Job Title: Assistant Town Planner | Town Planner
Location: Newcastle

Penguin Recruitment is delighted to be supporting a respected, employee-owned planning consultancy with the appointment of a Junior Planning Consultant to join their growing Newcastle office. This is an excellent opportunity to develop your planning career within a supportive, high-performing team working on a diverse portfolio of projects across the UK.

The Role

As a Planning Consultant, you will play a key role in supporting senior colleagues while also taking ownership of smaller projects. You''ll work on a wide variety of schemes and gain valuable exposure to clients, complex sites, and the full planning process.

Your responsibilities will typically include:

• Supporting senior staff on major projects and helping drive them forward
• Managing smaller planning applications
• Conducting research, analysis, and site assessments
• Preparing planning appraisals, reports, submissions, and development plan representations
• Drafting planning applications and contributions to Environmental Statements
• Liaising with planning officers, consultees, third parties, and fellow professionals
• Building and maintaining strong client relationships
• Developing creative and effective planning solutions
• Taking responsibility for smaller projects from inception to completion
• Staying up to date with planning policy and practice
• Attending external events and delivering presentations where required

About You

The ideal candidate will:

• Hold a degree in a relevant discipline with a strong interest in town planning
• Demonstrate a solid understanding of planning principles
• Be a natural problem-solver with strong analytical ability
• Possess excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Be confident in technical writing and presentations
• Bring creativity, initiative, and enthusiasm

This role would suit a Graduate or Junior Planning Consultant looking to build their experience, or a Planning Consultant seeking the next step in their career.

What''s on Offer

Our client provides:

• Excellent opportunities for career progression
• Highly competitive salaries
• Annual bonuses
• Pension contributions
• Private healthcare
• Payment of professional fees
• Flexible working arrangements, combining office and home working
• Supportive, collaborative culture within an employee-owned consultancy
• Additional benefits associated with Employee Ownership Trust status, including tax-free bonuses

You''ll join a consultancy that champions work-life balance, invests in staff wellbeing, and empowers employees to take an active role in the direction of the business.

Interested?
To find out more, or to arrange a confidential discussion, please contact Josh Jones at Penguin Recruitment on (phone number removed) or email (url removed). CVs and informal enquiries are welcome.