Associate Director / Director (Chartered Town Planner – RTPI)

Overview

In this role, you will lead a range of planning projects for private and public sector clients while supporting the Liverpool office’s growth. You will work across development management, planning policy, and site promotion, partnering with multidisciplinary teams to deliver major applications and Local Plan work. You will mentor junior staff, manage workloads, and develop new business opportunities to strengthen client relationships. This is a hybrid, client-facing position that combines leadership with strategic project delivery. A key hook is shaping planning outcomes within a growing, collaborative consultancy with a strong professional network.

Pay / Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Pension scheme
• Life insurance
• Cycle to Work
• Enhanced maternity
• Private healthcare

Responsibilities

• Managing development management and planning policy projects
• Overseeing major planning applications, appeals, and Local Plan representations
• Supporting site promotion, examinations, and public inquiry work
• Assisting with growth and development of the planning team
• Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams across planning, urban design, architecture, infrastructure, and environmental services
• Providing leadership, mentoring, and support to junior team members
• Developing new business opportunities while maintaining existing client relationships
• Supporting workload management and staff development to maintain professional standards

Key requirements

• 10+ years’ professional experience in private sector consultancy
• Experience managing teams and leading planning projects
• Postgraduate qualification in Planning
• Chartered membership with the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI)
• Strong client-facing and stakeholder management skills
• Experience in business development and maintaining client relationships

• leadership
• mentoring
• stakeholder management
• planning policy
• development management
• local plan representations

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