Town Planner Senior Town Planner

Job Title: Planner / Senior Planner

Location: Cheltenham

Penguin Recruitment is delighted to be supporting a growing and ambitious planning consultancy in the appointment of a Planner / Senior Planner to join their team in Cheltenham.

This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated planning professional to join a well-established but compact consultancy, working across a diverse portfolio of projects throughout the UK. The consultancy provides specialist planning services across areas including planning and regeneration, research, community engagement, strategy and policy development.

The team works on a varied range of projects, including large-scale residential and commercial developments, urban extensions, eco towns, rural estates and other complex development schemes.

The Role

As a Planner / Senior Planner, you will have the opportunity to work on a broad range of interesting and challenging projects, with responsibilities including:

• Assisting senior colleagues with the coordination and preparation of large-scale and complex mixed-use residential and commercial planning applications
  Managing your own projects, including pre-application enquiries, planning applications, Listed Building Consent applications and planning appeals
  Supporting colleagues on larger strategic planning projects
  Liaising with clients, local authorities, consultants and other stakeholders
  Developing your technical planning knowledge and professional experience
  Working closely with senior team members as part of a supportive and collaborative environment

The Ideal Candidate

The successful candidate will ideally have:

• 2-3 years' experience within the planning profession
  A good understanding of the UK planning system
  A degree in Town Planning or a related discipline, ideally RTPI accredited
  Working towards or having achieved RTPI Chartership
  Strong written and verbal communication skills
  A proactive approach and strong work ethic
  A full UK driving licence
  A genuine desire to develop their career within a small, ambitious and growing consultancy

What's on Offer?

• Competitive salary
  Generous holiday allowance
  Pension contributions
  Gym membership
  Professional subscriptions paid for
  Strong technical training and mentoring
  Excellent opportunities for progression and professional development
  Exposure to a diverse range of planning projects
  A friendly, collaborative and supportive working environment

If you are a Planner or Senior Planner looking for your next opportunity in Cheltenham and would like to join an ambitious consultancy where you can develop your career and gain exposure to a varied project portfolio, Penguin Recruitment would be keen to hear from you.

Interested?

For applications, or for more information regarding this opportunity, please send your up-to-date CV to Josh Jones at (url removed) or call (phone number removed)