Town Planner / Senior Town Planner
Location: Cambridge (Hybrid Working)
Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent
Independent, environment-led consultancy

Salary: Competitive, based on experience

Are you an ambitious Town Planner ready to progress your career - or an experienced Senior Planner looking for a fresh challenge? We're recruiting on behalf of a leading planning consultancy that is expanding its team in Cambridge and looking to hire at both Planner and Senior Planner level.

About the Company

Our client is a respected, independent consultancy known for delivering sustainable and sensitive planning solutions across the UK. Their work spans a wide range of sectors, including residential, renewable energy, infrastructure, commercial, healthcare, education, and more. With a multidisciplinary team of over 90 professionals and offices in key locations including Cambridge, London, and Manchester, they bring deep expertise, agility and collaboration to every project.

They pride themselves on tackling complex challenges - from small-scale developments to nationally significant infrastructure - with a balanced, ecologically informed and design-led approach.

The Role

You will play a key role in delivering high-quality planning advice, managing applications, and contributing to successful outcomes for a diverse client base. Whether you are earlier in your career or bringing more senior experience, there is scope to shape your role based on your strengths and interests.

Key responsibilities include:

Preparing and managing planning applications, appeals and development strategies

Conducting site appraisals and policy research

Engaging with stakeholders, local authorities and clients

Supporting or leading project teams on a wide range of planning projects

Mentoring junior staff (for Senior Planner applicants)

About You

RTPI-accredited degree or equivalent in Town Planning or related field

RTPI membership or working towards chartered status

Demonstrable experience in a planning consultancy or local authority

Strong report writing and communication skills

Commercial awareness and a proactive, collaborative attitude

For Senior Planner applicants, experience managing projects and mentoring junior staff will be advantageous.

Why Apply?

Varied and interesting project portfolio

Supportive, flexible working culture

Structured career development and progression

National reputation with a strong local presence

Interested?

Contact Sofia Conte (url removed) or call (phone number removed). We have many more vacancies available on our website.

This is a permanent role. Penguin Recruitment is operating as a Recruitment Agency in respect to this position