Assistant Town Planner

Penguin Recruitment; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Penguin Recruitment is hiring an Assistant Town Planner in Bedfordshire. This role involves working with experienced colleagues to promote land and assist in development processes from appraisals to planning applications. Candidates should hold a degree in Town Planning and possess strong communication skills, alongside a proactive attitude.

Benefits

Competitive starting salary

Generous benefits package

Structured career development and training

Supportive working environment with a tight-knit team

Early access to clients and projects

Opportunities to work with in-house ecology experts

Qualifications

• A degree (or equivalent) in Town Planning or a related subject is essential.
• Genuine interest in land promotion and residential development.
• Full driving licence and access to a vehicle preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support strategic promotion of land and identify potential development sites.
• Involve in strategic planning and development management processes.
• Gain exposure to site appraisals and submission of planning applications.

Skills

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Proactive attitude

Team collaboration

Education

Degree in Town Planning or related subject

Job description

Assistant Town Planner!

Bedfordshire

Penguin Recruitment are pleased to be supporting a close-knit multidisciplinary consultancy in their hire of an ambitious and experienced Assistant Town Planner!

Working closely with experienced colleagues in both the Planning and Land teams, you'll support the strategic promotion of land and assist in identifying potential development sites. You'll be involved in both the strategic planning and development management processes, gaining exposure to a wide variety of work from early-stage site appraisals to the submission of planning applications.

What's on Offer

• Competitive starting salary
• Generous benefits package
• A supportive, sociable working environment with a tight-knit team
• Early access to clients, projects, and planning authorities
• Structured career development and training
• Exposure to a wide variety of projects, from national scale to one-off schemes
• Opportunities to learn about and work with in-house ecology experts

Who We're Looking For

• A degree (or equivalent) in Town Planning or a related subject (essential)
• A genuine interest in land promotion and residential development
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• A proactive attitude and willingness to learn from a highly experienced team
• A desire to work in a collaborative, sociable, and commercially minded environment
• A full driving licence and access to a vehicle (preferred)

Interested? Apply above! For more information contact (url removed) or call (phone number removed).