Principal Town Planner

The Planner Jobs Redactive Publishing Limited; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 48,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Carrington West is recruiting a Principal Town Planner in Cardiff with a hybrid working arrangement. The role leads planning projects across Wales, provides expert Welsh planning guidance, and mentors junior staff while supporting directors in delivering a busy workload.

The successful candidate will manage client relationships, help win new work, and contribute to the growth of the planning function within a well-established consultancy.

Qualifications

• 8–10 years' professional planning experience.
• Strong knowledge of the Welsh planning system.
• Proven experience managing planning projects from inception to delivery.
• Confident in managing client relationships and acting as a client-facing representative.
• Excellent communication, organisational and commercial skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a variety of planning projects across Wales.
• Provide expert advice within the Welsh planning system.
• Take responsibility for the delivery of complex planning projects and provide senior-level input and guidance.
• Mentor and develop junior team members.
• Support Directors by owning project delivery and day-to-day workload.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships.
• Contribute to business development and winning new work.
• Represent the consultancy at client meetings as a confident contact.

Skills

Project management

Client relationship management

Mentoring

Business development

Team leadership

Education

MRTPI qualified

Job description

Principal Town Planner

Cardiff (Hybrid Working)

£48,000 - £50,000 Starting Salary

Carrington West are pleased to be working with a well-established, multi-disciplinary consultancy to recruit a Principal Town Planner to join their Cardiff-based team.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced private-sector planner to take on a senior role within a growing team. The successful candidate will play a key role in delivering a diverse portfolio of projects across the Welsh planning system, while providing mentorship and support to more junior members of the team.

The Role

• Lead and manage a variety of planning projects across Wales.
• Provide expert advice within the Welsh planning system.
• Take responsibility for the delivery of complex planning projects and provide senior-level input and guidance.
• Work closely with a multi-disciplinary team including planners, architects, landscape architects, and urban designers.
• Mentor and develop junior members of the planning team, helping to build their skills and experience.
• Support the Directors by taking ownership of project delivery and managing the day-to-day planning workload.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships.
• Contribute to business development, including identifying opportunities and helping to win new work.
• Represent the consultancy at client meetings and act as a confident, knowledgeable point of contact.

What's on Offer

• £48,000 - £50,000 , depending on experience.
• Hybrid working model, with a minimum of 3 days per week in the office.
• The opportunity to take on a key senior position within an established consultancy.
• Exposure to a wide range of high-quality projects across Wales.
• The opportunity to mentor and develop the next generation of planners.
• A collaborative and supportive team environment.
• The chance to work closely with Directors and play an important role in the continued growth of the planning function.

About You

• MRTPI qualified.
• Ideally 8-10 years' professional planning experience.
• Strong experience within the private sector.
• Good knowledge and experience of the Welsh planning system.
• Proven experience managing planning projects from inception through to delivery.
• Confident in managing client relationships and acting as a client-facing representative.
• Strong business development skills, with the ability to identify opportunities and contribute to winning new work.
• A natural mentor who enjoys supporting and developing more junior members of a team.
• Able to operate confidently at Principal level and take on responsibility for the day-to-day delivery of projects, helping to alleviate the workload of senior Directors.
• Excellent communication, organisational and commercial skills.