Senior Planner / Associate Town Planner

Penguin Recruitment; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading planning and development consultancy in Greater London is seeking a Senior Town Planner to join their team. The successful candidate will be responsible for preparing planning applications, advising clients, and managing projects. Ideal candidates will have a degree in planning, be a Chartered Member of RTPI, and possess extensive town planning experience. This role offers hybrid working and a competitive salary with full benefits.

Benefits

Career progression opportunities

Hybrid working

Competitive starting salary

Full benefits package

Qualifications

• Extensive post qualification town planning experience, preferably within a consultancy environment.
• Ideal candidates should be a Chartered Member of RTPI.
• Candidates must have a degree in a planning-related discipline and preferably a further MSc.

Responsibilities

• Preparing planning applications and appeals for residential and rural developments.
• Advising clients on the promotion of development schemes through Local Plans.
• Assessing cases for development projects.
• Managing projects effectively.
• Mentoring junior members of the team.

Skills

Post qualification town planning experience

Chartered Member of RTPI

Project management

Client advisory

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 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 (phone number removed) or email your CV to (url removed) and we will get back to you.