Town Planner - Infrastructure

Penguin Recruitment is proud to be representing one of the world's leading multi-disciplinary consultancies in their search for a Town Planner with infrastructure experience to join their team in Leeds.

Our client is big on expertise but not on hierarchy so, you'll be trusted with more responsibility faster, supporting you to progress and lead on an exciting variety of major infrastructure and development projects!

You'll join one of the UK's leading planning consultancies at the forefront of thought leadership in sustainable infrastructure and development, from Net Zero to ESG, Biodiversity Net Gain and Digital Transformation.

Flexible working is part of the culture, so you'll have the opportunity to talk to them about your priorities inside and outside work. You won't need to sign up for a 9-to-5, five-day week, full-time contract and the offices can accommodate quieter individual work or team working where you can connect and socialise. And if being based at home suits you better, the IT systems will make your days just as easy and effective!

Responsibilities and requirements will depend on your experience, the team:

• Provides advice to the company's growing markets in the development, transportation, energy, aviation, water and defence sectors.
• Delivers an expanding workload for a wide range of clients in the public and private sectors.
• Works in a dynamic multi-disciplinary environment with colleagues in environmental, engineering and design disciplines across the wider UK and international teams.
• Delivers transformative and high-quality infrastructure and communities.

What you can bring?

• A relevant planning degree and either RTPI membership or evidence of working towards RTPI membership (or related/equivalent qualifications/professional membership) are desirable.
• You must be self-motivated, enthusiastic, determined and resilient.
• Work under pressure, with excellent time management and success in meeting tight deadlines. Manage and work on multiple assignments delivering outputs on time and within budget.
• Work well as part of multi-disciplinary teams with the confidence to input effectively as an individual across a range of projects, consenting and strategic planning, and a range of geographies.
• Prepare accurate and well-presented reports and presentations to a high standard.
• Demonstrate strong verbal communication skills and the aptitude to rationally explain, explore and discuss planning issues.
• Flexibly apply knowledge and experience to a wide variety of planning-related tasks.
• Being different makes a difference - creative thought, qualitative reasoning, atypical problem-solving, pattern spotting, big-picture thinking, and the ability to multi-task or single-task focus.

Why Apply?

Our client is ranked as one of LinkedIn's Top 25 Companies, where UK professionals want to work and stay once they join. They've also made the Times Top 50 employers for women!

In return for your expertise and hard work, my client will provide an attractive salary and benefits package that includes:

• Car allowance and business needs vehicles.
• Private Medical, Critical illness, Digital GP, Dental Insurance, Eyecare, Life Assurance.
• Flexible working.
• Options to buy additional annual leave.
• Paid memberships.
• Training budgets.
• Employee referral bonus.
• Cycle to work scheme, charity donations, childcare vouchers
• And so much more…..

If this role is of interest to you, please do not hesitate to contact Matt Fraser on or email