Development Planner: Lead Residential Projects in Northampton

Penguin Recruitment; Moulton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Penguin Recruitment is recruiting for a Town Planner in Northampton. The role focuses on progressing planning applications and appraisals across a range of residential and strategic development projects, with exposure to planning advice and stakeholder engagement.

You will support development opportunities from feasibility through to planning approval in a collaborative, commercially focused environment, enabling professional growth and ownership of projects.

Qualifications

• Degree in Town Planning or related discipline
• Experience in planning roles (residential/property development)
• Strong knowledge of UK planning system and policy
• Experience preparing/managing planning applications
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management
• Strong commercial awareness and ability to understand development context
• Good organisational skills and ability to manage multiple projects
• Proactive, pragmatic, solutions-focused approach (RTPI beneficial)

Responsibilities

• Manage and progress planning applications across diverse development projects
• Undertake planning appraisals and assess site development potential
• Provide planning advice to internal teams and external stakeholders
• Prepare and coordinate planning submissions, reports and documentation
• Liaise with local planning authorities, consultants, landowners and others
• Monitor planning policy, legislation and local authority requirements
• Support identification and acquisition of new development opportunities
• Attend planning meetings and represent the business as required
• Coordinate external planning consultants and advisers
• Provide clear, commercially focused planning advice to support strategy

Skills

Degree knowledge

Stakeholder management

Commercial awareness

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Proactive approach

Education

Degree in Town Planning

RTPI membership advantageous

Job description

Penguin Recruitment is recruiting for a Town Planner in Northampton. The role focuses on progressing planning applications and appraisals across a range of residential and strategic development projects, with exposure to planning advice and stakeholder engagement.

You will support development opportunities from feasibility through to planning approval in a collaborative, commercially focused environment, enabling professional growth and ownership of projects.