary and bonus structure

• Clear pathway to long-term equity / partnership for the right individual

• Flexible working and a grown-up, trust-based culture

• The chance to build something meaningful in Liverpool, not just inherit a role

Interested?

This is a confidential search, and discretion is assured. If you’re quietly thinking “I’m ready for more”, this is the kind of opportunity that doesn’t come around often.

Get in touch to have an initial, no-pressure conversation.