Senior Town Planner

Job Title: Senior Town Planner
Ref: BM367
Location: Dorset
Salary: £38,000 - £45,000

Are you an experienced Town Planner looking for your next career move with a difference? This is a fantastic opportunity to join an established, multidisciplinary property consultancy with a strong presence across the Wessex region. Working alongside specialists across rural, commercial, residential and professional services, you will play a key role in delivering practical planning advice and helping clients turn their development ambitions into reality.

Benefits for the role of Senior Town Planner include:

• Competitive salary of £38,000 - £42,000, dependent on experience
• Commission opportunities
• 30 days' holiday, including bank holidays, with additional leave during Christmas week
• Work-based pension scheme
• Support with training and professional subscriptions
• Opportunities to build your own client base and progress your career
• Long-service awards, including additional annual leave
• Company social and sporting events
• Free eye tests and a contribution towards glasses
• Enhanced maternity pay
• Occasional home working

Requirements for the role of Senior Town Planner:

• MRTPI chartership is essential
• Previous client-facing experience in a similar planning role within either the public or private sector
• A strong working knowledge of the UK planning system, the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), and relevant Local and Neighbourhood Plans
• Experience managing planning applications and providing strategic planning advice
• The ability to work independently while also contributing effectively within a multidisciplinary team
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with confidence in advising clients and liaising with stakeholders
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple projects and competing deadlines
• Ideally, at least three years' post-qualification experience (PQE)

Interested in hearing more?

If you are a Chartered Town Planner ready for your next challenge, please get in touch with Efan Thomas at for further information or to discuss the opportunity in confidence.