Senior Planner in Newcastle upon Tyne)

Job Title : Senior Planner

Location : Newcastle

Penguin Recruitment is delighted to be supporting a leading independent planning consultancy in their search for a Senior Consultant Planner to join their dynamic and growing team. With offices based in Chester, Newcastle, and Manchester, this is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced planner to take the next step in their career and work on a wide range of exciting projects across the UK.

The Role

As a Senior Consultant Planner, you will play a key role in delivering planning consultancy services across a diverse portfolio of developments. This includes working alongside Directors and senior staff on major schemes, as well as taking the lead on smaller and medium-scale planning applications.

Key responsibilities :

• Supporting senior staff on large-scale planning projects
• Managing your own caseload of planning applications
• Undertaking research and producing site appraisals
• Drafting planning reports, development plan representations, policy notes, and environmental statements
• Engaging with local authorities, statutory consultees, third parties, and clients
• Building and nurturing client relationships
• Contributing innovative solutions and ideas to planning challenges
• Managing budgets and timelines for small to medium-sized projects
• Keeping up to date with relevant planning policy and legislation
• Attending and presenting at external events and client meetings

About You

We are looking for a motivated and ambitious planner with the following :

What's On Offer

You'll benefit from a supportive and collaborative environment with :

This consultancy is committed to creating a balanced and flexible working environment and places genuine value on professional development and team wellbeing.

Interested?

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