Senior Town Planner

Role: Senior Town Planner

Location: Scotland

Salary: Negotiable

My client is a leading planning and property consultancy which has over 15 offices across the UK, establishing itself as one of the largest and most successful consultancies in the country. They are searching for an ambitious and enthusiastic Town Planner to join their team of expert planning professionals in East Scotland. This office has an excellent reputation and is renowned for being one of the frontrunners throughout the British planning world.

The successful Town Planner you will be expected to take on the following responsibilities:

* Managing projects involving planning applications and appeals, providing accurate and efficient advice to clients.
* Investing in the development of a range of sites and projects and assessing sites for development suitability.
* Demonstrating an ability to marshal evidence in support of the planning projects.
* Demonstrating a positive, proactive attitude with the drive to meet client expectations and promote the business through the use of marketing and networking skills

The successful candidate will:

• Preferably be a member of the Royal Town Planning Institute.
• Have around 3 years or more relevant experience.
• Be able to prioritise and manage a workload whilst working flexibly to meet both the commercial and contractual needs of the business.
• Hold demonstrable experience of working as a planning officer or consultant in the public/private sector.
• Hold a demonstrable level of knowledge and understanding and application of current and emerging planning legislation.
• Be ambitious to enhance the reputation of the Development Management service for innovation, quality and timeliness of delivery.

This is a fantastic opportunity to further your career with a leading planning consultancy and is offered alongside an extremely competitive salary and excellent benefits package. For more information on this vacancy and other roles in Town Planning, please call Jack Green on 01792 365 104 for an informal chat. Emails to tomi.garland@penguinrecruitment.co.uk