Associate Town Planner

TipTopJob; West Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible and hybrid working

Competitive salary and benefits

CPD opportunities

Job summary

Penguin Recruitment is delighted to support a leading multidisciplinary consultancy in recruiting an Associate Town Planner to join their Birmingham team, offering hybrid working and a competitive salary with excellent benefits.

This role suits an experienced planning professional eager to lead projects across infrastructure, energy, transport, and development sectors while mentoring junior staff and strengthening client relationships.

Qualifications

• RTPI-accredited planning degree required.
• MRTPI status or progress toward chartership preferred.
• Experience delivering complex planning and infrastructure projects.
• Strong client relationship and bid support experience.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning projects across multiple sectors and regimes.
• Coordinate delivery within multi-disciplinary teams.
• Prepare planning applications and supporting documents.
• Provide strategic planning advice to public and private clients.
• Support business development and client relationship management.
• Mentor junior team members and collaborate cross-functionally.

Skills

Planning consultancy experience

Experience delivering complex planning

Communication skills

Project management

Business development experience

Education

RTPI accredited Planning degree

MRTPI status or progress toward chartership

Job description

Birmingham Hybrid Working Competitive Salary + Excellent Benefits

Penguin Recruitment is delighted to be supporting a leading multi-disciplinary consultancy in the recruitment of an Associate Town Planner to join their growing Birmingham team.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced planning professional to take the next step in their career with a consultancy recognised for delivering some of the UKs most significant infrastructure, regeneration, and development projects. The successful candidate will join a collaborative and forward-thinking planning team working at the forefront of sustainable development, infrastructure delivery, and strategic planning.

The role offers the chance to work across a diverse portfolio of projects spanning infrastructure, energy, transport, residential, environmental, and mixed-use development sectors. You will play a key role in leading projects, managing client relationships, supporting business growth, and mentoring junior members of the team.

This position would suit an ambitious Senior or Principal Planner ready to move into an Associate-level role, or an established Associate seeking exposure to larger-scale and nationally significant projects within a highly respected consultancy environment.

The Role

As An Associate Town Planner, You Will

• Lead planning projects across a variety of sectors and consenting regimes
• Manage planning strategies and coordinate project delivery within multi-disciplinary teams
• Prepare and review planning applications, planning statements, and supporting documentation
• Provide strategic planning advice to clients across both public and private sectors
• Support bid preparation, framework submissions, and business development activities
• Develop and maintain strong client relationships
• Mentor and support junior members of the planning team
• Work closely with colleagues across environmental, engineering, and design disciplines

About You

• An RTPI accredited Planning degree
• MRTPI status or significant progress towards chartership
• Strong experience within a planning consultancy or similar environment
• Experience delivering complex planning and infrastructure projects
• Knowledge of TCPA, DCO, TWAO, or other consenting processes
• Experience with Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) projects
• Excellent communication, project management, and organisational skills
• A proactive and commercially aware approach
• Experience supporting business development and work-winning activities

Why Apply?

• Opportunity to work on nationally significant projects
• Clear progression opportunities within a growing team
• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements
• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package
• Supportive and collaborative working culture
• Ongoing professional development and CPD opportunities
• Exposure to a broad and exciting project portfolio across the UK