Associate Town Planner: Strategic Site Promotions Lead

Penguin Recruitment; Exeter; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Award-winning planning practice

Employee-owned company culture

Flexible studio locations

Job summary

Penguin Recruitment is seeking an Associate Town Planner in Exeter to lead planning strategies for strategic site promotion and allocations, delivering planning applications with a residential emphasis.

You will coordinate multi-disciplinary teams, develop client relationships, and manage complex projects from strategy to delivery, relying on strong UK planning expertise and MRTPI accreditation.

Qualifications

• MRTPI accreditation with significant experience within the UK planning system.
• Strong technical planning expertise in strategic land promotion and securing allocations and consents.
• Experience managing complex, major and multi-phase planning applications, including outline, detailed and reserved matters submissions.
• Strong understanding of planning policy, case law and the regulatory environment with commercially focused advice.
• Proven experience in planning appeals, Local Plan examinations and/or strategic plan-making, including Expert Witnessing.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning strategies for strategic site promotion, allocations and planning applications, primarily for residential-led development.
• Provide planning advice across a range of development sectors, from initial site appraisal through to delivery.
• Lead and manage complex planning projects, coordinating multi-disciplinary teams, programmes and budgets.
• Advise clients on planning risks and post-consent implementation strategies.
• Play a leading role in planning appeals and strategic plan-making work.
• Support work-winning, bids, tenders and business development while maintaining client relationships.
• Contribute to leadership and development of the planning service and provide mentoring.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Strategic planning

Project management

Commercial awareness

Communication skills

Education

MRTPI accreditation

Job description

Penguin Recruitment is seeking an Associate Town Planner in Exeter to lead planning strategies for strategic site promotion and allocations, delivering planning applications with a residential emphasis.

You will coordinate multi-disciplinary teams, develop client relationships, and manage complex projects from strategy to delivery, relying on strong UK planning expertise and MRTPI accreditation.