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Senior Town Planner Glasgow

Penguin Recruitment Ltd
Posted 2 days ago, valid for 24 days
Location

Glasgow, City of Glasgow G62 6EP, Scotland

Salary

£40,000 - £48,000 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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  • The job title is Senior Town Planner located in Glasgow or Edinburgh with a competitive salary.
  • The role involves leading major projects in the energy sector and managing multidisciplinary teams on planning and EIA projects.
  • Candidates should have a degree or postgraduate qualification in a relevant discipline and preferably full membership of RTPI.
  • Experience in the Energy, Renewables or Minerals sectors is desirable, although other relevant experience will be considered.
  • The position requires eligible candidates to have a good knowledge of project management, including financial management and quality control.

Job title: Senior Town Planner

Location: Glasgow/Edinburgh

Salary: Competitive

Are you looking to join a leading UK consultancy who are looking to appoint a Senior Town Planner or anyone above this job title to their team in their Glasgow office:

My client has a number of offices all across the UK and specialise in Wind energy and minerals and waste planning whilst also covering commercial and residential based projects.

The successful candidate will be working on the following:-

  • Supporting and where appropriate acting as a Lead for major projects in the energy (predominantly renewables) sector and other major planning applications in Scotland, as well as supporting the delivery of work in England and Wales.
  • Coordinating and managing multidisciplinary teams working on planning and/or EIA projects, including confidently discussing and resolving complex assessment issues and effectively managing project programmes.
  • Supporting and where appropriate acting as a Lead for the delivery of feasibility studies, environmental reviews.
  • Providing competent and reliable advice on planning matters, ensuring work is undertaken diligently and meets any statutory requirements.
  • Leading and supporting the production of proposals and tenders, as well as practice promotion.

To be considered for this role I'm looking to speak with candidates who have the following requirements:-

  • Degree or post graduate level qualified in a relevant discipline and, preferably qualified in Town Planning or a related environmental subject.
  • Full membership of RTPI (or working towards attaining this), Membership of IEMA, Environmental Practitioner (REnvP)
  • A good knowledge of managing projects - including a detailed understanding of financial management, programme management and quality control.
  • Eligible to drive in the UK.
  • Experience working in the Energy, Renewables or Minerals sectors is desirable but not essential and other experience will be considered.

On offer for the successful candidate is an excellent benefits package.

If you are interested in this role then please call Katy on and forward your CV to

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