Town Planner / Senior Town Planner
- Employer
- Penguin Recruitment
- Location
- Reading, Berkshire, England
- Salary
- £35000 - £50000 per annum + Benefits
- Closing date
- 9 Sep 2022
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- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Discipline
- Planning
- Function
- Consultant, Planner
- Sector
- Consultancy
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Job Details
Town Planner / Senior Town Planner
Penguin Recruitment is delighted to present a fantastic opportunity for a commercially minded Town Planner to join a specialist Town Planning Consultancy in Reading.
My client is a specialist Town Planning Consultancy that provides exemplary advice to the development industry on all aspects of the planning system. They are looking to add to our expert team, with the appointment of a talented individual to contribute to the ongoing success and growth of the practice.
My client provides expert advice and offers high-quality, boutique planning services to the development and property sector on all aspects of the planning system, with particular focus primarily within residential and mixed-use projects on varying scales throughout the UK. The current team have a well-established client based of landowners, promotors, major housebuilders, and other commercial firms.
The successful candidate will be responsible for the following duties:
- Preparation, submission, and negotiation of planning applications and appeals
- Undertake site appraisals.
- Making representations upon development plan documents.
- Undertake planning research.
- Remain highly motivated and organised, with good interpersonal skills.
- Assist and manage consultant teams in the coordination of projects.
We are seeking applications from candidate with the following attributes:
- RTPI accredited degree/diploma in planning or a similar field of study.
- MRTPI Chartered Planner status or in the process of the APC.
- Professional previous experience in either the private or public sector.
- A good understanding of development management or policy planning advantageous.
Why apply?
For the ideal candidate, my client is very happy to offer a competitive starting salary and digressionary bonus as well as a generous accompanying benefits package. My client's team is close-knit with a very low turnover rate due to the friendly and encouraging nature of the team as well as the opportunity to grow and progress within the team, all the way to Partner.
Interested?
For applications and more information on this opportunity, please send your up-to-date CV to Megan Field at megan.field@penguinrecruitment.co.uk or call 01792 365 100.
Company
Penguin Recruitment has over 10 years experience in the Town Planning Sector. Our dedicated team of Planning Consultants are actively working with Consultancies, House Builders, Strategic Land Promoters and Local Authorities across the UK.
Whether you are a Graduate looking for that first career step, an Associate Director looking for that strategic move, or an employer in the Town Planning Sector looking for a Recruitment Partner, Penguin’s considerable experience can help you achieve your goal.
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Company info
- Telephone
- 0121 442 0646
- Location
-
166B Alcester Road
166B Alcester Road
Moseley
Birmingham
West Midlands
B13 8HS
United Kingdom
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