Cardiff
Engineering
Permanent | Full Time
ASAP
21/07/2025
11/08/2025
Senior Town Planner
Location: Cardiff
Penguin Recruitment is delighted to be supporting a leading UK consultancy with the recruitment of a Senior Town Planner to join their established and growing team in Cardiff. This is an exciting opportunity to join a forward-thinking organisation that plays a key role in shaping the future of planning and development across the UK.
Our client is a multi-disciplinary consultancy with an excellent reputation for delivering expert planning advice on complex schemes. With a diverse portfolio of residential, commercial, mixed-use and infrastructure projects, they offer their team exposure to challenging work and clear career progression opportunities.
What You'll Do as a Senior Town Planner:
As a Senior Town Planner, you'll be a key part of the Development & Infrastructure Planning team, supporting project delivery across a range of sectors including logistics, retail, energy, and large-scale residential.
You'll contribute to:
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Preparing planning applications and planning statements
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Representing clients on appeals and development plan promotions
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Supporting Planning Directors and mentoring junior team members
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Strategic site promotion and policy work
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Engaging with clients, local authorities, and stakeholders to deliver commercially focused planning solutions
What We're Looking For:
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MRTPI qualified or working towards
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Previous experience in consultancy or a similar environment
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Strong working knowledge of the UK planning system
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Excellent written and verbal communication skills
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Commercial awareness and confidence managing client relationships
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Strong project management skills with the ability to handle multiple deadlines
This Senior Town Planner role would suit someone looking to take a meaningful step in their planning career, within a business that offers both autonomy and support.
Why Join?
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Work on a variety of high-profile, multi-sector planning projects
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Join a collaborative, flat-structured business that encourages innovation
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Access to a clearly defined career pathway and continued professional development
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Flexible hybrid working as standard, promoting a healthy work/life balance
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Be part of a team with a strong internal culture and external reputation for quality
If you're a motivated and commercially minded Senior Town Planner ready for your next challenge, we'd love to hear from you.