Senior Planner

Penguin Recruitment Ltd; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent recruitment firm is seeking a Senior Planner to join their Nottinghamshire office. This role involves developing client relationships, managing complex planning proposals, and mentoring junior staff. The successful candidate will benefit from a competitive salary, professional development opportunities, and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Competitive market rate of pay

Minimum of 22 days holiday plus Bank Holidays

Health Insurance

Company Pension Scheme

Performance bonus potential

Qualifications

• 3-5 years minimum professional experience as a Senior Planner.
• Valid UK Driving Licence required.
• Understanding in Urban Design and master planning is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Act as a brand ambassador responsible for client relationships.
• Manage planning applications and appeals independently.
• Mentor and develop junior team members.

Skills

Communication

Negotiation

Business Development

Networking

Job description

Senior Planner

Location: Nottinghamshire

Penguin Recruitment are delighted to be supporting a unique, nationwide disciplinary in their search for a Senior Planner. The group are experts at handling the complexities of the planning system and can assist on a broad range of planning expertise whether relating to residential, commercial or anything in between. They can assess site feasibility all the way through to negotiating a planning permission.

Candidates are required to have:

• Senior Planner – 3 – 5 years’ minimum professional experience working in the public or private sector
• Hold a valid UK Driving Licence
• Urban Design and master planning understanding would be beneficial
• Whilst not necessary, the potential to bring along new clients or contacts may be useful

What does the role involve?

• Acting as a brand ambassador responsible for developing new client relationships and provide a more experienced lead on complex planning proposals
• Contributing towards business development and wider company objectives. For example, this includes independent preparation, submission and management of planning applications and appeals, lending support to the wider team and the mentoring and development of junior members
• Attendance and presentation at appeal hearings and examination in public
• S106 negotiations
• Networking and business development
• Fee budgets and budget management
• Securing client repeat business and some self-generated new projects/client leads, partial generation of some workload
• Practice promotion and marketing
• Presentations to secure new projects
• Mentoring and support of more junior team members

What does the role offer?

• Competitive market rate of pay
• Potential flexibility in core work hours and working locations
• Minimum of 22 days holiday plus Bank Holidays
• Health Insurance
• Company Pension Scheme
• Payment of one professional membership, others considered on merit
• Discretionary leave days over the Christmas & New Year Period
  Potential performance bonus

If this Senior Planner role is of interest, please contact Joel Bland on [e-mail] or call 01792 365 006 to discuss further!