Senior Town Planner

Senior Town Planner

Gatwick Office with Hybrid Working

£38,000 to £50,000 + Bonus + Clear Route to Associate + Funded Chartership Support + Healthcare Package

Are you an experienced Town Planner looking to step into a senior role where you can lead projects, mentor junior planners and progress quickly toward Associate level?

Do you want to work on a wide variety of planning projects while gaining greater responsibility, client exposure and influence over project delivery?

Are you motivated by structured professional development, long term progression and being part of a collaborative, people focused consultancy?

This opportunity offers a key position within a well-established multidisciplinary planning and highways consultancy known for delivering high quality residential, infrastructure, healthcare, education and regeneration projects. With a strong pipeline of work and continued expansion across multiple offices, the business is investing in experienced planners to support project delivery and future growth.

As a Senior Planner, you will manage smaller projects independently while supporting Directors on larger, complex schemes. You will oversee workloads across the planning team, mentor junior staff and play a visible role in client meetings and stakeholder engagement.

The business strongly promotes internal progression, with many senior leaders having advanced from junior positions. Senior Planners can progress to Associate level quickly, particularly with chartership, and are supported through funded professional development, CPD programmes and mentoring from experienced leaders. This role offers both stability and genuine long term career progression.

The ideal candidate will have strong town planning experience, be confident working with clients and demonstrate excellent organisational skills. Support is provided toward achieving chartership.

This is a great opportunity for a planner to make strides forwards in their career with industry leading support throughout with a team of experts in their field.

The Role:

Managing planning projects from inception to determination
Supporting Directors on major and complex schemes
Overseeing workloads and coordinating planning team activities
Mentoring and supporting junior planners
Attending client, stakeholder and project meetings
Liaising with architects, surveyors and external consultants
The Person:

Degree qualified in Town Planning or related discipline
Strong experience in town planning
Confident communicator with client facing experience
Strong organisational and project coordination skills

Reference Number: BBH(phone number removed)

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