Chartered Town Planner in Milton Keynes)

Penguin Recruitment; Milton Keynes; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A respected planning consultancy in Milton Keynes is looking for a Chartered Town Planner to join its expanding team. The ideal candidate will work on diverse, high-profile projects and provide planning advice, manage applications, and contribute to spatial planning. MRTPI qualification is essential, along with experience in planning consultancy or a local authority. The firm promotes a collaborative, inclusive culture with a focus on career development, offering excellent benefits including a competitive salary and performance-related bonus.

Benefits

Competitive salary with performance-related bonus

Generous annual leave

Excellent contributory pension scheme

Private medical insurance

Funded professional subscriptions

Structured mentoring and career progression

Qualifications

• MRTPI qualification is essential.
• Experience in a planning consultancy or local authority is required.
• Interest in strategic and creative planning approaches is needed.

Responsibilities

• Manage and contribute to planning applications, appeals, and development strategies.
• Provide commercial and creative planning advice.
• Prepare high-quality reports and planning statements.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues, clients, and stakeholders.
• Contribute to strategic and spatial planning.

Skills

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Collaborative mindset

Education

MRTPI qualified

Job description

Job Title: Chartered Town Planner /Chartered Town Planner

Location: Milton Keynes

Penguin Recruitment is working with a highly respected, employee-owned planning consultancy in the built environment sector that is looking to appoint a Chartered Town Planner to join its growing team.

This is an opportunity to build a long-term career within a practice known for strategic thinking, creativity, collaboration and influence, working on projects that genuinely shape places and communities across the UK.

The Opportunity

The successful candidate will work on a wide-ranging and high-profile portfolio, including large-scale residential developments, strategic land promotion, masterplanning, and projects for both public and private sector clients.

The consultancy is currently involved in planning for in excess of 150,000 homes, working with master developers, landowners, blue‑chip organisations, Government bodies and local authorities.

You will be encouraged to work across multiple projects and sectors, with no rigid pigeonholing. Each project team is different, offering variety, challenge and continuous learning.

Key Responsibilities

• Managing and contributing to planning applications, appeals and development strategies
• Providing robust, commercial and creative planning advice
• Preparing high-quality reports, representations and planning statements
• Working collaboratively with colleagues, clients and external stakeholders
• Contributing to strategic, spatial planning and masterplanning work

About You

• MRTPI qualified (essential)
• Experience within a planning consultancy or local authority
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Interest in strategic, spatial and creative planning approaches
• Collaborative mindset with a genuine enthusiasm for place‑making

Culture & Working Environment

This consultancy prides itself on being collaborative, inclusive and people-focused. Open‑plan studios encourage teamwork and knowledge sharing, while flexible working arrangements (including remote working and flexible hours) support work‑life balance.

Diversity of thought is actively encouraged, and the business is committed to creating an inclusive environment where different perspectives lead to better outcomes.

Benefits

• Employee‑owned business with no external shareholders
• Competitive salary with performance‑related bonus
• Generous annual leave plus long service leave
• Excellent contributory pension scheme
• Private medical insurance and group life cover
• Funded professional subscriptions and CPD
• Regular CPD sessions, mentoring and career progression planning
• Company‑wide study trips (often overseas), annual away days and social events
• Strong community and charitable involvement

Progression

The business places significant emphasis on career development, offering structured mentoring, annual reviews, funded training and a clear pathway for progression. Learning, sharing knowledge and supporting individual ambitions are core to the culture.

Interested?