Associate Town Planner
Location: Leeds

Penguin Recruitment is delighted to be supporting a leading global consultancy in their search for an Associate Town Planner to join their growing team in Leeds.

Our client is one of the world’s most respected multi-disciplinary consultancies, recognised for shaping major infrastructure and development projects across the UK and internationally. As an Associate Town Planner, you’ll join a highly collaborative planning team that is at the forefront of delivering complex schemes across sectors such as energy, transport, regeneration, housing, and defence.

Key Responsibilities:

As an Associate Town Planner, you will:

• Lead on major planning projects across a variety of sectors and geographies.

• Act as a key client contact, providing commercially sound planning advice and managing long-term relationships.

• Take responsibility for project delivery, team coordination, and mentoring junior planners.

• Contribute to business development through networking, proposal writing, and bid submissions.

• Engage with stakeholders including local authorities, statutory consultees, and design teams to secure planning consents.

• Prepare and review high-quality planning reports, strategies, and supporting documents.

About You:

To succeed as an Associate Town Planner, you will ideally have:

• A relevant degree in Town Planning or a related field, and be MRTPI qualified.

• Significant experience delivering complex planning projects in consultancy or client-side roles.

• A solid understanding of UK planning systems, including DCO, TWAO and TCPA regimes.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a proven ability to influence and negotiate.

• A proactive and commercially minded approach, with strong leadership capabilities.

• Experience supporting junior colleagues and promoting knowledge sharing within teams.

What’s on Offer:

• The opportunity to work with one of the UK’s top planning teams on nationally significant projects.

• A clear path to progress your career within a globally recognised consultancy.

• Hybrid/flexible working and a central Leeds office base.

• Excellent salary package and comprehensive benefits.

• A positive, inclusive culture that supports professional growth and personal wellbeing.

If you are interested in this Associate Town Planner position, contact Joel Bland on 01792 365006 or email joel.bland@penguinrecruitment.co.uk to find out more and apply.