This is an excellent opportunity to join an established and growing Town Planning Consultancy who provide their expertise to the hospitality, retail, and leisure sectors. They are looking for an enthusiastic and proactive Graduate Town Planner to join their team in Bury St Edmunds.
Benefits for the role of Graduate Town Planner include:
- Highly competitive salary
- Generous holiday allowance
- Contributory pension scheme
- Professional development
- Personal development
Duties for the role of Graduate Town Planner include:
- Undertaking planning research, including reviewing planning policies, planning histories and relevant legislation
- Assisting with site appraisals and identifying planning opportunities and risks
- Supporting the preparation, coordination and submission of planning applications
- Preparing planning statements, supporting documents and other planning submissions
- Liaising with local planning authorities, statutory consultees and other professional advisers
- Monitoring planning applications and assisting with negotiations with planning officers
- Assisting with appeals and the preparation of appeal documentation
- Providing research and planning advice to clients.
- Attending site visits, meetings and planning discussions as required
- Working with architects, designers, highways consultants, ecologists and other specialist consultants.
- Keeping up to date with changes to planning policy, legislation and best practice.
Skills and experience for the role of Graduate Town Planner:
- Relevant RTPI Accredited degree within Town Planning or another related degree
- Ideally working towards, or interested in working towards, RTPI Chartered Membership
- Commercially aware and interested in understanding clients' objectives
- A strong written and verbal communicator
- Well organised, with good attention to detail
- Able to research, analyse and present planning information clearly
- Comfortable working independently while also contributing effectively to a small team
- Confident engaging with colleagues, clients and external consultants
If This role interests you or if you are interested in searching for other roles relating to architecture please feel free to contact Ben Moore on 01792 365008 or email ben.moore@penguinrecruitment.co.uk. There are many more roles available on our website at www.penguinrecruitment.co.uk. This is a permanent role
