Graduate Planner

Job Title:
Graduate Planner

Location:
Thornaby, TS17

Looking for a career where your ambition meets real opportunity?
Join Persimmon Homes as a Graduate Planner and step into a role where your success is celebrated, your growth supported, and your work truly matters.

We're one of the UK's largest and most established house builders — FTSE 100 listed, with 29 regional offices and thousands of quality homes built every year.

At Persimmon, We Don't Just Build Homes — We Build Careers. When You Join Us As a Graduate Planner, You'll Benefit From

• Competitive salary
• Company car/Car allowance
• 5
  * house builder - Be part of a company that consistently delivers quality homes and outstanding customer satisfaction
• Life Cover & Contributory Pension
• Bonus
• Employee Benefits Platform – giving you access to high-street discounts, wellbeing support, and more
• Committed to diversity, inclusion, and empowering your development

As a Graduate Planner with Persimmon Homes, you will be part of a small yet busy team, handling a varied range of planning applications for both strategic and immediate sites, of varying scales and complexity. The role offers a broad area of responsibility for all areas of the development process including planning policy and promotional work along with detailed development management and delivery.

• Assessing land development opportunities against company criteria
• Providing advice internally on planning matters
• Preparing and submitting planning applications
• Attending meetings with all relevant parties during the planning process
• Dealing with ongoing planning matters and submitting information to clear planning conditions

• Degree/Masters Planning or Real Estate Degree with RTPI or RICS accreditation and a rounded knowledge of planning (we would also welcome applicants with a relevant degree without RTPI/RICS accreditation)
• Strong interpersonal and all round excellent communication skills
• Proactive and willingness to take the lead on own initiative and under minimal supervision
• A proven ability to work to, thrive on and meet tight deadlines
• Your positive outlook and professional attitude will enable you to deal confidently with colleagues at all levels