Graduate Town Planner

Graduate Town Planner

Salary: 25,000/ 28,000

Location:
Bury St Edmunds

I'm currently recruiting for a Graduate Town Planner position with a well-established, specialist planning consultancy that works on a variety of commercial and public-facing development projects across the UK.

The company has a strong focus on retail, town-centre, restaurant, leisure and roadside development
, giving graduates the opportunity to gain exposure to a broad range of planning projects. Recent work has included town-centre restaurant reconfigurations, leisure-site re-imaging and advertisement consent, as well as planning feasibility and development work associated with roadside sites. The role would provide excellent exposure to planning applications, site appraisals, planning histories, pre-application discussions, local authority liaison and coordination with highways, design and other technical consultants.

• A degree in Town Planning, Urban Planning or a related subject.
• A genuine interest in pursuing a career within planning consultancy.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
• The ability to manage multiple tasks and work to deadlines.
• A willingness to learn and develop their planning knowledge.
• Ideally, some relevant planning experience through a placement, internship or university project.

• Excellent opportunity for career progression within a specialist planning consultancy.
• Exposure to a diverse range of commercial and public-facing planning projects.
• Hands-on experience across the planning application and development-control process.
• Opportunity to work alongside experienced planners and other professional consultants.
• Development of strong client-facing and local-authority liaison skills.
• Support towards professional development and progression within the planning sector.
• Varied workload across projects throughout the UK.

This would be a particularly good opportunity for a graduate looking to build a strong foundation in private-sector planning consultancy and gain practical experience across a varied project portfolio.