Senior / Associate Town Planner
Location: Bristol
Penguin Recruitment is delighted to be supporting an established and growing placemaking consultancy in their search for a Senior / Associate Town Planner to join their Bristol office. This is an exciting opportunity to become part of an exciting, employee-owned business that combines planning, urban design, and landscape expertise to deliver quality sustainable places.
Benefits:
* Competitive salary package

* Hybrid working and flexible arrangements

* Profit share scheme (employee-owned company)

* Company health plan

* Cycle to Work scheme

* Opportunity to work on nationally significant projects

* Genuine scope for career development within a fast growing business

The Role
As a Senior / Associate Town Planner, you will play a key role in delivering planning strategies, managing applications, and leading on a diverse range of development projects. You’ll work closely with in-house urban design and landscape teams, contributing to projects at every stage of the planning process across sectors including residential, commercial, education, healthcare, energy, mixed-use regeneration, and industrial development.
This role offers the chance to shape high quality places while contributing to the continued growth of a consultancy with an excellent reputation in the market.
Key Responsibilities:
* Leading and managing planning projects from inception to submission

* Preparing and coordinating planning applications, appraisals, and supporting documents

* Providing strategic planning advice to clients across both public and private sectors

* Working collaboratively with urban design and landscape teams

* Engaging with local authorities, stakeholders, and community groups

* Supporting business development and helping grow the planning team

* Mentoring junior colleagues and contributing to a positive studio culture

About You
We are seeking an experienced and proactive Senior / Associate Town Planner who thrives in a collaborative, design-led environment and enjoys taking responsibility for complex and meaningful projects.
Requirements:
* Relevant professional planning experience

* Strong understanding of the UK planning system

* MRTPI status or working towards chartership

* Ability to manage projects independently and confidently lead client discussions

* Experience coordinating multi disciplinary teams

* Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills

* A proactive, positive, and commercially aware approach to work

This position offers an exciting opportunity to join a planning team that works at the heart of a wider placemaking consultancy helping shape beautiful, functional, and sustainable environments.
If you are interested in this Senior / Associate Town Planner position, please contact Joel Bland at Penguin Recruitment.