Senior Town Planner
Location: Cardiff

Penguin Recruitment is delighted to be supporting a leading UK consultancy with the recruitment of a Senior Town Planner to join their established and growing team in Cardiff. This is an exciting opportunity to join a forward-thinking organisation that plays a key role in shaping the future of planning and development across the UK.

Our client is a multi-disciplinary consultancy with an excellent reputation for delivering expert planning advice on complex schemes. With a diverse portfolio of residential, commercial, mixed-use and infrastructure projects, they offer their team exposure to challenging work and clear career progression opportunities.

What You'll Do as a Senior Town Planner:

As a Senior Town Planner, you'll be a key part of the Development & Infrastructure Planning team, supporting project delivery across a range of sectors including logistics, retail, energy, and large-scale residential.

You'll contribute to:

Preparing planning applications and planning statements

Representing clients on appeals and development plan promotions

Supporting Planning Directors and mentoring junior team members

Strategic site promotion and policy work

Engaging with clients, local authorities, and stakeholders to deliver commercially focused planning solutions

What We're Looking For:

MRTPI qualified or working towards

Previous experience in consultancy or a similar environment

Strong working knowledge of the UK planning system

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Commercial awareness and confidence managing client relationships

Strong project management skills with the ability to handle multiple deadlines

This Senior Town Planner role would suit someone looking to take a meaningful step in their planning career, within a business that offers both autonomy and support.

Why Join?

Work on a variety of high-profile, multi-sector planning projects

Join a collaborative, flat-structured business that encourages innovation

Access to a clearly defined career pathway and continued professional development

Flexible hybrid working as standard, promoting a healthy work/life balance

Be part of a team with a strong internal culture and external reputation for quality

If you're a motivated and commercially minded Senior Town Planner ready for your next challenge, we'd love to hear from you.

Contact Joel Bland on (phone number removed) or email your CV to