Senior Town Planner

Penguin Recruitment is delighted to be supporting a leading estate agency in Kent on the hire of a Senior Town Planner to support the growth of the team in Tunbridge Wells. This is a permanent and full-time position (hours of 9am-5.30pm).



Salary and package



£(phone number removed) per annum dependent on experience.

Discretionary bonus.

23 days holiday plus bank holidays (increasing to 25 days).

Workplace Pension.

Mileage allowance.

Life Insurance.The Senior Town Planner role will involve providing professional planning advice to external clients and other teams within the multidisciplinary business. You will also be responsible for preparing, making and running a broad range of planning applications. Under guidance of the team leader, the Senior Town Planner will be expected to carry their own case load. You will be working directly with clients on a range of projects, from major residential, commercial and leisure development projects to smaller scale rural schemes.



Our client is a leading regional Property Consultancy firm of Estate and Letting Agents, Chartered Surveyors and Chartered Town Planners that provides a diverse range of professional property-related services throughout the South East.



Qualifications and skills



A degree qualification in a relevant Planning or related degree (accredited by the Royal Town Planning Institute).

Chartered Membership of the RTPI is desirable but eligibility to apply for membership will be considered.

Experience will ideally include recent development planning or development management experience in the private or public sector.

High standard of technical ability with a good understanding of current town planning issues and the town planning process.

Excellent written, oral, numerical, organisational and communication skills.

Strong team working capabilities.

Positive commitment to team and personal project delivery.

Ability to apply knowledge to practical situations and pay attention to detail.

Commercial focus.

Full driving licence / use of a car.



Interested?



The Planning Partner is ready to meet with suitable Senior Town Planners immediately so if you are excited by this opportunity and feel you meet the above criteria then please get in touch.



For further information on this role or others in the region, please contact me on (phone number removed) or