Principal Town Planner - Strategic & Development Projects
Location: Birmingham / Midlands (Hybrid)
Salary: Competitive + Bonus + Full Benefits Package

We're representing a well-established national planning and design consultancy with a strong presence across England and Wales. Their Birmingham-based team is growing and now looking to hire a Principal Planner with experience delivering a broad range of planning services for both private and public sector clients.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a respected planning consultancy known for its creative, commercially minded and collaborative approach, where you'll work on significant residential and mixed-use projects, often of strategic scale.

The Role:

As a key member of the Midlands planning team, you will lead and support the delivery of high-profile projects, working with housebuilders, developers, and local authorities. You'll be given autonomy to manage your own workstreams and encouraged to take ownership of client relationships, submissions and strategy.

Key Responsibilities:

Lead on major planning applications and coordinate development management processes

Provide strategic advice on land promotion, masterplanning and site development

Manage stakeholder engagement, including local authorities and consultees

Prepare planning statements, appeals, and evidence-based reports

Mentor junior colleagues and support their professional development

Take an active role in growing the business and strengthening client partnerships

Ideal Candidate Profile:

MRTPI qualified with c. 5-10+ years' experience

Strong background in UK town planning, ideally in consultancy

Excellent understanding of planning policy and development strategy

Able to manage complex planning applications and appeals confidently

Effective communicator in client-facing and team leadership roles

Commercially aware, proactive, and motivated by high-quality outcomes

What's on Offer:

Opportunity to join a forward-thinking consultancy with national reach

Complex and varied project portfolio across residential and mixed-use sectors

Structured career progression to Associate and beyond

Supportive, sociable and dynamic team environment

Competitive salary + bonus + industry-leading benefits, including:

25 days annual leave + bank holidays (rising with service)

Private medical insurance

Cycle to work scheme & eye care vouchers

Pension scheme (salary sacrifice)

Generous employee discounts across retailers and property services

Life assurance & 24/7 EAP access

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