Senior and Associate Town Planner Roles at Award-Winning Consultancy

Milton Keynes (Hybrid)

Full-Time

£50,000 – £60,000

About the Consultancy

This employee-owned planning consultancy is shaping plans for over 150,000 new homes across the UK. Its client base spans master developers, blue-chip companies, landowners, Government bodies, and local authorities. Projects cover a wide geographical spread and present diverse planning challenges, offering variety and scope for professional growth.

The practice champions robust advocacy, collaboration, and consensus-building, ensuring planners work across multiple projects and avoid being pigeonholed. Creativity and strategic spatial planning are at the heart of its work, supported by well-structured processes that deliver better places and create real value.

Role Overview

The successful candidate will collaborate with talented teams in masterplanning, urban design, mapping, and graphic communications. The role offers autonomy alongside teamwork, enabling planners to apply creative thinking, problem-solving skills, and technical expertise to deliver outstanding outcomes for a wide range of clients and projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Leading and contributing to strategic and spatial planning projects
• Preparing and managing planning applications, negotiations, and representations
• Working closely with clients, stakeholders, and local authorities to secure consents
• Supporting masterplanning and place-making initiatives
• Acting as a trusted advisor within multi-disciplinary teams
• Mentoring junior colleagues and sharing knowledge

Requirements

Applicants should have experience in either the private or public sector, with demonstrable skills in:

• Preparation and negotiation of development proposals (particularly residential-led and/or commercial/mixed-use applications)
• Securing planning permissions, conditions, and s106 agreements
• Policy and plan-making activity
• Shaping promotion strategies for development projects
• Coordinating design and engineering outputs within multi-disciplinary teams

What’s on Offer

• Competitive salary up to £60,000
• Hybrid working (three days in the office, two from home)
• Employee-owned business with a supportive, inclusive culture
• Generous annual leave plus long-service leave
• Monthly mobility allowance
• Performance bonus after six months’ service
• Annual Employee Trust Award recognising individual ownership
• Group pension scheme and medical insurance
• Funded professional subscriptions and CPD opportunities
• Company-wide study trips (often abroad), annual away days, and social, cultural, and sporting activities
• Regular CPD sessions, mentoring, and tailored progression plans
• A workplace committed to community engagement and charitable initiatives

Why Join?

This is an opportunity to become part of a consultancy that values creativity, collaboration, and professional development. With a strong commitment to employee ownership and a culture that invests in its people, this role offers not just a job, but a platform for long-term growth and meaningful impact on the places we live and work.