Principal Planner

FutureGen Recruitment; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Pension

Healthcare

Professional development

Job summary

FutureGen Recruitment is seeking a Principal Planner in Glasgow to lead planning instructions across residential, commercial and mixed-use developments. You will collaborate with agency, valuation and rural teams to deliver clear planning advice and appraisals.

You will manage multiple commissions, oversee junior staff and contribute to business development, with a hybrid working arrangement and a competitive benefits package.

Qualifications

• MRTPI qualification and Scottish planning experience are essential.
• Strong client skills and ability to manage multiple commissions.
• Organised, dependable and able to explain planning issues clearly to non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Manage planning instructions within the team and collaborate with agency, valuation and rural teams.
• Prepare clear planning appraisals, statements and strategic advice.
• Coordinate planning applications and input from technical specialists.
• Maintain regular, professional communication with clients and project teams.
• Negotiate with local planning authorities and other stakeholders.
• Review junior colleagues' work and support their development.
• Contribute to fee proposals, client development and project financials.

Skills

Client skills

Project management

Organised

Dependable

Explain planning issues clearly

Education

MRTPI

Job description

A national property consultancy is recruiting a Principal Planner for its Glasgow office. Planning sits alongside a wider range of property services, giving the successful candidate access to clients and projects from across the development lifecycle.

Ready for more ownership, better project exposure and a clearer route forward?

This role is built around one central idea: manage planning instructions within a national property consultancy and collaborate with agency, valuation and rural teams. The team’s current workload includes residential, commercial, rural, energy and mixed-use development across Scotland.

What you would be doing

• The team’s workload includes residential, commercial, rural, energy and mixed-use development across Scotland. The central purpose of the position is to manage planning instructions within a national property consultancy and collaborate with agency, valuation and rural teams.
• Prepare clear planning appraisals, statements and strategic advice.
• Manage planning applications and coordinate technical inputs.
• Maintain regular, professional communication with clients and project teams.
• Negotiate constructively with local planning authorities and other stakeholders.
• Review work produced by junior colleagues and support their development.
• Contribute to fee proposals, client development and the commercial management of projects.

About you

Mrtpi; scottish planning experience; strong client skills and ability to manage multiple commissions. You should also be organised, dependable and able to explain planning issues in straightforward language. The business is interested in people who value good advice and long-term client relationships rather than unnecessary internal politics.

Package and working arrangements

The salary is £45,000–£57,000 plus benefits. The wider package includes hybrid working, bonus, pension, healthcare and professional development. Exact arrangements will depend on experience and will be discussed openly during the process.