Town Planner - Lincoln

Town Planner - Fantastic Opportunity in Lincoln

I'm working with a well respected consultancy in Lincoln that's looking to add a Town Planner to its Planning team. This is a great role for someone with strong communication skills, a keen eye for detail and a genuine passion for planning. You'll be joining a supportive, knowledgeable team that invests heavily in your development, with plenty of scope for training, progression and professional growth.

What You'll Be Doing

In this role, you'll get involved in a wide variety of planning work, including:

• Preparing planning appraisals for sites, buildings and development concepts.
• Carrying out research and analysis to support planning submissions.
• Drafting pre application enquiries, planning applications and appeal documentation.
• Contributing to Design & Access Statements, sustainability reports and other supporting material.
• Working closely with planning officers, consultees and third parties to negotiate positive outcomes.
• Building strong relationships with clients and other professionals.
• Presenting at meetings such as Parish Council and Planning Committee sessions.
• Preparing fee proposals and contributing to business development.
• Developing creative and commercially sensible planning solutions.
• Producing detailed reports with clear recommendations based on your findings.
• Managing projects from early concept through to completion.
• Keeping up to date with planning legislation, policy updates and market trends.

What They're Looking For

• An RTPI accredited degree.
• Ideally MRTPI (but this isn't essential).
• A solid understanding of the UK planning system.
• Technical competence and good local knowledge.
• The ability to travel as needed.
• Experience in either the private or public sector (2+ years preferred).

What's on Offer

The company provides a genuinely supportive environment along with a strong benefits package, including:

• 25 days holiday, increasing to 28 after 3 years.
• Life assurance (4x salary).
• Salary sacrifice pension scheme.
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave.
• Holiday buy back option.
• Long service awards.