Assistant Planning Consultant - 2027 Graduate Programme

Newmark Group; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit sharing scheme

Wellbeing allowance

Pension scheme

Private Medical Insurance

Life insurance

Income protection

Critical Illness Cover

MRICS sponsorship

Job summary

Newmark’s graduate planning programme offers hands-on experience across live planning projects in London, with mentorship from senior chartered town planners. You’ll develop the skills needed to pursue MRTPI status through accredited routes.

The role provides structured training, real responsibility, and exposure to high-profile schemes, helping you grow into a Chartered Town Planner early in your career.

Qualifications

• Ambition to qualify as Chartered Town Planner (MRTPI).
• Strong analytical and research skills with planning policy understanding.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Interest in London's planning environment and policy influences.
• Ability to take initiative and be accountable.

Responsibilities

• Assist planning team on live projects and applications.
• Contribute to development appraisals and planning reports.
• Collaborate with senior chartered town planners and stakeholders.
• Support-project management and ensure timely delivery of tasks.

Skills

Ambition

Analytical skills

Written communication

Verbal communication

Commercial curiosity

Initiative

Job description

About the Team

Newmark's Planning and Development team is one of the UK's largest fully integrated planning and development advisory teams, with over 120 professionals including more than 70 planning consultants and 45 surveyors. The team advises leading UK and international owners, developers, investors, and occupiers on planning transactions, development appraisal, and strategic advice across offices, residential, mixed-use, retail, and cultural schemes throughout London and the UK.

You'll be joining a team working on some of London's most high‑profile schemes, giving you broad exposure to major planning applications, strategic regeneration projects, and a real chance to develop into a chartered town planner.

Programme Overview

Newmark’s graduate planning programme is the perfect way to kickstart your career in town planning and development consultancy. You’ll gain hands‑on experience across live planning projects, work with senior chartered town planners, and develop the skills and competencies needed to achieve your Chartered Town Planner (MRTPI) status through the Royal Town Planning Institute's accredited routes.

Why Join Newmark?

• Structured, mentored path to qualification - You'll work towards Chartered Town Planner (MRTPI) status with dedicated mentors, exposure across project types, and hands‑on learning experiences designed to build technical capability from day one.
• Real responsibility, not just training - The programme is built around projects that challenge and inspire, with the autonomy to take initiative and the accountability to own your work — paired with regular 1:1 check‑ins so you're never navigating it alone
• Global platform, local grounding - Based in our London West End office, you'll be part of one of the UK's largest integrated Planning and Development teams, with on‑ground knowledge of Central London’s planning environment.
• High‑profile project exposure - Newmark's Planning and Development team advises on major London schemes, including strategic regeneration and master planning projects, so joining now means exposure to prestigious, high‑impact work from an early stage.

Who We’re looking for

• Ambition and drive to excel, with a clear commitment to working towards Chartered Town Planner (MRTPI) status
• Strong analytical and research skills, comfortable working with planning policy, data, and development appraisals
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Commercial curiosity - an interest in London's planning environment and development landscape, and how policy and politics shape decision‑making
• Initiative and accountability - the confidence to take ownership of tasks while knowing when to ask for guidance

Application Process

• Submit an online application including CV and answer a few short screening questions
• MS Teams interview with one interviewer
• In Person Interview with two assessors
• Assessment Centre – Interview and group task

Compensation & Benefits

We offer a supportive and rewarding environment ensuring that our graduates have the tools, guidance, and benefits needed to grow both personally and professionally.

• Competitive salary aligned with industry standards
• Performance related staff profit share scheme
• Wellbeing allowance which can be used for either physical or mental wellbeing activities
• 26 days’ holiday, plus Bank Holidays and days at Christmas and New Year.
• 1 paid volunteering day per year to help give back to our local communities
• Pension scheme membership (after initial probationary period)
• Access to Peppy for you and your partner
• Life and Accident insurance
• Group income protection scheme
• Private Medical Insurance
• Critical Illness Cover
• Wellbeing Allowance
• Interest Free Season Ticket Loan
• Interest Free Rental Deposit Loan
• Employee assistance programme
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay after probation period
• Professional subscription (MRICS) paid for by the firm

Working Hours

The Firm’s core hours are from 10.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m. and you may choose to start and end your day around these hours, provided you still do your 7.25 hours per day (e.g. 8.00 am – 4.30pm, 10.00 am – 6.30 pm). This position also involves out of hours working on an ‘as necessary’ basis.