Senior Planner / Principal Planner

Cheltenham

Penguin Recruitment is pleased to be supporting a renowned Planning Consultancy whose Cheltenham office is looking for an experienced Senior Town Planner to join their busy team!

My client provides a full range of planning services across the UK, working across commercial, residential, retail and leisure sectors. The senior planners in the team take individual responsibility for their own workload, subject to skills, experience, confidence, and ability; as well as provide general support to the wider team.

Duties of the Role:

Drafting and completing relevant documents to support planning and other applications.
Completing planning and other application forms and submitting/managing applications for development proposals.
Reviewing and commenting on the work of other external consultants.
Monitoring applications through their process, including negotiating with planning officers and liaising with clients and other consultants.
Delegating tasks to junior team members and checking their work.

Candidate Requirements:

Applicants will preferably have a minimum of 3 years post qualification experience.
Some local authority experience would be an advantage, but this is not essential.
We welcome applications from those who are MRTPI and those working towards membership.
The ability to build relationships with colleagues, clients, and other consultants.

What's on Offer:

Competitive starting salary.
Hybrid and genuinely flexible working available.
25 days holiday plus bank holidays.
4 times your annual salary in life assurance.
Long term sickness benefit.
Income protection scheme.
Pension Scheme.
Payment of RTPI membership fees.
Potential for further earnings from bonus.

Interested?

For applications, please apply above, and for any queries please contact Megan Field at or call (phone number removed)