Job Title: Principal town planner or Associate Town Planner
Location: Exeter or Cardiff
Benefits: Profit Share Scheme, Pension
Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent

Are you an established planning professional ready to take the lead on nationally significant renewable energy and infrastructure projects? This is a unique opportunity for a Principal or Associate-level Chartered Planner to step into a senior leadership role within a purpose-driven planning consultancy, playing a central role in delivering projects that directly support the UK's net zero ambitions.

The Role
You will act as a project lead on major infrastructure and clean energy schemes, overseeing planning strategies, managing client relationships, and guiding multidisciplinary teams through the full development lifecycle. This is a high-trust, high-responsibility role suited to a proactive and commercially minded planning expert.
You will also play an instrumental role in mentoring junior colleagues, maintaining high technical standards, and contributing to the company's business development and growth.

Key Responsibilities
·Project Leadership: Take full responsibility for leading large-scale planning applications (TCPA, DNS), ensuring delivery to time, budget, and quality expectations.
·Strategic Planning Advice: Provide expert planning advice to clients, identify risks and opportunities, and shape planning strategies aligned with project and policy objectives.
·Client Engagement: Act as a key advisor to clients, managing relationships and representing the business at project meetings, consultations, and hearings.
·Team Management & Mentoring: Lead and develop project teams, offering guidance, feedback, and mentorship to colleagues across levels.
·Written Work Oversight: Draft and review complex planning documentation and reports, ensuring consistency and quality.
·Business Development: Support company growth by building client relationships, identifying new opportunities, and contributing to bids and proposals.
·Resource Management: Oversee internal resourcing and workflow across projects, ensuring efficient team utilisation and quality delivery.

About You
·Chartered Planner (MRTPI or equivalent), with substantial experience in consultancy or private sector planning.
·Proven track record in leading infrastructure or renewable energy projects.
·Skilled at managing complex, multi-stakeholder projects with a high degree of autonomy.
·Excellent communicator, comfortable presenting to clients, stakeholders, and regulators.
·Strong leadership and mentoring abilities, with a focus on team development.
·Strategic thinker with a commercially aware and solution-driven mindset.
·Active in professional networks, with a demonstrable ability to contribute to business development.

What You'll Receive
·Competitive salary (discussed confidentially upon application)
·Profit Share Scheme
·Pension scheme
·Career progression with a clear pathway to senior leadership roles
·Exposure to impactful, nationally significant projects
·Collaborative and values-led working environment
·Ongoing support from peers and senior leaders

How to Apply
If you're a Principal Town Planner or Associate Town Planner ready to lead meaningful projects and help shape the UK's sustainable infrastructure future, we'd love to hear from you.

Please submit your CV to ashleigh.waterhouse@carringtonwest.com or call 02393 876 054
 
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