Planner / Senior Planner

Penguin Recruitment; England; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic planning consultancy in Bedford is seeking a Planner / Senior Planner to manage planning and development projects. The successful candidate will play a significant role in building client relationships and preparing planning applications. Applicants should have or be working towards RTPI membership and possess demonstrable planning experience. The role offers flexible/hybrid working and a generous starting salary with excellent career progression opportunities.

Benefits

Flexible/hybrid working

Generous starting salary

Excellent career progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Chartered Membership of the RTPI or working towards it.
• Experience in managing planning and development projects.
• Ability to prepare and submit planning applications.

Responsibilities

• Manage planning & development projects from instruction to completion.
• Prepare and submit planning applications.
• Negotiate option and promotion agreements with Developers.
• Prepare Local Plan representations and cases for development.
• Lodge appeals and potentially appearing at Informal & formal Hearings.
• Develop client relationships.

Skills

Chartered Membership of the RTPI

Demonstrable planning experience

Client relationship management

Job description

Planner / Senior Planner

Bedford

Permanent

Penguin Recruitment is pleased to be working alongside a growing and dynamic planning consultancy who are actively looking to expand their team by appointing a Planner / Senior Planner. The successful Senior Planner will play a significant role in the business, working to build and maintain relationships with clients and landowners.

In this instance applications are sought from candidates who have Chartered Membership of the RTPI (or who are working towards this) and demonstrable planning experience, preferably within the private sector.

As a Senior Planner you will:

• Manage planning & development projects from instruction to completion
• Prepare and submit planning applications
• Negotiate option and promotion agreements with Developers
• Prepare Local Plan representations and cases for development
• Lodge appeals and potentially appearing at Informal & formal Hearings
• Develop client relationships

In return the company are offering flexible/hybrid working, generous starting salary and excellent career progression opportunities.

Interested? To discuss this vacancy and other positions within the planning sector, please do not hesitate to contact HARRIET ROIGE on (phone number removed) or email your CV to (url removed) and we will get back to you.