Town Planner

Job Description

Role: Town Planner

Location: Edinburgh

Salary: DOE

Benefits: Generous annual leave, Christmas office closure (in addition to annual leave), private medical insurance, car allowances, company away days, regular social events, paid volunteer day and market leading bonuses.

An opportunity has opened within a growing planning and development consultancy team working across a broad mix of sectors including residential, living, retail & leisure, commercial, mixed-use, and higher education.

This role offers the opportunity to work on a diverse portfolio of projects across the Scottish market, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams and engaging directly with clients, consultants, and local authorities.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide professional planning advice to clients and represent them at meetings.
• Prepare, review, and coordinate planning reports, applications, appeals, and representations for submission.
• Collaborate with colleagues to develop planning strategies, prepare project programmes, and assess supporting information.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with clients, consultants, and other stakeholders.
• Support business development initiatives by identifying new opportunities, contributing to fee proposals, and assisting with firm-wide marketing efforts.
• Maintain and enhance professional knowledge through ongoing continuing professional development (CPD).
• Undertake any other duties appropriate to the role as reasonably requested.

The right person will:

• Be RTPI chartered or on pathway to achieving
• Have minimum 2 years experience
• Proven strong written and communication capabilities including report writing
• Have a strong attention to detail
• Be confident and ambitious to grow within a reputable firm