Town Planner
📍 Rugby, Warwickshire
💼 Full-Time | Permanent
🏡 Hybrid Working Available
💰 Competitive Salary + Benefits
Join a Growing Planning Consultancy
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Town Planner to join a well-established and growing private planning consultancy based in Rugby. Working with a diverse client base across the residential, commercial, mixed-use, and rural sectors, you'll play a key role in delivering high-quality planning advice and securing successful outcomes for development projects across the UK.
This position would suit a planner with experience in either the private or public sector who is looking to broaden their project exposure, develop their technical skills, and progress their career within a supportive and ambitious consultancy environment.
The Role
As a Town Planner, your responsibilities will include:
* Managing planning applications from initial appraisal through to determination.
* Preparing planning statements, site appraisals, and supporting reports.
* Providing planning advice to clients on development opportunities and constraints.
* Liaising with local authorities, consultees, architects, and other consultants.
* Assisting with planning appeals and representations.
* Undertaking planning policy reviews and development plan assessments.
* Supporting business development and maintaining strong client relationships.
* Attending site visits, meetings, and public consultations where required.
About You
The successful candidate will ideally have:
* A degree in Town Planning or a related discipline.
* MRTPI status or progress towards chartership.
* Experience within a planning consultancy, local authority, developer, or related environment.
* Sound knowledge of the UK planning system and planning legislation.
* Strong written and verbal communication skills.
* Excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple projects.
* A proactive, commercially aware, and client-focused approach.
What's on Offer?
* Competitive salary based on experience.
* Flexible and hybrid working arrangements.
* Clear career progression opportunities.
* Support towards professional development and CPD.
* Exposure to a varied and interesting project portfolio.
* Collaborative and friendly team culture.
* Pension scheme and generous annual leave entitlement.