Associate Chartered Town Planner

Joshua Robert Recruitment; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A national property consultancy is seeking an Associate Chartered Town Planner for their growing Birmingham office. This senior role involves leading planning input on commercial and infrastructure projects, managing client relationships, and mentoring junior team members. The position offers a competitive salary, bonus potential, and a clear pathway to Director-level progression with a flexible hybrid working environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Bonus

Pathway to Director-level progression

Flexible hybrid working

Qualifications

• Proven experience in managing major applications.
• Ability to prepare and review planning applications and strategy reports.
• Experience mentoring junior colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning input on major commercial and infrastructure schemes.
• Manage client relationships as a trusted advisor.
• Oversee project teams and mentor junior colleagues.
• Prepare planning applications and supporting documents.
• Represent clients at committees and meetings.

Skills

Strong experience delivering complex commercial or infrastructure developments

Confident communicator

Leadership skills

Project management skills

Commercial awareness

Education

MRTPI Chartered Town Planner

Job description

We re working with a national, multidisciplinary property and infrastructure consultancy that is looking to appoint an Associate Chartered Town Planner to its growing Birmingham office. This is an excellent opportunity to step into a senior role with a firm delivering high-value, high-profile commercial and infrastructure projects across the North and throughout the UK.

The Birmingham team is expanding due to continued project wins, and the successful candidate will play a key role in managing major applications, leading client relationships, and supporting the growth of the regional planning offer.

Key Responsibilities

• Leading planning input on major commercial, mixed-use, and infrastructure schemes
• Managing client relationships and acting as a trusted planning advisor
• Overseeing project teams and mentoring more junior colleagues
• Preparing and reviewing planning applications, supporting documents, and strategy reports
• Representing clients at committees, consultations, and stakeholder meetings

We re Looking For

• MRTPI Chartered Town Planner
• Strong experience delivering complex commercial or infrastructure developments
• Confident communicator with strong leadership and project management skills
• Someone who is commercially aware and proactive in their approach

The Opportunity

• Competitive salary + bonus
• Clear pathway to Director-level progression
• Flexible hybrid working