Job Description
Graduate Town Planner
Salary: £25,000/£28,000
Location: Bury St Edmunds
I'm currently recruiting for a Graduate Town Planner position with a well-established, specialist planning consultancy that works on a variety of commercial and public-facing development projects across the UK.
The company has a strong focus on retail, town-centre, restaurant, leisure and roadside development, giving graduates the opportunity to gain exposure to a broad range of planning projects. Recent work has included town-centre restaurant reconfigurations, leisure-site re-imaging and advertisement consent, as well as planning feasibility and development work associated with roadside sites. The role would provide excellent exposure to planning applications, site appraisals, planning histories, pre-application discussions, local authority liaison and coordination with highways, design and other technical consultants.
The role would suit a graduate who has:
- A degree in Town Planning, Urban Planning or a related subject.
- A genuine interest in pursuing a career within planning consultancy.
- Good written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
- The ability to manage multiple tasks and work to deadlines.
- A willingness to learn and develop their planning knowledge.
- Ideally, some relevant planning experience through a placement, internship or university project.
Benefits include:
- Excellent opportunity for career progression within a specialist planning consultancy.
- Exposure to a diverse range of commercial and public-facing planning projects.
- Hands-on experience across the planning application and development-control process.
- Opportunity to work alongside experienced planners and other professional consultants.
- Development of strong client-facing and local-authority liaison skills.
- Support towards professional development and progression within the planning sector.
- Varied workload across projects throughout the UK.
This would be a particularly good opportunity for a graduate looking to build a strong foundation in private-sector planning consultancy and gain practical experience across a varied project portfolio.
If this sounds like something you would be interested in exploring, please feel free to email your CV to . I'd be happy to provide further information about the role, the company and the wider package, and arrange a confidential conversation.
