Graduate Planner

Job title:

Graduate Town Planner

Salary:
Competitive

Location:

Sheffield

A specialist environmental and planning consultancy is looking to appoint a Graduate Town Planner to join its growing team. This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated planning graduate to start their career within a multidisciplinary consultancy that delivers planning, ecology, and environmental services across the UK.

Working alongside experienced planners and environmental specialists, you'll gain hands-on exposure to a broad range of projects across sectors such as residential, renewable energy, infrastructure, and commercial development.

The Role

As a Graduate Town Planner, you will support the planning team in delivering high-quality planning advice and applications. This is a varied role that will allow you to develop your technical knowledge while building practical experience in the planning system.

Key responsibilities will include:

Assisting with the preparation and submission of planning applications and supporting documents

Conducting planning policy research and site appraisals

Supporting the preparation of Planning Statements, Design & Access Statements, and appeal documentation

Reviewing local planning policy, development plans, and planning constraints

Liaising with colleagues across ecology, environmental assessment, and planning teams

Supporting client communications and project coordination

Monitoring planning applications and local authority decisions

About You

The ideal candidate will be enthusiastic about planning and keen to build a long-term career within a consultancy environment.

You should have:

A degree in Town Planning or a related discipline

Eligibility for or working towards RTPI accreditation

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Good research and analytical ability

Excellent organisation and attention to detail

A proactive attitude and willingness to learn

A full UK driving licence (desirable)

What's on Offer

A structured graduate development pathway

Support towards RTPI Chartership

Exposure to a wide range of planning and environmental projects

Mentorship from experienced planning professionals

Competitive salary and benefits package

Flexible and hybrid working arrangements