Job Title: Senior Planner / Associate
Location: Edinburgh or Glasgow
Penguin Recruitment is delighted to be supporting a leading planning consultancy in their search for a Senior Planner or Associate to join their successful Scotland Planning team.
This is an excellent opportunity for a capable and commercially minded planning professional to play a key role in delivering high-quality, profitable projects across a wide range of sectors.
The Role
As a Senior Planner / Associate, you will:
Business Development
Build, maintain and enhance professional networks.
Develop and nurture new and existing client relationships.
Secure and deliver profitable project work.Project Delivery & Compliance
Manage and execute planning projects to agreed budgets and timescales.
Ensure all work is compliant with industry standards, regulations, and internal processes.
Contribute to efficient financial management through timely timesheet and administration completion.People & Professional Development
Maintain up-to-date industry knowledge and promote continuous learning.
Support the recruitment and onboarding of team members where required.
Provide guidance, performance management and leadership to colleagues.Collaboration
Work closely with colleagues across the business.
Promote the consultancy's services and identify opportunities for cross-selling.Person Specification
Experience
A broad understanding of planning issues across multiple sectors.
Experience within the Scottish planning system preferred, but not essential.Qualifications
MRTPI chartered status ideal, or actively working towards chartership.Knowledge & Skills
Strong grounding in development management, planning policy and project management.
Ability to work effectively as part of a dynamic, collaborative team.Personal Attributes
Proactive mindset with strong commercial awareness.
Confident communicator with excellent client-facing skills.
Strong initiative and problem-solving capability.Other Requirements
Right to work in the UK (proof required at application stage).
Primarily office-based with flexibility for some remote working.Interested?
If you're looking for a new challenge and want to be part of a forward-thinking planning consultancy, please contact Josh Jones at Penguin Recruitment on (phone number removed) or email (url removed)