Town Planner

Overview

Planner / Senior Town Planner - Planning Consultancy
Liverpool, Merseyside

Are you a Town Planner ready to step into a more dynamic consultancy environment, or a Senior Town Planner looking to take real ownership of projects? I’m working with a well-established and growing planning consultancy team in central Liverpool that’s delivering some of the region’s most high-profile and complex development schemes and are looking for a town planner or senior town planner to help grow the team.

This is an opportunity to work at the front end of development, shaping projects from feasibility through to delivery.

• Collaborate within a commercially focused team advising a broad client base across private and public sectors.
• Engage across the full planning lifecycle, including development appraisals and planning strategy.
• Prepare and submit planning applications; support EIA and appeal work.
• Stakeholder and local authority engagement; work as part of multidisciplinary project teams.
• Support senior colleagues or take ownership of projects, managing delivery and client relationships as appropriate to level.

• Experience with in the UK planning system (consultancy and/or local authority).
• Strong understanding of planning policy and development processes.
• Ability to produce high-quality planning reports and statements.
• Confident communicator with strong stakeholder management skills.

• Degree in Town Planning or related field.
• RTPI accreditation (or working towards it) preferred.

• Exposure to major, high-profile schemes across the Liverpool City Region.
• Clear progression opportunities in a growing team.
• Supportive, collaborative environment with multidisciplinary expertise.
• Opportunity to develop both technical and client-facing skills.
• A role where you can genuinely influence the outcome of developments.

If you’re a Town Planner looking for a role where you can build your career in planning while working on meaningful, large-scale projects, this could be a strong next move.