Birmingham
Building, Construction
Permanent | Full Time
ASAP
25/04/2025
16/05/2025
Graduate Town Planner
Type: Full-time
Penguin Recruitment is pleased to be supporting a leading multi-disciplinary consultancy in their hire of an ambitious and talented Graduate Town Planner!
With a strong regional presence and a diverse client base, the company offers planning, architecture, surveying, valuation, and business advisory services across the Midlands. Their office is based in Shropshire.
This is an exciting opportunity for a recent graduate or early-career planner to work in a supportive environment that's large enough to offer a wide range of projects, but small enough to provide personal development and genuine team connection!
What's on Offer?
* Competitive salary, reflective of experience and qualifications
* Funded professional memberships and CPD events
* 35 days holiday including bank holidays, plus birthday leave and service-based increases
* Agile working policy with remote working flexibility
* Private healthcare and Employee Assistance Programme
* Enhanced workplace pension
* Bonus potential and staff discounts
* Salary sacrifice schemes for electric vehicles and cycle-to-work
* Supportive and sociable work culture with real development opportunities
Duties of the role:
* Supporting and managing planning applications, appeals, and site promotions
* Preparing reports, plans, and development research
* Handling a personal caseload of small-scale projects
* Assisting senior colleagues on larger or more complex developments
* Liaising directly with clients from varied sectors - from homeowners to large-scale developers
* Attending site visits and providing on-site planning advice
Candidate Requirements:
* Degree in Town Planning or a related subject
* Working towards RTPI membership
* Strong communication skills and a confident, calm approach
* Proactive, thorough, and keen to grow professionally
* A problem-solver with excellent written English
* Previous experience in a public or private planning role is advantageous, but not essential
* Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle ideal