Town Planning Consultant

Job Title: Town Planning Consultant

Location: Birmingham (Agile Working Policy - minimum of 1 day per month in the central Birmingham office)Salary: Competitive

An award-winning and market-leading specialist provider of planning, land, property, and business solutions is seeking a Planning Consultant to join their expanding Professional Services team. This organisation is well-established and trusted, delivering innovative and cost-effective solutions to both public and private sector clients. With a process-orientated delivery structure and a strong reputation built on customer relationships, they continue to experience sustained growth.

This organisation is a Living Wage Foundation accredited employer, committed to supporting the well-being and development of all employees. They offer competitive salaries, enhanced family-friendly policies, and a comprehensive benefits package including:

• Pension

• Life Assurance

• Employee Assistance Programme

• 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays, with the option to purchase additional leave

• Agile Working approach for true flexibility

• Superb training and development opportunities

As a Planning Consultant, the successful candidate will provide expert advice, guidance, and assessments to a range of customers, including users of the national Planning Portal. This role offers the opportunity to work in a dynamic and growing team, delivering specialist planning services to professionals, developers, local planning authorities, applicants, and the public.

• Providing online/remote planning advice and guidance on general and specific planning matters.

• Preparing for customer meetings by accessing local planning policy and history documents from Local Planning Authority websites.

• Producing written summaries and reports following consultations, referencing planning policies, history, constraints, and recommendations.

• Completing delegated and committee planning application reports in line with Key Performance Indicators.

• Communicating and negotiating effectively with applicants and agents regarding planning applications and post-refusal advice.

• Using back-office systems to update applications and maintain records of site visits and evaluations.

• Updating customer enquiry databases and meeting KPI targets.

• Attending and reporting into monthly team meetings and weekly case conferences.

• Maintaining high productivity, efficiency, and accuracy while meeting daily production targets.

• Undertaking additional tasks and duties within the scope and grade of the post.

• Relevant BA degree or equivalent RTPI Certified Planning Course.

• Excellent oral communication skills, with confidence in providing advice to professionals, customers, and the public.

• Strong time management skills, with the ability to work under pressure and meet strict deadlines.

• Ability to analyse plans against local, regional, and national planning policy, and produce clear, concise, and accurate reports.

• Exceptional oral and written communication skills for liaising with internal and external stakeholders.

• At least 6 months' experience in planning applications within a Planning Authority or the private sector.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a Planning Consultant to join a forward-thinking organisation offering excellent career progression, flexible working, and a supportive team environment.

Interested?

Contact Sofia Conte or call . We have many more vacancies available on our website.

This is a permanent role. Penguin Recruitment is operating as a Recruitment Agency in respect to this position