Senior / Associate Town Planner
Location: Bristol
Penguin Recruitment is delighted to be supporting an established and growing placemaking consultancy in their search for a Senior / Associate Town Planner to join their Bristol office. This is an exciting opportunity to become part of an exciting, employee-owned business that combines planning, urban design, and landscape expertise to deliver quality sustainable places.
Benefits:
Competitive salary package
Hybrid working and flexible arrangements
Profit share scheme (employee-owned company)
Company health plan
Cycle to Work scheme
Opportunity to work on nationally significant projects
Genuine scope for career development within a fast growing business
The Role
As a Senior / Associate Town Planner, you will play a key role in delivering planning strategies, managing applications, and leading on a diverse range of development projects. You'll work closely with in-house urban design and landscape teams, contributing to projects at every stage of the planning process across sectors including residential, commercial, education, healthcare, energy, mixed-use regeneration, and industrial development.
This role offers the chance to shape high quality places while contributing to the continued growth of a consultancy with an excellent reputation in the market.
Key Responsibilities:
Leading and managing planning projects from inception to submission
Preparing and coordinating planning applications, appraisals, and supporting documents
Providing strategic planning advice to clients across both public and private sectors
Working collaboratively with urban design and landscape teams
Engaging with local authorities, stakeholders, and community groups
Supporting business development and helping grow the planning team
Mentoring junior colleagues and contributing to a positive studio culture
About You
We are seeking an experienced and proactive Senior / Associate Town Planner who thrives in a collaborative, design-led environment and enjoys taking responsibility for complex and meaningful projects.
Requirements:
Relevant professional planning experience
Strong understanding of the UK planning system
MRTPI status or working towards chartership
Ability to manage projects independently and confidently lead client discussions
Experience coordinating multi disciplinary teams
Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills
A proactive, positive, and commercially aware approach to work
This position offers an exciting opportunity to join a planning team that works at the heart of a wider placemaking consultancy helping shape beautiful, functional, and sustainable environments.
If you are interested in this Senior / Associate Town Planner position, please contact Joel Bland at Penguin Recruitment