Senior Planner in City

Job Title: Senior Town Planner

Location: Cardiff

Penguin Recruitment is delighted to be supporting a leading independent planning consultancy in the appointment of a Senior Town Planner to join their growing Cardiff team.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced planning professional to join a collaborative and ambitious consultancy, working on a diverse range of projects across the UK while taking on meaningful responsibility and developing their career.

The Role

As a Senior Town Planner, you will:

• Manage a range of planning projects across different sectors.
• Prepare, submit and manage planning applications through to determination.
• Provide clear and commercially focused planning advice to clients.
• Undertake planning research and provide strategic planning advice.
• Liaise with local planning authorities, clients, consultants and other stakeholders.
• Manage project deadlines, priorities and competing demands.
• Support business development and contribute to growing the Cardiff team.
• Mentor and support junior members of the team with their professional development.
• Build and maintain strong client and professional relationships.
• Contribute to the continued success and growth of the wider business.

About You

We are looking for an experienced Senior Planner who is:

• RTPI qualified, with MRTPI achieved or working towards chartership.
• Experienced across a range of planning sectors and development types.
• Experienced in preparing, submitting and managing planning applications.
• Confident providing planning advice to clients and managing projects.
• Commercially aware with a strong understanding of the planning system.
• Highly organised with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• An excellent written and verbal communicator.
• Comfortable mentoring and supporting junior colleagues.
• A strong team player who wants to contribute to the growth of a successful Cardiff office.
• Competent using Microsoft 365.

What's on Offer?

• Competitive salary, dependent on experience.
• Car allowance at Senior level and above.
• Bonus scheme.
• 1,000 salary increase upon achieving MRTPI chartership.
• Hybrid working with a minimum of 3 days per week in the Cardiff office.
• 25 days annual leave plus additional Christmas leave.
• Private medical and dental cover.
• Income protection and life assurance.
• Pension scheme with up to 8% employer contribution.
• Paid RTPI membership fees.
• Annual bespoke training and development programme.
• Phone allowance.
• Perkbox benefits platform.
• Monthly early finish on a Friday.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Support for networking and business development activities.
• Regular company socials and events.

If you're a Senior Town Planner looking for an opportunity to take on greater responsibility, work on a diverse portfolio of projects and progress your career within a supportive and ambitious consultancy, we'd be keen to hear from you.