Graduate Planner (September 2027 start)

targetjobs UK; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Savills in Newcastle is expanding its planning team. As a planning graduate you will contribute to housing, urban and mixed-use schemes, working with a range of clients across the North East.

You will gain hands-on experience on high-profile projects, receiving APC training and mentoring within a collaborative environment. The programme emphasises professional development and learning through real client work.

Qualifications

• Graduate intake with APC training during the programme.

Responsibilities

• As a planning Graduate you will prepare planning appraisals, undertake research and analysis, prepare planning applications, contribute to the preparation/editing of Design and Access Statements, Sustainability Statements and other planning documents.

Job description

About This Role

With over 300 planners across the UK, we are the largest planning department in any mainstream real estate practice with a reputation for success and professionalism.

About This Role

With over 300 planners across the UK, we are the largest planning department in any mainstream real estate practice with a reputation for success and professionalism.
We work with all types of property, but have specialisms in urban mixed use, housing, retail, major sports venues, energy, master planning, urban design, environmental impact assessment, community engagement, heritage and Section 106 agreements/Community Infrastructure Levy.
We negotiate planning permissions for everything from major urban regeneration schemes to modest domestic extensions. Our department consists of planners skilled in assembling evidence and building a case to achieve planning permission from local authorities, planning inspectors and government ministers.

Planning role locations

London – Head Office (Margaret Street)
Edinburgh
Reading
Bristol
Birmingham
Oxford
Southampton
Newcastle
Cardiff
Glasgow

The Southampton Planning Team is a Centre of Excellence for Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) in Savills. As a graduate in the team you have the opportunity to be involved in a wide variety of high profile and strategic EIA projects including Residential, Commercial and Mixed-Use developments in urban and non-urban environments. Working alongside our EIA specialists you would gain experience of applying the EIA Regulations to support major planning applications with clear and objective environmental evidence beginning with EIA Screening into Environmental Statement preparation leading to application determination and implementation.

The Central Planning team have 25 planners from graduate to director based in Reading and Oxford. We work across urban and rural sites across the region and are working on an exciting and wide range of projects from site promotion for 10,000 new homes, educational and high tech / science industry projects, renewable energy and battery storage schemes and applications for new homes on grey belt land. We are looking for someone who is proactive, driven and who wants to work for the top planning consultancy in the Country on a wide range of high profile projects in a stimulating environment, but also have fun and contribute to the vibrant team dynamic.

The Newcastle Planning team has rapidly grown to 9 planners, making us one of the largest teams in the region. We are commercially focused, working across a range of land-use sectors including housing, urban and mixed-use, industrial, rural and energy and infrastructure, and sit within the biggest planning consultancy within the UK. Successful graduates will experience hands‑on working on some of the North East’s most high‑profile projects for a wide variety of clients in a diverse office environment.

As a planning Graduate you will be expected to prepare planning appraisals, undertake research and analysis, prepare planning applications, contribute to the preparation/editing of Design and Access Statements, Sustainability Statements and other planning documents. There will be a variety of exciting projects to work on, helping develop your knowledge and skills. Your input is an essential part of our working processes.

How You’ll Make An Impact

• High attention to detail, well organised and a proactive approach
• Ability to empower those around them
• Strong verbal, numerical and report writing skills
• A team player with leadership potential
• Ability to Listen to others and Collaborate effectively
• Strategic approach to problem solving
• Highly motivated
• Ability to challenge in a positive way
• Computer literate

Ahead of anything else, we look for individualism and diversity in our graduate intake – so it's very important at every stage of the selection process that you take the opportunity to show us what you’re really like. Be honest and above all, be yourself.

Key Skills

• Decision Making
• Collaboration
• Building Relationships
• Planning and Organising
• Adaptability
• Resilience

Future Talent Objectives

• Enrol and begin active progress towards your qualification, understanding the competencies/KSBs required and maintain an up-to-date record of experience
• Complete all required induction training (including mandatory training on MyLearning)

Future Talent Objectives

• Has a foundational understanding of the UK business strategy, the team strategy and your contribution towards both.
• Adhere to additional requirements in place, set by your division. Has a clear understanding of their personal brand – office attire, etiquette and team expectations

Future Talent Objectives

• Approach tasks with team and client expectations in mind
• Show attention to detail in all outputs, including data accuracy, formatting, and compliance with Savills’ brand and policies

Future Talent Objectives

• Arrive at work in good time, make every effort to be a reliable team member, emulating the working culture of your team
• Meet agreed deadlines consistently, prioritising tasks effectively – communicating any capacity issues or questions early and proactively to your team

Future Talent Objectives

• Have regular 1:1s with your line manager and encourage team members to provide feedback on your work
• Adapt style with different stakeholders, maintaining professionalism at all times

Training

Our training and development programme is highly regarded as one of the best in the property industry, and is geared towards enabling our graduates to reach their full potential. As a graduate, you’ll also have regular opportunities to attend technical, business skills and personal development activities – including conferences, courses, lectures, networking, mock assessments, revision sessions and social events – which compliment both your practical experience and meet the theoretical requirements of We were awarded the Times Graduate Employer of choice for Property for the 20th year consecutively, which highlights our excellent training programme, which is bespoke for each pathway. You will have an APC supervisor and counsellor who support and guide you throughout the two year training programme. They will discuss your training and experience needs at regular progress reviews, ensuring you receive the support you require.

Career Development

Once you've successfully passed your APC and become a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), you’ll continue to receive training and career development opportunities. We ensure that your Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is current and that all staff are fully up-to-date with changes to legislation and business needs.

Find Your Place To Thrive

Savills is an organisation full of extraordinary individuals. Brilliant people at the forefront of their specialisms, eager to drive progress for themselves, their colleagues and our business as part of a truly inclusive culture.
No matter the role you’re in, we all share one purpose: to help people thrive through places and spaces. This is built into our DNA, shaping the way we behave to deliver the best results. We define it by four key values. We listen, We empower, We challenge, We collaborate.

Offers Charter

We are part of the Graduate Offers Charter, which companies and universities have signed up to, in order to make the decision process for graduates less stressful.

Right To Work In The UK And Employment Offer

Any employment offer made is contingent on you obtaining and maintaining the right to work and reside legally in the UK. We welcome applications from candidates who have their own right to work within the UK, where you can maintain and demonstrate your right to work throughout the duration of your employment. You will be asked to provide evidence of your right to work during the recruitment process.
Savills are unable to sponsor candidates for this role as the Home Office's eligibility criteria will not be satisfied.