Senior Town Planner

Penguin Recruitment is delighted to be supporting an independent planning consultancy on the hire of a Senior Town Planner to their team in the North East (soon to move into new premises in Newcastle!). This is a permanent position.
Our client provides pragmatic, commercially astute and clear town planning support to a wide variety of both private and public sector clients nationwide.
As a Senior Town Planner, you will provide support to the wider planning team on planning applications and projects across a mix of sectors such as housing, commercial, roadside, industrial, healthcare, education, energy and minerals and waste.
Working in a small but experienced and growing team of planners (inside a larger wider team of 50), you will provide the following services to your clients;

• Community Engagement
• Environmental Impact Assessments
• Planning Appeals
• Land and Site Promotion
• Local Plan Consultation
• Mineral Safeguarding Assessment
• Planning Strategy formulation
• Planning Due Diligence
• Permitted Development Rights
• Planning Applications
• Planning Obligation Negotiations
• Site Identification

Qualifications & Experience Required

• An RTPI-accredited degree or Masters in a related discipline.
• MRTPI status (or close to submitting)
• Commensurate experience at Senior Town Planner level.
• Good communication skills.
• Solid report writing skills.
• Understanding of the UK planning process.

Salary / Benefits
In return for your commitment and hard work, you will be rewarded with a competitive starting salary (guide of £35,000 - £45,000pa), a benefits package, a varied workload and an experienced leadership team for support.
Interested?
If you are looking to join a growing and busy practice, this is the role for you!
The Director is looking to meet with suitable candidates ASAP so if you meet the above criteria, please contact Matt Fraser on 01792 365 001 or matt.fraser@penguinrecruitment.co.uk