An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Town Planner or Senior Town Planner to join a growing independent planning and development consultancy.
This is a great opportunity for an ambitious planner looking to take the next step in their career within a close-knit team, where you will have genuine responsibility for your own projects and direct exposure to clients, developers, consultants and local authorities.
The business works across a varied portfolio of development projects, including strategic land, residential and mixed-use development, regeneration, commercial, industrial, logistics and city-centre schemes. The team is involved from the early stages of projects through to securing planning consents and delivering successful outcomes for clients.
The Role
As a Town Planner / Senior Town Planner, you will work on a varied portfolio of projects and play an important role in providing commercially focused planning advice.
Your responsibilities will include:
• Managing planning projects from inception through to determination
• Preparing and coordinating planning applications, planning appraisals and supporting documents
• Providing planning and development advice to private and public-sector clients
• Undertaking planning policy research and assessing development opportunities
• Working closely with architects, developers, landowners and wider consultant teams
• Liaising with local planning authorities and other stakeholders
• Supporting strategic land promotion and major development projects
• Attending client meetings, site visits and planning committees where required
• Building and maintaining strong client relationships
• Taking increasing responsibility for projects and contributing to the continued growth of the consultancy
About You
We are looking for a commercially minded Town Planner or Senior Town Planner with strong UK planning experience and a genuine interest in development.
You will ideally have:
• Relevant experience within a planning consultancy or local authority
• A good understanding of the UK planning system
• Experience working on planning applications and development projects
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• The confidence to engage with clients, consultants and planning officers
• The ability to manage your own workload and take ownership of projects
• A pragmatic and solutions-focused approach to planning
• MRTPI or working towards chartership would be advantageous
For a Senior Town Planner, experience managing projects and developing client relationships would be particularly beneficial.
Why Join?
You will be joining a growing independent consultancy where your contribution will be visible and valued. Rather than being one planner within a large corporate structure, you will have the opportunity to work closely with senior colleagues, take ownership of projects and gain broad exposure across the development sector.
The business has built a strong reputation through its experienced team, collaborative approach and focus on delivering practical solutions for clients. There is also genuine scope for career progression as the consultancy continues to grow.
If you are an ambitious Town Planner or Senior Town Planner looking for a role offering varied projects, responsibility and the opportunity to develop within an expanding consultancy, this could be an excellent next step.
Interested?
The hiring manager is looking to meet with suitable c andidates ASAP so if you meet the above criteria, please contact Josh Jones on 01792 362 010 or josh.jones@penguinrecruitment.co.uk
