Senior Town Planner

Senior Town Planner
Location:
Nottingham

Penguin Recruitment is pleased to be supporting a leading national multi disciplinary consultancy in their search for a Senior Town Planner to join their growing team in Nottingham.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced planner to work within a well-established consultancy delivering a wide range of planning projects across the residential, commercial, industrial, energy, and infrastructure sectors. The role offers strong project ownership, client exposure, and clear opportunities for progression within a supportive and collaborative environment.

As a Senior Town Planner, you will lead planning projects from early strategy through to determination, providing high-quality and commercially focused planning advice.

Key responsibilities include:

• Managing and delivering planning applications, appeals, and pre-application submissions

• Preparing planning statements, supporting documentation, and strategic planning advice

• Undertaking site appraisals and detailed planning policy analysis

• Acting as the main point of contact for clients, local authorities, and consultants

• Attending meetings, site visits, and committee hearings as required

• Supporting and mentoring junior planners within the team

• Contributing to planning strategy and wider project delivery

The successful Senior Town Planner will have:

• MRTPI Chartered status (or be close to achieving chartership)

• Solid private sector experience within a planning consultancy

• Proven experience managing planning applications independently

• Strong understanding of the UK planning system and development management

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• A proactive, organised, and commercially aware approach

• Join a respected and growing national consultancy

• Hybrid working options

• Diverse and interesting project portfolio

• Clear opportunities for career progression and professional development

• Supportive and inclusive team culture

For further information on this Senior Town Planner role in Nottingham, please contact Joel Bland at Penguin Recruitment.