Title: Town Planner Senior Town Planner

Location: Newcastle

Salary: Attractive salary + Strong benefits package

The Company

Penguin Recruitment is delighted to be supporting a Real Estate Consultancy for the Newcastle office.

This role is targeted at candidates with an interest in broadening their experience of planning and being closely involved with interesting projects and clients. Typically, your role will involve managing your own workload, assisting the senior team fee earners, undertaking planning research and enquiries, drafting and finessing reports and planning submissions (site assessments, policy notes, applications, appeals, development plan representations and so on). Assisting with the management of the team's caseload and its business development activities. The team's reach is particularly diverse, with a strong pipeline of projects for a wide variety of clients, acting UK-wide - spanning developers, investors, major corporates / owner occupiers, land owning charities and education organisations.

Main Duties, Responsibilities & Accountabilities

Prepare planning appraisals of land, buildings and concepts.Undertake research and analysis.Prepare planning applications, including planning statements.Write reports, interpreting data and making clear and relevant recommendations.Contribute to the preparation/editing of Design & Access statements and other planning supporting documents.Liaise and negotiate with planning officers, employees of consultee organisations, third parties.Liaise and cultivate good relationships with clients and fellow professionals.Develop creative and original solutions to satisfy all parties.Ensure compliance with planning regulations.Communicate and negotiate effectively with clients and colleagues.Take responsibility for projects from the earliest stages through to completion.Maintain an awareness of market conditions and the impact of government policies.Keep informed about documents relating to planning policy and practice.Qualifications:

MRTPI and/or MRICS, ideally with 2-5 years' post-qualification experience.

An enjoyment of writing, with excellent language skills and ability to effectively communicate planning arguments.A proven ability to multi-task, across many projects, helping to steer the team's workload, managing projects capably - and reporting to directors, associate directors and associates in this team.A willingness and enthusiasm for mentoring and guiding junior planning and graduate level colleagues.

Why should you apply?

Attractive salary

Strong benefits package

Good work/life balance with flexible working arrangement

Fantastic opportunity to build upon experiences and skillsets

Varied portfolio of work

Interested?

The hiring manager is looking to meet with suitable candidates ASAP so if you meet the above criteria, please contact Josh Jones on (phone number removed) or (url removed)