Senior Town Planner

Senior Town Planner

Location:

London

Penguin Recruitment is delighted to be supporting a well established and growing planning consultancy in their search for a Senior Town Planner to join their London office.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Senior Town Planner to take on a key role within a collaborative and ambitious team, working on a diverse portfolio of projects across the residential, commercial, mixed use and strategic development sectors.

As a Senior Town Planner, you will be responsible for managing planning projects from inception through to determination, providing high quality planning advice to clients and supporting the wider planning team.

• Managing and delivering planning applications and appeals of varying scale and complexity
• Preparing planning statements, appeals, site appraisals and policy representations
• Liaising with local planning authorities, consultees and key stakeholders
• Providing strategic planning advice to clients throughout the development process
• Mentoring and supporting junior planners
• Assisting with business development and maintaining strong client relationships

To be successful in this Senior Town Planner role, you will ideally have:

• A degree or postgraduate qualification in Town Planning or a related discipline
• MRTPI status (or working towards)
• Proven experience within a planning consultancy or local authority
• Strong knowledge of the UK planning system
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• A proactive and commercially aware approach

This Senior Town Planner position offers excellent career progression, exposure to high quality planning work, and the chance to join a supportive and forward thinking consultancy based in London.

If you are interested in this Senior Town Planner role, please contact Joel Bland at Penguin Recruitment for more information.