Senior Town Planner

Job Title: Senior Town Planner

Location: London

Penguin Recruitment is delighted to be supporting a leading, independent property and planning consultancy in their search for an experienced Senior Town Planner to join their growing team.

This is an excellent opportunity for a Senior Town Planner to join a highly regarded, employee-owned consultancy working on a diverse portfolio of prestigious planning and development projects. The business prides itself on delivering technical excellence and achieving the best possible outcomes for its clients, while fostering a flexible, collaborative and supportive working environment.

You will have the opportunity to work alongside industry-leading professionals, take ownership of exciting projects and play an important role in the continued growth of the business. With a strong emphasis on professional development, knowledge sharing and career progression, this is an excellent environment in which to further develop your career as a Senior Town Planner.

As a Senior Town Planner, you will take responsibility for managing and delivering a varied portfolio of planning projects, working closely with senior colleagues, clients and external stakeholders. You will provide technical planning advice, contribute to project strategy and support the development of junior team members.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Managing and delivering a diverse portfolio of planning and development projects.
• Preparing and overseeing planning applications, appeals, planning statements and supporting documentation.
• Undertaking detailed research and analysis of planning policy, legislation, case law and material considerations.
• Developing planning strategies for complex development proposals and strategic land promotion projects.
• Liaising with local planning authorities, planning officers, clients and other key stakeholders.
• Providing professional planning advice and identifying solutions to complex planning challenges.
• Managing client relationships and ensuring projects are delivered to a high standard and within agreed timescales.
• Reviewing project deliverables to ensure accuracy, consistency and technical quality.
• Representing the business and clients at meetings, public consultations and external events.
• Supporting proposals, bids and tender submissions, alongside wider business development activities.
• Managing project budgets, fee proposals, costs and financial performance.
• Supporting, mentoring and developing junior colleagues within the planning team.
• Contributing to the continued growth and success of the wider business.

To be considered for this opportunity, you will ideally have:

• A relevant degree in Town Planning or a related discipline.
• MRTPI Chartered status.
• Significant experience within a planning consultancy or relevant public sector environment.
• Strong knowledge of planning legislation, policy, case law and development management processes.
• Experience managing planning applications, appeals and complex development projects.
• The ability to provide commercially aware and pragmatic planning advice.
• Experience managing client relationships and engaging with local planning authorities and stakeholders.
• Strong project management skills, including budget and financial management.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with proven report-writing abilities.
• The confidence to manage projects independently while working collaboratively within a wider team.
• Experience supporting, mentoring or developing junior colleagues.
• A proactive and commercially minded approach to business development and winning new work.

The successful candidate will receive a competitive salary, discretionary bonus and an excellent benefits package, including:

• 28 days annual leave plus public and bank holidays.
• Pension scheme.
• Life assurance.
• Income protection.
• Critical illness cover.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Comprehensive training and professional development opportunities.
• Private medical insurance, including pre-existing conditions (following successful completion of probation).
• Health Cash Plan (following probation).
• Access to a private GP (following probation).
• Professional membership fees (following probation).
• Interest-free season

Interested?

The hiring manager is looking to meet with suitable candidates ASAP so if you meet the above criteria, please contact Josh Jones on (phone number removed) or (url removed)