Masterplanner

Base pay range

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This employee‑owned planning consultancy is shaping plans for over 150,000 new homes across the UK. Its client base spans master developers, blue‑chip companies, landowners, Government bodies, and local authorities. Projects cover a wide geographical spread and present diverse planning challenges, offering variety and scope for professional growth.

The practice champions robust advocacy, collaboration, and consensus‑building, ensuring planners work across multiple projects and avoid being pigeonholed. Creativity and strategic spatial planning are at the heart of its work, supported by well‑structured processes that deliver better places and create real value.

Our client is looking for someone with a strong portfolio in master planning urban extensions and greenfield sites to join them in Milton Keynes, and work in multidisciplinary project teams to produce innovative, compelling and deliverable masterplans for landowners, developers and the public sector.

• A strong understanding of how master planning integrates with town planning to secure high‑quality planning permissions.
• Insight into how design inputs evolve between the outline and reserved matters stages.
• Experience in design coding, which would be a distinct advantage.
• Confidence in presenting and articulating your work to a range of audiences, including colleagues, clients, local authorities and other stakeholders.
• A background in landscape architecture, with experience working at a strategic scale, would be of particular interest.
• While benefiting from an enviable client list, the practice also actively tenders for new work. Candidates should be able to demonstrate their contribution to winning bids and securing new commissions.

• Competitive salary up to £60,000
• Hybrid working (three days in the office, two from home)
• Employee‑owned business with a supportive, inclusive culture
• Generous annual leave plus long‑service leave
• Monthly mobility allowance
• Performance bonus after six months’ service
• Annual Employee Trust Award recognising individual ownership
• Group pension scheme and medical insurance
• Funded professional subscriptions and CPD opportunities
• Company‑wide study trips (often abroad), annual away days, and social, cultural, and sporting activities
• Regular CPD sessions, mentoring, and tailored progression plans
• A workplace committed to community engagement and charitable initiatives

This is an opportunity to become part of a consultancy that values creativity, collaboration, and professional development. With a strong commitment to employee ownership and a culture that invests in its people, this role offers not just a job, but a platform for long‑term growth and meaningful impact on the places we live and work.

Mid‑Senior level

Full‑time

Construction and Architecture and Planning