Job Description
Penguin Recruitment is delighted to be supporting a leading, multi-disciplinary property consultancy in their search for a Senior Town Planner to join their established team in Manchester.
This is an excellent opportunity to join a respected consultancy with a strong reputation across the property sector, offering the chance to work on a diverse range of projects while developing your career within a collaborative and forward-thinking environment.
The Role
As a Senior Town Planner, you will provide commercially focused planning advice and consultancy services across a variety of sectors, including residential, retail, healthcare, automotive and roadside, and commercial developments.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Preparing, coordinating, submitting and managing planning applications, appeals and pre-application enquiries.
- Providing commercially astute and timely planning advice across a range of projects.
- Undertaking planning appraisals, site assessments and research to support project delivery.
- Liaising and negotiating with clients, local planning authorities, statutory consultees and external consultants.
- Preparing planning reports, interpreting data and presenting clear, well-reasoned recommendations.
- Attending site visits, client meetings, planning committees and public consultation events.
- Managing workloads effectively, ensuring projects are delivered to deadlines and within agreed budgets.
- Building and maintaining strong client relationships while contributing to business development and identifying new opportunities.
About You
To be successful in this role, you will ideally have:
- Chartered RTPI membership or be actively working towards chartership.
- Strong technical knowledge of the UK planning system, relevant legislation and planning procedures.
- Experience managing planning applications and providing professional planning advice.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the confidence to present arguments and recommendations.
- Strong organisational skills and the ability to prioritise competing deadlines.
- A proactive approach to client management, networking and business development.
- A commitment to continued professional development and expanding your planning expertise.
What's on Offer?
The successful candidate will benefit from a competitive employment package, including:
- Flexible and hybrid working arrangements.
- 30 days' annual leave, excluding bank holidays, including a dedicated wellbeing day and your birthday.
- Private healthcare.
- Medicash cashback scheme.
- 50% contribution towards gym membership.
- Cycle-to-work scheme.
- Life assurance.
- Enhanced maternity and paternity leave.
Why Apply?
This is a fantastic opportunity for a Senior Town Planner to join a growing consultancy that values its people, encourages collaboration across different disciplines and provides opportunities to take on varied and interesting projects.
You will be part of a supportive team where your technical expertise, commercial awareness and client-facing skills can make a real difference, with the opportunity to contribute to the continued growth of the business.
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