Chartered Town Planner

Penguin Recruitment; Essex; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading planning consultancy is seeking a Chartered Town Planner for their Chelmsford team. The successful candidate will lead planning projects, advise on development management, and nurture client relationships. The role offers significant autonomy and requires full Chartered membership of the MRTPI as well as strong project leadership skills. Join a dynamic team and engage in varied, impactful work across the planning spectrum.

Qualifications

• Proven track record leading complex planning projects through the planning system.
• Experience in planning consultancy or relevant public/private sector planning roles.
• Strong experience in strategic planning and project delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning projects for private and public sector clients.
• Advise on development management and planning applications.
• Build and manage key client relationships in the Chelmsford region.

Skills

Client relationship management

Communication skills

Leadership

Commercial awareness

Education

Chartered membership of the Royal Town Planning Institute (MRTPI)

Job description

Chartered Town Planner - Chelmsford (Property & Planning Consultancy)

Location: Chelmsford, Essex
Employment: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: Competitive + Bonus + Benefits

Are you an experienced Chartered Town Planner (MRTPI) looking for your next career move within a dynamic property and planning consultancy? We're partnering with an established, independent firm of property, planning and land advisers with a strong presence across the south, east and midlands of England, and a growing Chelmsford planning team.

This highly regarded practice provides expert planning consultancy services to a diverse client base including landowners, developers, promoters and public sector bodies, delivering strategic planning advice, planning application delivery, planning appeals, Local Plan representations and more across residential, commercial and mixed-use schemes.

The Role

As Senior Chartered Town Planner, you will:

• Lead planning projects from inception through to delivery for private and public sector clients.
• Advise across a broad range of planning workstreams, including development management, local plan promotions, planning applications, appeals and strategic planning.
• Build and manage key client relationships and contribute to business growth in the Chelmsford region.
• Provide technical planning expertise and guidance to junior team members.

This is a high-impact role with significant autonomy and opportunity to influence both technical outcomes and commercial growth.

Your Experience

To be successful you will have:

• Full Chartered membership of the Royal Town Planning Institute (MRTPI) (or imminent eligibility).
• Strong experience in planning consultancy or relevant public/private sector planning roles.
• A proven track record of leading complex planning projects through the planning system.
• Excellent communication skills, commercial awareness and the ability to nurture client relationships.

Why Join

• Work within an ambitious, forward-thinking consultancy that combines specialist planning insight with broad property services.
• Engage in varied and challenging work across the strategic, policy and development spectrum.
• Be part of a supportive, collaborative team with strong technical capability and shared commitment to quality advice.