Senior Town Planner

Senior Town Planner
Location: Bristol

Penguin Recruitment is delighted to be supporting a well-established, multi-disciplinary property consultancy in the search for a Senior Town Planner to join their dynamic and experienced planning team in Bristol.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a chartered or near-chartered Planner looking to step into a Senior role, or an existing Senior Planner seeking new challenges and exposure to a diverse portfolio of projects across the UK.

The Role:

As a Senior Planner, you'll play a key part in delivering a broad mix of planning work across the private and public sectors. The successful candidate will support Partners on high-profile schemes and provide guidance and mentorship to junior members of the team.

You'll be working on a wide variety of projects across multiple sectors including residential, commercial, retail, mixed-use regeneration, energy, leisure, and community development - covering planning systems across England, Wales, and Scotland.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support senior team members on complex planning instructions

• Prepare and submit planning applications, appeals and pre-application submissions

• Conduct research and produce high-quality planning appraisals

• Draft planning statements, policy representations and reports with clear recommendations

• Liaise and negotiate with local authorities and key stakeholders

• Attend client meetings and contribute to project strategy

• Represent the business at external events and assist with business development

• Provide mentorship to junior colleagues

What We're Looking For:

• MRTPI status (or working towards)

• 2-5 years' post-qualification planning experience (private or public sector)

• Strong knowledge of UK planning systems, particularly in England

• Confident in preparing and managing planning applications and appeals

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Strong commercial awareness and client-facing ability

• A proactive, positive approach with strong organisation and teamworking skills

• Experience in a consultancy environment is desirable, but not essential

Why Apply?

• Join a respected and forward-thinking planning team within a multidisciplinary environment

• Work on a wide range of high-quality projects across sectors and regions

• Enjoy a collaborative, supportive team culture with a strong mentoring ethos

• Competitive salary and benefits, with genuine career progression opportunities

• Attend networking events and contribute to business growth from day one

If you are a commercially minded planner looking to develop your career with a reputable consultancy and work on a broad project base, we'd love to hear from you.

Contact Josh Jones at Penguin Recruitment on (phone number removed) or email (url removed) to find out more or apply directly with your CV.