Principal Town Planner

Principal Town Planner - Strategic & Development Projects
Location: Birmingham / Midlands (Hybrid)
Salary: Competitive + Bonus + Full Benefits Package

We're representing a well-established national planning and design consultancy with a strong presence across England and Wales. Their Birmingham-based team is growing and now looking to hire a Principal Planner with experience delivering a broad range of planning services for both private and public sector clients.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a respected planning consultancy known for its creative, commercially minded and collaborative approach, where you'll work on significant residential and mixed-use projects, often of strategic scale.

As a key member of the Midlands planning team, you will lead and support the delivery of high-profile projects, working with housebuilders, developers, and local authorities. You'll be given autonomy to manage your own workstreams and encouraged to take ownership of client relationships, submissions and strategy.

• Lead on major planning applications and coordinate development management processes

• Provide strategic advice on land promotion, masterplanning and site development

• Manage stakeholder engagement, including local authorities and consultees

• Prepare planning statements, appeals, and evidence-based reports

• Mentor junior colleagues and support their professional development

• Take an active role in growing the business and strengthening client partnerships

• MRTPI qualified with c. 5-10+ years' experience

• Strong background in UK town planning, ideally in consultancy

• Excellent understanding of planning policy and development strategy

• Able to manage complex planning applications and appeals confidently

• Effective communicator in client-facing and team leadership roles

• Commercially aware, proactive, and motivated by high-quality outcomes

• Opportunity to join a forward-thinking consultancy with national reach

• Complex and varied project portfolio across residential and mixed-use sectors

• Structured career progression to Associate and beyond

• Supportive, sociable and dynamic team environment

• Competitive salary + bonus + industry-leading benefits, including:

  • 25 days annual leave + bank holidays (rising with service)

  • Private medical insurance

  • Cycle to work scheme & eye care vouchers

  • Pension scheme (salary sacrifice)

  • Generous employee discounts across retailers and property services

  • Life assurance & 24/7 EAP access

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