Senior Town Planner

  • Penguin Recruitment
  • 28/10/2026
Full time Real Estate Planner Property

Job Description

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 (url removed) for further information or to discuss the opportunity in confidence.