Principal Town Planner

The Planner Jobs Redactive Publishing Limited; Sutton Coldfield; Hybride; GBP 50 000 - 65 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Carrington West is seeking an experienced Senior Town Planner or Principal Town Planner to join a well-established planning consultancy in Sutton Coldfield. The role offers hybrid working, ongoing professional development, and a clear path for career progression.

You will deliver planning services for national and regional housebuilders from initial appraisal through to determination and potential appeal, with opportunities to mentor junior staff and contribute to strategic planning solutions.

Qualifications

• MRTPI qualification
• Minimum of 5 years' planning experience in the private sector
• Previous local authority planning experience (desirable)
• Strong experience delivering residential planning projects and major planning applications
• Excellent report writing and communication skills
• Commercial awareness and the ability to provide clear, strategic planning advice
• A proactive mindset with strong problem-solving abilities and confidence in challenging conventional planning approaches where appropriate
• A willingness to mentor and support less experienced colleagues
• A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle (preferred)

Responsabilités

• Preparing high-quality planning statements, Statements of Community Involvement and other supporting planning documents with minimal supervision.
• Managing and assisting with major planning applications, including outline, full and reserved matters submissions.
• Attending planning committees to present proposals and respond confidently to questions.
• Organising and delivering public consultation events, both in person and online.
• Undertaking planning appraisals and providing strategic planning advice to clients based on development management and local plan policy.
• Developing innovative planning strategies to maximise development potential and overcome planning challenges.
• Managing planning appeals, including written representations, hearings and Public Inquiries, with experience acting as an expert witness being highly desirable.
• Preparing representations to Local Plans and promoting sites through the plan-making process, including attendance at Examinations in Public.
• Supporting and mentoring junior members of the planning team.

Connaissances

MRTPI qualification

5 years planning experience (private)

Residential planning & major apps

Report writing & communication

Commercial awareness & strategic adv.

Mentoring juniors

Full UK driving licence

Local authority experience (desirable)

Formation

MRTPI

Description du poste

Principal Town Planner
Location: Sutton Coldfield (Hybrid Working)
Salary: Highly Competitive + Excellent Benefits
Carrington West are pleased to be working on an exciting opportunity to join a well-established and growing independent planning consultancy based in Sutton Coldfield. Due to continued expansion, our client is looking to appoint an experienced Senior Town Planner or Principal Town Planner to strengthen its successful team.
This is an ideal role for an ambitious planning professional who is looking to work on a broad range of complex residential development projects while benefiting from genuine career progression, ongoing professional development, and a collaborative working environment.

The Role

Working closely with senior colleagues and directors, you will play a key role in delivering planning services for a variety of national and regional housebuilders, taking projects from initial appraisal through to determination and appeal where required.

You will be responsible for:

• Preparing high-quality planning statements, Statements of Community Involvement and other supporting planning documents with minimal supervision.
• Managing and assisting with major planning applications, including outline, full and reserved matters submissions.
• Attending planning committees to present proposals and respond confidently to questions.
• Organising and delivering public consultation events, both in person and online.
• Undertaking planning appraisals and providing strategic planning advice to clients based on development management and local plan policy.
• Developing innovative planning strategies to maximise development potential and overcome planning challenges.
• Managing planning appeals, including written representations, hearings and Public Inquiries, with experience acting as an expert witness being highly desirable.
• Preparing representations to Local Plans and promoting sites through the plan-making process, including attendance at Examinations in Public.
• Supporting and mentoring junior members of the planning team.

About You

The successful candidate will ideally possess:

• MRTPI qualification.
• A minimum of 5 years' planning experience within the private sector.
• Previous local authority planning experience (desirable).
• Strong experience delivering residential planning projects and major planning applications.
• Excellent report writing and communication skills.
• Commercial awareness and the ability to provide clear, strategic planning advice.
• A proactive mindset with strong problem-solving abilities and confidence in challenging conventional planning approaches where appropriate.
• A willingness to mentor and support less experienced colleagues.
• A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle (preferred).

The Package

In return, our client offers an excellent employment package including:

• Highly competitive salary dependent on experience.
• Hybrid working model (currently three days per week in the office).
• Pension scheme.
• 25 days' annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Christmas shutdown between Christmas and New Year.
• Ongoing CPD and professional development support.
• Quarterly team events and social activities.
• Planned enhancements to the benefits package, including private healthcare, increased pension contributions and additional salary sacrifice schemes.