Senior Town Planner

Penguin Recruitment; Bedford; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An established planning consultancy is seeking a Senior Town Planner to join their team near Bedford. The role involves managing planning and development projects, preparing applications, and negotiating agreements with developers. The ideal candidate will have Chartered Membership of the RTPI and substantial planning experience, particularly in the private sector. This position offers flexible working arrangements, a generous salary, and excellent career development opportunities.

Benefits

Flexible working

Generous salary

Career progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Demonstrable planning experience, preferably within the private sector.
• Experience managing planning and development projects.
• Ability to prepare and submit planning applications.

Responsibilities

• Manage planning & development projects from instruction to completion.
• Prepare and submit planning applications.
• Negotiate option and promotion agreements with developers.
• Prepare Local Plan representations and cases for development.
• Lodge appeals and potentially appear at hearings.
• Develop client relationships.

Skills

Chartered Membership of the RTPI

Client relationship management

Planning project management

Negotiation skills

Job description

Senior Town Planner

Bedford

Permanent

Our client, an established planning consultancy are urgently looking to appoint a Senior Town Planner to join tehir team just outside of Bedford. The company operate a very flexible working structure with staff having the optin to work at home for most of the week should they wish.

The successful Senior Planner will play a significant role in the business, working to build and maintain relationships with clients and landowners.

In this instance applications are sought from candidates who have Chartered Membership of the RTPI (or who are working towards this) and demonstrable planning experience, preferably within the private sector.

As a Senior Planner you will:

• Manage planning & development projects from instruction to completion
• Prepare and submit planning applications
• Negotiate option and promotion agreements with Developers
• Prepare Local Plan representations and cases for development
• Lodge appeals and potentially appearing at Informal & formal Hearings
• Develop client relationships

In return the company are offering flexible/hybrid working, generous starting salary and excellent career progression opportunities.

Interested? To discuss this vacancy and other positions within the 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