Chartered Town Planner - Chelmsford (Property & Planning Consultancy)
Location: Chelmsford, Essex
Employment: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: Competitive + Bonus + Benefits
Are you an experienced Chartered Town Planner (MRTPI) looking for your next career move within a dynamic property and planning consultancy? We're partnering with an established, independent firm of property, planning and land advisers with a strong presence across the south, east and midlands of England, and a growing Chelmsford planning team.
This highly regarded practice provides expert planning consultancy services to a diverse client base including landowners, developers, promoters and public sector bodies, delivering strategic planning advice, planning application delivery, planning appeals, Local Plan representations and more across residential, commercial and mixed-use schemes.
The Role
As Senior Chartered Town Planner, you will:
Lead planning projects from inception through to delivery for private and public sector clients.
Advise across a broad range of planning workstreams, including development management, local plan promotions, planning applications, appeals and strategic planning.
Build and manage key client relationships and contribute to business growth in the Chelmsford region.
Provide technical planning expertise and guidance to junior team members.This is a high-impact role with significant autonomy and opportunity to influence both technical outcomes and commercial growth.
Your Experience
To be successful you will have:
Full Chartered membership of the Royal Town Planning Institute (MRTPI) (or imminent eligibility).
Strong experience in planning consultancy or relevant public/private sector planning roles.
A proven track record of leading complex planning projects through the planning system.
Excellent communication skills, commercial awareness and the ability to nurture client relationships.Why Join
Work within an ambitious, forward-thinking consultancy that combines specialist planning insight with broad property services.
Engage in varied and challenging work across the strategic, policy and development spectrum.
Be part of a supportive, collaborative team with strong technical capability and shared commitment to quality advice