Company: PENGUIN RECRUITMENT LTD
Job Type: Permanent, FullTime
Salary: £90,000 - £115,000 per annum
Job title: Senior Development Planner
Location: Birmingham
Salary: Competitive
As a Senior Development Town Planner, you will play a key role in delivering planning advice across a diverse portfolio of projects. You'll work closely with colleagues across planning, design, engineering, and environmental disciplines, helping to shape sustainable development strategies from concept through to delivery.
Key responsibilities include:
- Leading and managing planning applications and development projects
- Providing strategic planning advice to clients across both public and private sectors
- Preparing planning statements, site appraisals, and policy reviews
- Engaging with stakeholders, local authorities, and multidisciplinary teams
- Mentoring junior team members and contributing to team development
About You- MRTPI qualified (or working towards chartership)
- Strong experience in development planning (consultancy or client-side)
- Proven ability to manage projects and client relationships
- Excellent knowledge of UK planning policy and regulatory frameworks
- Strong communication and report-writing skills
- A proactive, collaborative approach with a passion for sustainable development
What's on Offer- Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package
- Flexible and hybrid working arrangements
- Clear progression pathway within a globally recognised consultancy
- Opportunity to work on landmark, meaningful projects
- Supportive, inclusive, and forward-thinking team culture
Why Apply?This is a unique opportunity to join a business at the forefront of shaping the built environment, where your ideas and expertise will directly influence major developments and communities.