Town Planner

Penguin Recruitment are proud to present an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic Town Planner to join one of the leading UK Land & Planning Promotors, with a focus on a strategic land promotion!



My client is looking for an enthusiastic Town Planner to join their dynamic and forward-thinking planning team. This is a position that has a lot of creative freedom and requires a Planner who is self-motivated with an enthusiastic can-do attitude!



Candidate Requirements



My client is looking for an enthusiastic, forward-thinking, and talented Town Planner to join the team in tackling some of the UK's toughest projects. This is an extremely rewarding role, and my client is looking for a candidate who embodies the following:

• Must hold a Planning degree or equivalent qualification in a relative Planning field.
• Have 3+ years' experience in a Town Planning related role.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
• A personal ethos of commitment to progressing the Town Planning sector.
• Previous experience locally in Leeds/Yorkshire Area.

Duties of the role

• Working on Large-scale to Small-scale developments, including some of the UK's most difficult and diverse projects.
• Liaise with landowners, developers, local authorities, communities, and other parties to bring forward development opportunities.
• Undertake systematic planning research and site searching of development opportunities with owners, agents, and advisors.
• Negotiate satisfactory S106 agreements and planning conditions to achieve satisfactory planning consent.
• Project manage new and existing development schemes through the planning process.
• Identification of new scheme opportunities.
• Planning and promotion of land development schemes.

What's on offer?

• A competitive starting salary!
• An impressive benefits package!
• The opportunity to grow as a professional through exposure to exciting projects!
• A commitment to professional development through continued training and support!
• A commitment to equal opportunity and a positive, driven working environment!

Interested? For applications, or more information about this role and other Town Planning Roles, please send your CV to Megan Field at megan.field@penguinrecruitment.co.uk - 01792 365 104.