Senior Town Planner

  • Penguin Recruitment
  • 29/09/2026
Full time Real Estate Architect and Design Planner

Job Description

Senior Town Planner

London
45,000 - 55,000 DOE

Are you an experienced Town Planner looking for a role where you can take real ownership of projects and work closely with developers, investors, architects and other built environment professionals?

I'm currently working with an established multidisciplinary practice with a strong reputation across the UK for delivering commercially focused development projects. Due to continued growth within their planning team, they are looking to appoint a Senior Town Planner to join their London office.

This is a great opportunity for a planner who wants to move beyond simply preparing applications and play a key role in shaping planning strategies, advising clients and helping to deliver projects from inception through to completion.

The Role

You will work closely with senior members of the planning and wider design teams, providing commercially minded planning advice across a varied portfolio of projects.

Your responsibilities will include:

  • Preparing and implementing planning strategies for development projects
    Managing and coordinating planning applications
    Providing planning advice to clients, developers and internal project teams
    Preparing planning appraisals and assessing development potential
    Managing relationships with Local Planning Authorities and other stakeholders
    Supporting negotiations around S106 agreements and planning conditions
    Preparing and submitting representations to development plans
    Supporting appeals, reserved matters and discharge of conditions
    Coordinating multidisciplinary project teams and external consultants
    Identifying planning risks and opportunities and providing practical solutions
    Supporting junior members of the planning team and taking a lead on projects

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)