Senior/Principal Planner - Land, Planning & Development job in Devon, Devon - £40,000 - £55,000

Hybrid working with three office days, Chartered Planner opportunity, Residential heritage and environmental projects

Job Summary

Senior/Principal Planner Job Devon offers an opportunity to join an established and rapidly growing planning consultancy. The position is based from the Devon office and operates on a hybrid working basis. You will work within the Land, Planning & Development sector across varied planning commissions. Projects cover residential, heritage and conservation, and environmental work across the South.

The role suits a Chartered Town Planner with private sector and local authority experience. You will provide clear planning advice while supporting clients throughout each stage of their projects. The successful candidate will prepare fee proposals and contribute to small and medium assignments.

You will also assist senior staff and Partners with larger and more complex projects. Senior Planner Job Devon provides exposure to new and existing clients across multiple sectors. The consultancy offers future development opportunities as the planning team continues its current growth.

About the Company

The employer is an established planning consultancy delivering projects across multiple offices throughout the South. Its growing team works across residential, heritage and conservation, and environmental planning assignments. The consultancy supports new and existing clients through practical written and verbal planning advice. Team members collaborate on small, medium and larger projects across a varied workload.

The working environment is dynamic and suited to planners seeking broad project involvement. Continued team growth provides future development opportunities for experienced planning professionals. The Devon office supports hybrid working, with three days each week based in the office.

Role & Responsibilities

• Prepare written fee proposals for clients using established practice templates and relevant guidelines
• Provide clear written and verbal planning advice with practical recommendations for each client
• Work collaboratively with planning consultants while delivering small and medium project requirements
• Support business development activity and maintain effective professional relationships with existing clients
• Communicate regularly and clearly with clients and colleagues throughout every project stage
• Assist senior staff and Partners with the delivery of larger planning projects
• Contribute planning knowledge across residential, heritage and conservation, and environmental project work

Skills & Experience Required

• Chartered Planner status and current membership of the Royal Town Planning Institute
• A varied and solid range of professional planning experience across relevant project types
• Private sector and local authority planning experience is considered highly desirable for this position
• Strong understanding of the full range of planning work and associated requirements
• Ability to provide clear written advice and confident verbal recommendations to clients
• Experience working collaboratively with consultants, senior staff and Partners on planning projects
• A full UK driving licence suitable for travel connected with project responsibilities

Salary & Benefits

• £40,000 – £55,000 DOE
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Discretionary bonus
• Hybrid working with three days in the office
• Healthcare
• Future development opportunities as the planning team continues to grow

Who Is This Role Ideal For?

This role is ideal for a Chartered Town Planner seeking varied consultancy project experience. You should bring a mixture of private sector and local authority planning knowledge. The position suits someone comfortable providing clear written and verbal advice to clients. You will enjoy working collaboratively across small, medium and larger planning assignments. Experience covering residential, heritage and conservation, or environmental projects will support your application.

The opportunity also suits planners interested in business development and long-term client relationships. You should be comfortable working three office days within a hybrid working arrangement. A full UK driving licence is required for responsibilities connected with the position.

About Hunter Dunning

Hunter Dunning is a specialist property and built environment recruitment consultancy established in 2004, focused on quality and long-term partnerships in the UK and Ireland property and construction market.

We specialise in full lifecycle property recruitment, covering architecture, interior design, surveying, land and planning, fire safety and wider construction roles. We offer informed and confidential discussions for both clients and candidates and welcome conversations about this opportunity and your wider career plans within the built environment.

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If you meet the criteria above, send us your CV and portfolio. We receive a large number of applications so if you do not hear back within 7 days consider your application unsuccessful this time.

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