Town Planner

Role: Town Planner

Location: Edinburgh

Salary: DOE

Benefits: Generous annual leave, Christmas office closure (in addition to annual leave), private medical insurance, car allowances, company away days, regular social events, paid volunteer day and market leading bonuses.

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An opportunity has opened within a growing planning and development consultancy team working across a broad mix of sectors including residential, living, retail & leisure, commercial, mixed-use, and higher education.

This role offers the opportunity to work on a diverse portfolio of projects across the Scottish market, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams and engaging directly with clients, consultants, and local authorities.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide professional planning advice to clients and represent them at meetings.
• Prepare, review, and coordinate planning reports, applications, appeals, and representations for submission.
• Collaborate with colleagues to develop planning strategies, prepare project programmes, and assess supporting information.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with clients, consultants, and other stakeholders.
• Support business development initiatives by identifying new opportunities, contributing to fee proposals, and assisting with firm-wide marketing efforts.
• Maintain and enhance professional knowledge through ongoing continuing professional development (CPD). xwzovoh
• Undertake any other duties appropriate to the role as reasonably requested.

The right person will:

• Be RTPI chartered or on pathway to achieving
• Have minimum 2 years experience
• Proven strong written and communication capabilities including report writing
• Have a strong attention to detail
• Be confident and ambitious to grow within a reputable firm