Graduate Town Planner

Graduate Town Planner
Location: Macclesfield
Salary: -27,000 - -30,000

An independent Town Planning Consultancy advising clients across the residential, leisure, retail and commercial sectors is seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Graduate Town Planner to join its Macclesfield studio. This is a fantastic chance to start your planning career with a respected, well-established practice.

Benefits of the Graduate Town Planner role include:

• Attractive, competitive salary
• Contributory pension scheme
• Generous annual leave
• Support for professional growth
• Opportunities for personal development

Key responsibilities of the Graduate Town Planner:

• Helping to prepare and submit planning applications
• Providing support on planning appraisals and assessments of development potential
• Carrying out planning policy research and reviewing local planning documents
• Contributing to the drafting of planning statements, reports and representations
• Assisting senior colleagues on planning appeals and enforcement cases
• Helping to prepare representations on development plans and Local Plans
• Communicating with local planning authorities and other professional consultants
• Visiting sites and collecting information to inform planning advice
• Tracking planning applications and moving projects through the planning process

Requirements of the Graduate Town Planner:

• An RTPI-accredited degree in Town Planning, Urban Planning or a closely related subject
• A real interest in the UK planning system and the development sector
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Solid research and analytical skills
• Strong organisational skills and a keen eye for detail
• The ability to juggle multiple priorities and meet deadlines
• A positive, proactive and practical attitude to solving problems
• Confidence working as part of a team while taking ownership of your own workload
• A commitment to learning and developing professionally

To apply, please call Sophie on (phone number removed) or alternatively, send your CV and Portfolio across to (url removed). I look forward to hearing from you soon.