Senior Town Planner | Hybrid & Flexible Work + Benefits

Energy Jobline ZR; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Hybrid working

30 days annual leave

Private healthcare

Medicash cashback

Gym membership

Cycle-to-work

Life assurance

Enhanced parental leave

Job summary

Penguin Recruitment in Manchester is seeking a Senior Town Planner to join a leading multi-disciplinary property consultancy. You will provide commercially focused planning advice across residential, retail, healthcare, automotive and roadside sectors and manage planning applications and appeals.

You will liaise with clients and planning authorities, prepare reports and accompany site visits, with a view to delivering projects on time and within budget while developing your professional

Qualifications

• Chartered RTPI membership or working towards chartership.
• Strong knowledge of the UK planning system, legislation and procedures.
• Experience managing planning applications and providing professional planning advice.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; able to present arguments clearly.
• Strong organisational skills with ability to prioritise deadlines.
• Proactive client management, networking and business development.
• Commitment to continued professional development and growing planning expertise.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, coordinate, submit and manage planning applications, appeals and pre-application enquiries.
• Provide commercially astute planning advice across diverse projects.
• Undertake planning appraisals, site assessments and research for project delivery.
• Liaise and negotiate with clients, planning authorities and external consultees.
• Prepare planning reports, interpret data and present clear recommendations.
• Attend site visits, client meetings, planning committees and consultations.
• Manage workloads to deliver projects on time and within budgets.
• Build and maintain client relationships and contribute to business development.

Skills

Chartered RTPI member

UK planning system

Planning applications

Written & verbal comms

Organisation

Client management

PD/CPD

Education

RTPI Chartered status

Job description

Penguin Recruitment in Manchester is seeking a Senior Town Planner to join a leading multi-disciplinary property consultancy. You will provide commercially focused planning advice across residential, retail, healthcare, automotive and roadside sectors and manage planning applications and appeals.

You will liaise with clients and planning authorities, prepare reports and accompany site visits, with a view to delivering projects on time and within budget while developing your professional