Senior Town Planner – Hybrid (Manchester)

Rapleys; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Hybrid working

Holiday entitlement 30 days

Private healthcare

Medicash cashback scheme

50% gym membership contribution

Cycle to work scheme

Life Assurance

Enhanced maternity leave

Enhanced paternity leave

Job summary

Rapleys is a multi-disciplinary property consultancy recruiting a Senior Town Planner in Manchester to provide planning advice across residential, retail, healthcare, automotive and commercial sectors.

You will lead case work, coordinate planning applications and appeals, liaise with clients and authorities, and contribute to business development within a collaborative, supportive team. The role offers hybrid working and CPD opportunities.

Qualifications

• Chartered RTPI member or working toward full membership.
• Strong technical knowledge in town planning and related legislation.
• Ability to write clearly and concisely and develop arguments in writing.
• Ability to present information confidently when speaking.
• Commitment to CPD through training and internal sessions and wider reading.
• Ability to prioritise tasks and manage time effectively.

Responsibilities

• Provision of planning advice across projects and sectors.
• Conducting case work as directed by the Project Lead.
• Production, co-ordination, submission and management of planning applications, appeals and pre-application requests.
• Liaising with clients, planning officers, consultees and third parties.
• Undertaking initial planning appraisals.
• Site visits and attendance at meetings, planning committees and public consultations.
• Working to deadlines within instruction scope and QA processes.
• Writing reports, interpreting data and making recommendations.
• Business development through client management and networking to seek new work.

Skills

Town planning

Client management

Networking

Written communication

Time management

Job description

Rapleys is a multi-disciplinary property consultancy recruiting a Senior Town Planner in Manchester to provide planning advice across residential, retail, healthcare, automotive and commercial sectors.

You will lead case work, coordinate planning applications and appeals, liaise with clients and authorities, and contribute to business development within a collaborative, supportive team. The role offers hybrid working and CPD opportunities.