Assistant Planner

We are looking for confident, passionate and talented Assistant Planners / Planners to work on stretching and prestigious projects as part of our established and growing team in Birmingham.

About the role

This is an exciting opportunity to progress your career within a vibrant and progressive consultancy, in a friendly team environment where you will be given the encouragement and tools to grow and progress. We are looking for an Assistant Planner / Planner to work on a range of some of the highest-profile planning projects across the Midlands, focused on city centre regeneration and urban living, residential, and industrial and logistics sectors, amongst others.

In this role you will:

• Support and work towards leading on a range of local projects and proactively assist with the delivery on more major projects.
• Have defined responsibility and client contact, from the start.
• Provide succinct and commercial advice to clients.
• Have the opportunity to work on projects across the West and East Midlands.
• Develop your technical skills and grow your presence in our local markets.
• Be part of a dynamic, supportive and well established Planning team.

“I began my role at Turley over two and half years ago whilst finishing my studies and so far, it has been a fulfilling experience. As part of the Midlands Planning Team, I’ve taken on early responsibility across a wide variety of projects and worked alongside a range of supportive co-owners, consultant and clients. The flexible working environment perfectly complements my lifestyle, and the support I've received throughout my APC journey has been invaluable.”

Holly Okey

Planner

About You

We are seeking a highly motivated, ambitious and dedicated professional with the ability to think strategically, independently and to work as part of our team to further develop our business. The ideal candidate will bring energy, ideas, and positivity. You will have developed good relationships within your network of clients and contacts. You will be a confident team player, one who enjoys collaborating and takes pride in developing others.

Why work for Turley?

We are trusted independent advisors with restless ambition to shape a more sustainable future.

We work collaboratively with our clients to deliver places and communities that thrive. We combine professional expertise with in-depth market knowledge and deploy our services —Design, Economics, EIA, Expert Witness, Heritage, Townscape and Landscape, Planning, Strategic Communications, and Sustainability and ESG — individually or collectively to meet client needs in the most effective way.

We offer excellent remuneration and a flexible benefits package including medical insurance, pension, flexible working allowance, ownership dividend and performance-related bonus.

Turley operates a blended flexible working model, allowing co-owners choice, freedom, and flexibility as to where, when and how they work, balancing personal, team and client requirements. We are happy to talk about flexible working options in more detail during the recruitment process.

We are committed to ensuring people, places and the planet can thrive.

We know that actions speak louder than words. As a business, and through our client work, we strive to make a meaningful impact. This is how we are shaping a more sustainable future.

We have been CarbonNeutral® certified since 2018; achieved Bronze Carbon Literate Organisation accreditation in 2023; and are working towards B Corp status.

Driven by our purpose, we believe in using business as a force for good, including generating value for our clients and profits for our co-owners.

Our aim is to be an even more diverse and inclusive company; we celebrate difference and we're actively building more diverse teams. We welcome applications from candidates regardless of background and personal circumstances who meet the criteria set out above. We would love for you to join an organisation that enables you to thrive. If you need any assistance during the recruitment process or we can put in any adjustments for you, please contact Turley’s People & Culture team (careers@turley.co.uk).