Senior Planner / Associate Town Planner

Penguin Recruitment Ltd; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading planning and development consultancy in the UK is seeking a Senior Town Planner. You will be responsible for preparing planning applications, advising clients on development schemes, and managing projects. A degree in planning and RTPI membership is essential, along with significant experience. This role offers a competitive salary, hybrid working, and excellent career progression opportunities.

Benefits

Excellent career progression opportunities

Hybrid working

Competitive starting salary

Full benefits package

Qualifications

• Chartered Member of RTPI required.
• Extensive post qualification town planning experience preferable in a consultancy.

Responsibilities

• Preparing planning applications and appeals.
• Advising clients on development schemes.
• Assessing cases for development projects.
• Managing projects.
• Mentoring junior members of the team.

Skills

Town planning experience

Client advisory skills

Project management

Mentoring

Education

Degree in a planning related discipline

MSc (or equivalent)

Job description

Senior Town Planner

London

Salary: Negotiable depending on skills and experience

Penguin Recruitment is pleased to be working alongside this UK leading planning and development consultancy in their search for a Senior Town Planner. The company have a network of offices across the UK and their specialist planning teams deliver a variety of planning services for a range of development types including residential, commercial, rural, leisure and renewables.

Qualifications and Experience

For this role suitable candidates will have a degree in a planning related discipline and ideally a further MSc (or equivalent), be a Chartered Member of RTPI and will have extensive post qualification town planning experience, preferably within a consultancy environment.

Duties

• Preparing planning applications and appeals including site appraisals and planning strategies for a variety of residential and rural developments
• Advising clients on the promotion of development schemes through Local Plans
• Assessing cases for development projects
• Managing projects
• Mentoring junior members of the team

Benefits

• Joining a leading consultancy with excellent career progression opportunities
• Hybrid working
• Competitive starting salary
• Full benefits package

Interested? To discuss this vacancy and other positions within the town planning sector, please do not hesitate to contact HARRIET ROIGE on 01792 963 075 or email your CV to [e-mail] and we will get back to you.