Associate Town Planner

Job Title

Associate Planner (MRTPI)

Location

Birmingham (Central office, multi-disciplinary consultancy environment)

Role Overview

My client is seeking a dynamic, chartered Associate Planner (MRTPI qualified) to join a leading Planning Team within a major UK property consultancy.

The role involves delivering a wide range of planning services across the Midlands, working on high-profile and regionally significant development projects. The successful candidate will join a large, multidisciplinary environment supporting end-to-end development work across multiple sectors.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver professional planning services to a diverse client base across the Midlands region
• Work on complex and high-profile development projects including:
• Strategic urban extensions
• New settlements
• Large-scale industrial and logistics schemes
• Retail repurposing and town centre regeneration
• Major mixed-use and commercial developments
• Rural estate and land promotion portfolios
• Prepare, manage, and submit planning applications and supporting documentation
• Provide planning advice to landowners, developers, investors, institutions, and private clients
• Engage with local planning authorities and stakeholders throughout the planning process
• Contribute to project teams within a multidisciplinary consultancy setting
• Support senior colleagues in project delivery and client management
• Assist in business development and maintaining strong client relationships

Client Base

My client works with a diverse range of high-profile clients, including:

• Landowners and estate managers
• Private individuals
• Property developers and promoters
• National and regional housebuilders
• Commercial and leisure operators
• Institutional investors
• Team Environment

My client's Planning Team is a market-leading, regionally significant team within one of the UK's largest planning consultancies, supported by over 300 planning professionals nationally across all land use sectors.

The Birmingham office is a rapidly growing, multi-disciplinary hub of approximately 170 professionals, offering integrated services across:

• Planning
• Development (residential and commercial)
• Industrial & logistics
• Office agency
• Investment and capital markets
• Building surveying
• Project management
• Property management

This role offers exposure to cradle-to-grave development projects in a collaborative and commercially focused environment.

What My Client Offers

• Career progression and structured professional development
• 25-30 days annual leave (depending on grade)
• Enhanced incremental leave
• Life assurance
• Private medical insurance
• Virtual GP access
• Pension scheme
• Global mobility opportunities
• Employee rewards platform
• Person Specification
• MRTPI and/or MRICS qualified (essential)
• Strong background in planning consultancy or development planning
• Experience delivering large-scale residential, commercial, or mixed-use projects
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment
• Commercial awareness and client-facing confidence
• Team-oriented approach with ability to work collaboratively in multidisciplinary teams

Please reach out to Matt Stevenson on (phone number removed) for more details.