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Senior Town Planner | Principal Town PlannerPenguin Recruitment • London, United Kingdom
Senior Town Planner | Principal Town Planner

Senior Town Planner | Principal Town Planner

Penguin Recruitment • London, United Kingdom
10 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description
Job Title: Senior Town Planner | Principal Town Planner

Location Nottingham

About the Role

You will join a multidisciplinary team of planners and urban designers working across a broad range of sectors, including residential, mixed-use, regeneration and wider commercial development. The role combines project leadership, client engagement and strategic planning advice, with the opportunity to influence high-profile and complex schemes.

You will be based within a collaborative and creative office environment, with opportunities to work alongside teams in multiple regional locations. The organisation promotes flexible working and values both technical excellence and innovative thinking.

Key Responsibilities

Project Leadership

* Lead and manage planning projects from inception through to completion * Ensure high-quality delivery of planning applications, appeals and supporting documentation * Coordinate inputs from internal teams including urban design and visualisation specialists

Client Management

* Develop and maintain strong, trusted client relationships * Provide clear, commercially focused advice and strategic direction * Represent the organisation at client meetings, consultations and stakeholder events

Strategic Planning & Delivery

* Provide robust planning advice across a variety of development sectors * Contribute to the preparation of planning strategies and development frameworks * Identify risks, opportunities and innovative planning solutions

Team Development & Mentoring

* Encourage a collaborative, proactive and high-performance culture

Business Development

* Contribute to business growth through identifying new opportunities

Requirements

* Degree in Town Planning or related discipline (essential) * Chartered Membership of the RTPI (or working towards, for Senior level roles) * Minimum 5+ years' experience in a UK planning consultancy environment (Principal level) * Strong knowledge of the UK planning system and development process * Proven experience managing planning projects independently * Excellent written and verbal communication skills * Strong commercial awareness and client-facing experience * Ability to work across multiple sectors, including residential and mixed-use development * Experience using planning-related software is advantageous

What's on Offer

* Opportunity to work on diverse, high-quality and complex projects * Supportive and collaborative multidisciplinary team environment * Clear career progression and professional development opportunities * Flexible working arrangements promoting work-life balance * Exposure to major projects across multiple UK regions * A creative culture that values innovation, initiative and fresh thinking

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