Senior Planner

Penguin Recruitment; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading planning consultancy is seeking a Senior Planner to join their North West team in Leeds. This role involves advising on development potential, managing planning applications, and supporting business development activities. The ideal candidate will possess relevant qualifications and strong communication skills, with opportunities for hybrid working and a competitive benefits package.

Benefits

Competitive salary and benefits package

Pension scheme

Private medical insurance

Wellbeing packages

Qualifications

• Candidates must hold a relevant planning qualification and ideally be RTPI members or working toward membership.
• Strong communication, detail-oriented, and a team player approach is essential.

Responsibilities

• Advise on land and building development potential.
• Assist with preparing planning applications and appeals.
• Provide policy advice and draft representations for consultations.

Skills

Excellent writing skills

Excellent communication skills

Understanding of planning process

Attention to detail

Team player

Education

Relevant Planning qualification

Job description

Senior Planner

Location: Leeds

Penguin Recruitment are delighted to be supporting a top-20 UK planning consultancy in their search for a planner or senior planner. With a team of 50+ town planners across their six regional hubs, they also provide complementary socio-economic, heritage, master planning and architectural services. They are seeking an ambitious planner to join the North West team to help drive forward projects and support business development activities.

Specialising in coordinating, project managing, and auditing planning applications, they offer expert guidance on a wide range of issues including EIA development, urban regeneration, strategic planning, and commercial/retail planning. Leveraging our extensive experience, they negotiate with local planning authorities to secure permissions for our clients.

Candidates will have a:

• Relevant Planning qualification
• Membership of RTPI or working towards membership
• An understanding of the planning process and systems
• Excellent writing skills with a strong eye for detail and high level of accuracy
• Excellent communication skills and a friendly approachable manner
• Drive, commitment, enthusiastic and a team player approach

What does the role involve?

• Advising on development potential of land and buildings
• Assisting with preparing planning applications and appeals
• Providing policy advice and research
• Drafting representations to plan consultations and examinations
• Assisting in identify land opportunities
• Working with clients and other consultants to deliver development
• Supporting business development activities

The successful candidate will be involved in projects from the outside, working closely with colleagues, clients, and other consultants, to manage schemes from initial advice and early design stages, right through to achieving consent and discharge of conditions and planning obligations. There will be opportunities to support and be actively involved in Planning Appeals and Local Plan Examinations.

What does the role offer?

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Hybrid working pattern
• Pension scheme
• Private medical insurance and wellbeing packages

If this Planner/Senior Planner role is of interest, please contact Joel Bland on (url removed) or call (phone number removed) to discuss further!