Senior Town Planner

Senior Town Planner
Infrastructure Planning | Hybrid Working

An established UK property and planning consultancy is looking to appoint a Chartered or Senior Town Planner to join its growing Infrastructure Planning team. This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious planner looking to work on a broad range of infrastructure and utilities projects across sectors including water, gas, and electricity.

The successful candidate will work closely with a collaborative, multidisciplinary team delivering planning consultancy services across a diverse client base. The role offers exposure to interesting and varied projects, alongside genuine opportunities for career development and progression.

This is a permanent full-time role operating on a hybrid basis.

Key Responsibilities

• Managing and prioritising your own caseload
• Undertaking site appraisals and preparing site strategies
• Managing and preparing planning applications and supporting documentation
• Providing bespoke planning advice to clients
• Project managing multidisciplinary teams including architects, highways, drainage, landscape and ecology consultants
• Liaising with clients, Planning Officers, statutory consultees, Councillors, and members of the public
• Attending and leading project meetings
• Negotiating positive planning outcomes on behalf of clients
• Mentoring and supporting junior team members
• Managing budgets, invoicing and time recording

Candidate Requirements

• Ideally MRTPI qualified, although strong relevant experience will also be considered
• Experience within town planning consultancy or a related planning environment
• Infrastructure planning experience would be advantageous but is not essential
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Self-motivated with excellent organisational abilities
• Ability to manage workloads and meet deadlines
• Good commercial awareness and understanding of the planning market
• Competent IT and Microsoft Office skills

Salary & Benefits

• Potential car allowance (£375 per month plus uplift)
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• Hybrid working model (typically 3 days office / 2 days home)
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, birthday leave, and additional festive shutdown days
• Option to purchase additional annual leave
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave
• Employee Assistance Programme and Death in Service cover
• Retail and lifestyle discounts portal
• Volunteering leave entitlement
• Professional membership and training support
• Structured career progression framework

The Opportunity

This role would suit an experienced Planner or Senior Planner looking to step into a supportive and collaborative consultancy environment with strong long-term progression opportunities. Candidates with a general planning background and an interest in moving into infrastructure planning are encouraged to apply.