Senior Planning Consultant

MacStaff; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading planning consultancy in Manchester seeks a Senior Planning Consultant. The role includes managing planning applications, supporting project work, and providing client advice. Candidates should have 5–10 years of experience and relevant qualifications. The position offers a competitive salary of £35K-£45K+, hybrid working options, and various benefits including bonuses and healthcare.

Benefits

Discretionary bonuses

Employee ownership trust

Private healthcare

Enhanced maternity/paternity scheme

Salary sacrifice options

Cycle to work scheme

25 days holiday, increasing with service

Qualifications

• 5–10 years of experience in planning, either in the private or public sector.
• Strong understanding of planning principles.
• Adept at making presentations.

Responsibilities

• Support senior staff on major projects and provide client advice.
• Manage small to medium-sized planning applications.
• Prepare planning reports, apps, and liaise with clients and planning officers.

Skills

Strong interpersonal communication

Creative thinking

Technical writing

Problem solving

Education

Degree in a relevant field

Job description

You will like

Consulting in Planning, hybrid working from Chester OR Newcastle with #WFH for employee‑owned leading national planning and environmental consultancy with a passion for delivering intelligent and innovative development.

They work across all major sectors, including commerce and industry, low carbon solutions, energy, and infrastructure. You can be proud to join a firm that is renowned for strategic thinking linked to expert delivery to fulfil clients’ needs and produce sustainable solutions.

You will like

The Senior Planning Consultant job itself, where you will be working on a variety of projects, supporting senior staff and directors on major project work, providing direct client advice on sites and projects, drafting reports and planning submissions (site assessments, policy notes, applications, development plan representations, and Environmental Statements) and assisting with the management of the team’s caseload. More specifically:

• Assisting senior staff and directors to drive forward major projects
• Managing small to medium‐sized planning applications
• Undertaking research and analysis
• Preparing planning appraisals of land, buildings and concepts
• Preparing planning reports and planning applications
• Liaising with planning officers, employees of consultee organisations and third parties
• Liaising and cultivating good relationships with clients, colleagues and fellow professionals
• Developing creative and original solutions
• Taking financial responsibility for small to medium‐sized projects from inception through to completion
• Remaining informed about documents relating to planning policy and practice
• Attending external events and providing presentations

This is a great opportunity to progress your career, working on a diverse portfolio of projects for prestigious clients and alongside the very best planning professionals.

You will have

To excel as a Senior Planning Consultant, you will be an experienced Planner with a healthy mix of the following:

• Degree‑qualified in a relevant field with a genuine enthusiasm for planning
• 5–10 years of experience working in the private or public sector
• Strong understanding of the principles of planning
• Adept at presentations and technical writing
• A problem‑solver
• Great communicator
• Creative thinker

You will get

As a Senior Planning Consultant, you will enjoy a competitive salary of £35K‑£45K+ Package

Hybrid / Flexible working
Bonuses – discretionary EOT – Employee ownership trust – first 3.5k private healthcare – Enhanced maternity/paternity pension scheme – salary sacrifice – Cycle to work scheme

25 days holiday, rising to 26 days after 1 year and 27 days

You can apply

to the Senior Planning Consultant position by pushing the button on this job posting, or by sending your CV in confidence to [e-mail].