Chartered Town Planner in Chelmsford)

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

Job summary

A prominent property and planning consultancy in Chelmsford is seeking an experienced Chartered Town Planner to lead planning projects and manage client relationships. The ideal candidate will hold MRTPI membership, possess strong planning consultancy experience, and demonstrate excellent communication skills. This full-time role offers competitive salary, bonus, and benefits, providing significant autonomy within a supportive team focused on quality advice.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Bonus

Benefits

Qualifications

• 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.
• Proven track record of leading complex planning projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning projects from inception through to delivery for clients.
• Advise on development management, local plan promotions, and planning applications.
• Build and manage key client relationships in the Chelmsford region.

Skills

Project management

Client relationship management

Strategic planning

Communication skills

Education

Full 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.