Senior Town Planner (5+ years’ experience)

We are a friendly, multidisciplinary practice based at London Bridge, covering planning, urban design and masterplanning. 

Tibbalds Planning and Urban Design is looking for a senior town planner (5+ years’ experience). You will have RTPI Membership or be working towards your APC.

The role is focused on development planning for a wide range of private and public sector clients, mainly based in London and the south east, on an eclectic mix of projects. Our planners also work alongside our urban designers and architects to provide advice on in-house masterplanning projects, and we’re always interested in applicants who have an aptitude for spatial and/or policy planning.  

What sets us apart from other practices is our strong development planning function within a design-focused practice. We’re motivated by the delivery of high quality design and place-making, so it’s important that you are interested in promoting good design through the planning process. 

Our development planning projects are diverse, including residential infill projects, complex mixed-use urban schemes, innovative commercial spaces, estate regeneration programmes, large urban extensions and new communities. We have an excellent client base and an expanding list of rewarding projects.

Recent recognition includes the Bourne Estate which was overall winner in the Housing Design Awards 2018 and winner at the RIBA 2018 awards; Colville Estate which was winner of the Borough Led Project Awards at the London Planning Awards 2019; White Collar Factory which was highly commended for the Mayor's Award for Sustainable and Environmental Planning at the London Planning Awards 2019; Marklake Court which was winner of the housing category at the 2019 New London Awards. 

You will be enthusiastic and creative, with excellent research, communication and writing skills. You will show aptitude to think strategically and look for positive solutions to planning issues. We will expect you to have a good grasp of the development management process, and an analytical approach to current and emerging planning policy. You will also have a strong track record of achieving planning consents for a variety of clients and be comfortable handling complex projects. 

We offer a range of CPD and employee benefits.  We are also an employee-owned business.

We will offer a competitive salary to match your skills and experience. 

Please send a cover letter and your CV with a relevant project example, listing your contributions to the piece of work to darren.smith@tibbalds.co.uk before Monday 24 February 2020.

Check out our Instagram at @tibbalds and our website at tibbalds.co.uk/planning.

Tibbalds Planning and Urban Design is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

No approaches from agencies.