Town Planner
- Employer
- Penguin Recruitment
- Location
- London, Ruislip, England
- Salary
- £30000 - £40000 per annum
- Closing date
- 7 Mar 2025
You need to sign in or create an account to save a job.
Job Details

REF: NEBHR
Town Planner - Residential Developer
Location: Ruislip, Greater London
Salary: Competitive + Excellent Benefits
Are you an experienced Town Planner looking for an exciting opportunity with a leading residential developer? We are working with a highly respected housebuilder seeking a skilled and motivated Town Planner to join their team at their Ruislip office.
The Role:
As a Town Planner, you will play a crucial role in shaping new residential developments, ensuring projects align with planning policies and contribute positively to local communities. You will be responsible for managing planning applications, liaising with local authorities, and supporting land acquisition strategies.
Key Responsibilities:
✅ Preparing and submitting planning applications for new developments
✅ Engaging with local authorities, stakeholders, and consultants
✅ Conducting site appraisals and advising on planning risks
✅ Ensuring compliance with local and national planning regulations
✅ Supporting land and development teams with planning insights
About You:
🔹 Experience: Previous experience in town planning, ideally within residential development or consultancy
🔹 Qualifications: Degree in Town Planning or a related field (MRTPI desirable)
🔹 Skills: Strong knowledge of UK planning legislation, excellent communication, and problem-solving abilities
🔹 Industry: Experience in housebuilding, property development, or consultancy preferred
What's on Offer?
✨ Competitive salary and benefits package
✨ Career development opportunities within a leading housebuilder
✨ Dynamic and supportive working environment
If you're a proactive Town Planner looking to make an impact in residential development, we want to hear from you! Apply now or contact Neil Ellerton of Penguin Recruitment on 01792 365 108
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.
Read the latest articles from Penguin Recruitment:
- Hottest skills in town planning right now
- How to adapt your CV for a career change
- Career quandary: How can I ask for a pay rise?
- Job description: Ecologist
- Job description: Development control planner
- Job description: Principal planner
- "How do we reposition our company as an employer of choice?"
- Job description: Urban designer
- How to attract town planners in a candidate-driven market
- Preparing to return to the office? Here are some top tips
- Top 5 skills planners need to succeed in 2021 and beyond
- How is IR35 affecting town planning careers and recruitment?
- Flexible working boosted by COVID-19 in the town planning industry
- Career quandary: Should I relocate for work?
- How will automation impact on your town planning career?
- How to lead a successful town planning team
- How to request flexible working
- How to prepare for a job interview in town planning
- How to land your first job in planning
- Why employer branding matters in the town planning sector
- Job description: Town planner
- Wonderful workplaces in planning: Bell Cornwell
- Job description: Graduate town planner
- Job description: Senior town planner
- Why flexible working is needed in the planning sector
- Job description: Planning manager
- Job description: Planning officer
- Job description: Planning director
- Wonderful workplaces in planning: Optimis Consulting
- Wonderful workplaces in planning: Be First / London Borough of Barking & Dagenham
- How to move from the public sector to a commercial role
- What makes a wonderful workplace?
Company info
- Telephone
- 0121 442 0646
- Location
-
166B Alcester Road
166B Alcester Road
Moseley
Birmingham
West Midlands
B13 8HS
GB
You need to sign in or create an account to save a job.
Get job alerts
Create a job alert and receive personalised job recommendations straight to your inbox.
Create alert