Associate Director Planning Director

Associate Director Planning Director

Job Title: Associate Planning Director / Planning Director
Location: Birmingham

Penguin Recruitment supports a leading, forward thinking planning consultancy seeking an Associate Planning Director / Planning Director for their Birmingham team. This role is ideal for an experienced planning professional ready to advance their career and contribute significantly to the growth of a well established Midlands consultancy.

Opportunity

Our client offers a collaborative, empowering culture where individuals are trusted with autonomy and encouraged to shape both projects and the wider business. You will work on a diverse, high profile portfolio-including urban regeneration schemes and major mixed use sustainable extensions across the UK-and join the senior leadership team, helping identify and deliver new development opportunities and building strong relationships with national housebuilders, land promoters, and landowners.

What's on Offer

• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package
• Private medical insurance
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• One additional day off for your birthday
• Hybrid working from a central Birmingham hub
• A varied workload across high quality, strategic planning projects
• A supportive, inclusive culture with genuine career development opportunities

Role

Playing a key role in the growth strategy of the Birmingham office, you will:

• Lead and deliver complex planning projects from inception to consent
• Identify new development opportunities and support business development
• Manage client relationships and ensure high levels of service delivery
• Lead, mentor and develop junior members of the team

About You

• Degree in Town Planning or a related discipline
• Significant experience within a UK planning consultancy
• Strong knowledge of UK planning policy, applications and appeals
• Proven ability to lead teams and manage projects to tight deadlines
• Excellent communication and client facing skills
• RTPI membership

Agile Working

Our client embraces agile working, offering a flexible, blended approach to where and how work is carried out. With multiple hubs across the UK, they focus on valuing outputs and impact rather than location.

Interested?

The hiring manager is looking to meet with suitable candidates ASAP. If you meet the above criteria, please contact Josh Jones.