Job Description
Job Title: Senior Planner / Associate
Location: Edinburgh or Glasgow
Penguin Recruitment is delighted to be supporting a leading planning consultancy in their search for a Senior Planner or Associate to join their successful Scotland Planning team.
This is an excellent opportunity for a capable and commercially minded planning professional to play a key role in delivering high-quality, profitable projects across a wide range of sectors.
The Role
As a Senior Planner / Associate, you will:
Business Development
- Build, maintain and enhance professional networks.
- Develop and nurture new and existing client relationships.
- Secure and deliver profitable project work.
Project Delivery & Compliance
- Manage and execute planning projects to agreed budgets and timescales.
- Ensure all work is compliant with industry standards, regulations, and internal processes.
- Contribute to efficient financial management through timely timesheet and administration completion.
People & Professional Development
- Maintain up-to-date industry knowledge and promote continuous learning.
- Support the recruitment and onboarding of team members where required.
- Provide guidance, performance management and leadership to colleagues.
Collaboration
- Work closely with colleagues across the business.
- Promote the consultancy’s services and identify opportunities for cross-selling.
Person Specification
Experience
- A broad understanding of planning issues across multiple sectors.
- Experience within the Scottish planning system preferred, but not essential.
Qualifications
- MRTPI chartered status ideal, or actively working towards chartership.
Knowledge & Skills
- Strong grounding in development management, planning policy and project management.
- Ability to work effectively as part of a dynamic, collaborative team.
Personal Attributes
- Proactive mindset with strong commercial awareness.
- Confident communicator with excellent client-facing skills.
- Strong initiative and problem-solving capability.
Other Requirements
- Right to work in the UK (proof required at application stage).
- Primarily office-based with flexibility for some remote working.
Interested?
If you’re looking for a new challenge and want to be part of a forward-thinking planning consultancy, please contact Josh Jones at Penguin Recruitment on (phone number removed) or email (url removed)
