Senior to Associate Town Planner

Anderselite Ltd; England; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Anderselite Ltd is seeking an experienced Senior or Associate Town Planner to join their expanding planning team in Cardiff or Bristol. This role offers the opportunity to lead planning projects, collaborate with design teams, and support junior staff in a dynamic environment offering hybrid work and employee ownership benefits.

Benefits

Employee Ownership profit share

Comprehensive health plan

Cycle to Work scheme

Opportunities for meaningful developments

Clear path for progression

Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years planning experience, ideally in consultancy.
• MRTPI status or close to achieving it.
• Strong understanding of the UK planning system.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage planning applications and appeals.
• Collaborate across disciplines for integrated solutions.
• Mentor junior team members.

Skills

Client relationship management

Planning applications

Public consultation

Organisational skills

Education

Degree in Town Planning or related discipline

Job description

Anderselite is proud to be working with a fast-growing, employee-owned placemaking consultancy that’s expanding its planning team across both Cardiff and Bristol. With an exciting pipeline of nationally significant projects, they are now looking to appoint a Senior or Associate Town Planner to help shape the future of towns, cities, and communities across the UK.

About the Role

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced planning professional with 4+ years of consultancy or local authority experience to step into a leadership role within a truly integrated design and planning practice.

Working with public and private sector clients, including developers, healthcare providers, local authorities, and national housebuilders, you’ll manage a diverse workload across sectors such as residential, education, commercial, healthcare, energy, and regeneration.

What makes this role stand out is the opportunity to collaborate directly with in-house urban design and landscape architecture teams, delivering projects that are not just policy-compliant but also people-focused, attractive, and sustainable.

What Youll Do
- Lead and manage planning applications, appeals, site appraisals, and strategic advice.
- Build and maintain strong client relationships.
- Collaborate across disciplines to deliver integrated planning and design solutions.
- Help shape the planning strategy of the business and mentor junior team members.
- Represent the practice at public consultations and planning committees.

What We’re Looking For
- A degree in Town Planning or a related discipline.
- Over 4 years planning experience, ideally in consultancy.
- A strong understanding of the UK planning system and current policy landscape.
- MRTPI status (or close to achieving it).
- Excellent written, verbal, and organisational skills.
- A commercial mindset and confident, client-facing approach.

What’s on Offer
- Competitive salary dependent on experience.
- Hybrid working (Cardiff or Bristol base + home working flexibility).
- Employee Ownership profit share.
- Comprehensive health plan and wellbeing support.
- Cycle to Work scheme.
- Opportunities to work on meaningful, design-led developments.
- Clear path for progression within a growing, collaborative team.

Apply Now

If you’re an ambitious Town Planner looking to take your career to the next level with a values-driven and design-led consultancy, we’d love to hear from you.