Town Planning Director

Director of Planning

Location:

London (other flexible UK Locations) Hybrid Working Available

Salary:
Competitive Executive Package + Benefits

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an accomplished Director of Planning to join a highly regarded consultancy delivering some of the UK's most significant infrastructure, development, and regeneration projects.

This role is ideally suited to a commercially minded planning leader who enjoys combining strategic business growth with technical excellence and team leadership. As Director of Planning, you will play a key role in shaping the direction of a nationally recognised planning practice while supporting clients through increasingly complex planning, consenting, and development challenges.

Working alongside senior leaders across multiple disciplines, the Director of Planning will help drive market growth, strengthen client relationships, and expand the delivery of major projects across sectors including transport, energy, water, housing, and environmental infrastructure.

Your focus will extend far beyond project delivery. You will be a visible leader within the business, responsible for:

• Developing and executing growth strategies for the planning business.
• Leading business development activities and securing new project opportunities.
• Building long-term relationships with key clients, stakeholders, and industry partners.
• Providing strategic direction across complex planning and consenting programmes.
• Supporting the continued growth and development of multidisciplinary teams.
• Enhancing the organisation's profile within the planning and infrastructure sectors.
• Driving collaboration across planning, environmental, engineering, and design disciplines.
• Maintaining high standards of commercial performance, governance, and project delivery.

This position offers involvement in nationally important projects that support sustainable growth and long-term investment across the UK. Typical areas of focus include:

• Major infrastructure schemes.
• Energy and net-zero developments.
• Strategic residential and mixed-use developments.
• Transport and mobility projects.
• Water and environmental programmes.
• Complex planning and consenting strategies.

You will be instrumental in helping clients navigate planning policy, regulatory requirements, and evolving development frameworks while delivering commercially successful outcomes.

We are interested in speaking with senior planning professionals who can demonstrate:

• Chartered RTPI status.
• A degree or postgraduate qualification in Town Planning or a related RTPI-accredited discipline.
• Significant experience within planning consultancy.
• A strong reputation within the planning and development sector.
• Proven success in winning work and developing client relationships.
• Experience leading large, multidisciplinary project teams.
• Strong understanding of UK planning legislation, policy, and consenting processes.
• Experience advising on major infrastructure or development projects.
• Excellent commercial awareness and leadership capability.

This is an opportunity to take on a highly influential leadership role within a growing and well-established consultancy environment.

• A senior leadership position with genuine influence over business direction.
• Access to nationally significant projects and clients.
• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements.
• Strong opportunities for career progression and professional development.
• A collaborative and inclusive culture that values innovation and leadership.
• The chance to help shape the future of planning, infrastructure, and sustainable development across the UK.