Job Title: Senior Planner Location: Ashby De La Zouch

Penguin Recruitment is delighted to be supporting a well-established planning consultancy in their search for a Senior Planner to join their Planning Team in Ashby. There is also the option to collaborate with colleagues in Market Harborough, Birmingham, or Manchester.

This is an exciting opportunity for a Senior Planner to take a leading role on innovative energy and infrastructure projects across sectors such as water, gas, electricity, and more. You will work closely with colleagues across the firm to deliver planning consultancy services and help build the Planning Team's expertise and capability.

THE ROLE

As a Senior Planner, you will manage and prioritise your own caseload, delivering high-quality advice and planning applications to clients. You will also mentor junior team members, including supporting them through the APC process, and take responsibility for coordinating multidisciplinary project teams. This role involves:

Undertaking site appraisals and pre-application advice requests Preparing, submitting, and managing planning applications Delivering bespoke advice to clients Project managing architects, landscape, highways, drainage, and ecology consultants Engaging with clients, Planning Officers, Councillors, statutory bodies, and members of the public Attending and leading project meetings, including negotiation to achieve optimum outcomes Supporting coll...