Town Planner | Senior Town Planner

Overview

Job Title:

Town Planner / Senior Town Planner

Location:

Central Manchester

Penguin Recruitment are delighted to be supporting a well-established, independent planning consultancy in their search for a Town Planner or Senior Town Planner to join their growing Manchester team.

This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated planner with a solid grounding in development management to take the next step in their career within a commercially focused consultancy environment, working on a diverse portfolio of projects across the North West and beyond.

You will play a key role in the preparation, management and delivery of planning applications, providing robust planning advice and contributing to high-quality outcomes for clients. The position offers genuine scope for progression and increased responsibility, depending on experience.

• Managing and supporting planning applications across a range of development types
• Undertaking policy analysis and building clear, well-reasoned planning cases
• Liaising with local authorities, clients and external consultants
• Contributing effectively within multi-disciplinary project teams
• Supporting junior staff (at Senior level) and assisting with project coordination

Our client is ideally seeking someone with:

• RTPI Accredited Degree
• Relevant professional planning experience (public or private sector)
• Strong, demonstrable experience in development management, including policy interpretation and application case-making
• A proactive, organised approach with the ability to work on your own initiative
• Experience of working within multi-disciplinary teams (project management experience is advantageous but not essential)

This role requires a significant in-office presence at the Manchester city centre office to support collaboration and team working. While there is some flexibility in practice, this opportunity will best suit candidates who are comfortable with a predominantly office-based role rather than a fully hybrid expectation.

• Competitive salary, dependent on experience
• Clear progression opportunities within a growing consultancy
• Exposure to a varied and interesting project portfolio
• Supportive, professional team environment in a central Manchester location

Interested?

The hiring manager is looking to meet with suitable candidates as soon as possible.