Planner/Surveyor (Rural)

Your New Opportunity

Galbraith is seeking a qualified Planner or Surveyor to join the Planning and Development team in Morpeth. The role will strengthen the team’s capacity to deliver planning and development advice, manage fee-earning instructions, support client relationships and contribute to the growth of the service across Northumberland and the wider North East.

If you want to know about the requirements for this role, read on for all the relevant information.

Key responsibilities of this role include but are not limited to:

• Assisting with planning applications, development appraisals, prior approvals, pre-application enquiries and planning strategies.
• Supporting developer, promoter and landowner engagement, including strategic land opportunities.
• Build trusted relationships with clients, consultants, local authorities and professional contacts.
• Identifying new instructions and managing them effectively, including budgets, deadlines, client updates and file management.

Work Pattern

The role is offered on a full-time basis, Monday – Thursday 9am-5.30pm & Friday 9am-5pm, a total of 37hrs per week.

To be Successful

The successful candidate will be MRICS, RTPI or equivalent relevant experience in development, rural property or land consultancy.

You will be able to communicate effectively at all levels with internal and external clients and be calm under pressure with proven ability to manage multiple instructions, deadlines and client expectations. You will have strong written and verbal communication skills and demonstrate the ability to prioritise effectively whilst upholding meticulous attention to detail.

Experience with mapping, layouts, CAD or design-led feasibility work is desirable.

You must hold a full clean driving licence.

What We Offer

At Galbraith, we are committed to supporting the ongoing growth of our teams, and by keeping our people at the forefront of our firm ethos. A key part of joining Galbraith is that you buy into our key values and support our multi-disciplinary approach. As such we offer a competitive salary and benefits & perks package including:

• Enhanced annual leave
• Company pension
• Access to a training budget
• Private medical insurance
• Life insurance
• Enhanced family leave
• Employee Assistant Programme (EAP)
• Perkbox
• Employee referral scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Tusker car scheme
• Option to purchase additional annual leave
• Firm wide events

Employees also have access to an annual paid volunteering day and charity match funding opportunities.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a focused and growing Planning and Development team, with exposure to varied client work, commercially interesting projects and direct access to senior colleagues. For the right person, there is scope to build technical expertise, develop client relationships, contribute to fee generation and support the growth of the service within Galbraith’s Morpeth office. xwzovoh

To request a full job description, or if you have any queries regarding the role, please email

To apply, please upload a C.V. and covering letter indicating why you would be suitable for this role.