Job title: Graduate Town Planner

Salary: Competitive

Location: Sheffield

A specialist environmental and planning consultancy is looking to appoint a Graduate Town Planner to join its growing team. This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated planning graduate to start their career within a multidisciplinary consultancy that delivers planning, ecology, and environmental services across the UK.

Working alongside experienced planners and environmental specialists, you’ll gain hands-on exposure to a broad range of projects across sectors such as residential, renewable energy, infrastructure, and commercial development.

The Role

As a Graduate Town Planner, you will support the planning team in delivering high-quality planning advice and applications. This is a varied role that will allow you to develop your technical knowledge while building practical experience in the planning system.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Assisting with the preparation and submission of planning applications and supporting documents

• Conducting planning policy research and site appraisals

• Supporting the preparation of Planning Statements, Design & Access Statements, and appeal documentation

• Reviewing local planning policy, development plans, and planning constraints

• Liaising with colleagues across ecology, environmental assessment, and planning teams

• Supporting client communications and project coordination

• Monitoring planning applications and local authority decisions

About You

The ideal candidate will be enthusiastic about planning and keen to build a long-term career within a consultancy environment.

You should have:

• A degree in Town Planning or a related discipline

• Eligibility for or working towards RTPI accreditation

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Good research and analytical ability

• Excellent organisation and attention to detail

• A proactive attitude and willingness to learn

• A full UK driving licence (desirable)

What’s on Offer

• A structured graduate development pathway

• Support towards RTPI Chartership

• Exposure to a wide range of planning and environmental projects

• Mentorship from experienced planning professionals

• Competitive salary and benefits package

• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements