Town Planner

Job Title:

Town Planner

Location;
Exeter or Plymouth

Penguin Recruitment is delighted to be supporting a well:established and highly respected planning consultancy in their search for a Town Planner to join their growing South West team.

This is an excellent opportunity for a commercially minded planner looking to develop their career within a collaborative, multidisciplinary consultancy. Working from either Exeter or Plymouth, youll become part of an experienced team delivering a diverse portfolio of projects across the South West and beyond.

As a Town Planner, youll work on a wide variety of projects from feasibility through to planning consent, supporting clients across the full planning process. The project portfolio includes agricultural diversification schemes, residential and mixed:use developments, regeneration projects, community:led initiatives and other complex planning applications.

Youll work closely with planning professionals and specialists from related disciplines, gaining valuable experience while developing your technical expertise and client:facing skills.

• Preparing and managing planning applications from inception through to determination.
• Providing clear and commercially focused planning advice to clients.
• Supporting planning appeals and contributing to planning strategies.
• Assisting with Section 106 negotiations and planning obligations.
• Liaising with local authorities, stakeholders and project teams.
• Keeping up to date with planning policy and legislative changes.
• Supporting business development opportunities and building client relationships.

• Experience with in a planning consultancy, local authority, developer or house builder.
• Good knowledge of the UK planning system and relevant planning legislation.
• Experience supporting planning applications and securing planning permissions.
  
  An understanding of planning policy and development management.
• Knowledge of related technical disciplines including highways, ecology, drainage or heritage would be advantageous.
• Degree or postgraduate qualification in Town Planning or a related subject.
• MRTPI qualified or working towards chartership.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• A proactive, collaborative and commercially aware approach.

• Opportunity to work on high:profile and community:shaping developments.
• A supportive and collaborative working environment.
• Excellent opportunities for professional development and career progression.
• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.
• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements.
• Generous annual leave.
• A varied workload with exposure to projects of all scales.