SENIOR PLANNER
LOCATION: Head Office, Nottinghamshire
TYPE: Remote hybrid
PLANNER ROLES
At P&DG, we’re a multidisciplinary team of Planners, Urban Designers, and Heritage Consultants working across the UK. Our projects span a range of scales and sectors, planning applications, master planning, regeneration, planning appeals, EIA, public engagement, site promotion and education; all with a shared focus on delivering positive and creative planning outcomes.
With a long-standing reputation and a diverse portfolio of public and private clients, sectors, geographic reach, and extensive existing workload we’re now looking to expand our Planning capabilities. To support this growth, we’re seeking talented Senior/Principal Planners and an Associate-level Planner to join our team and help shape the next chapter of P&DG’s success.
WORKING AT P&DG
We’re proud to foster a culture built on collaboration, mutual trust, and shared ambition. Every member of our team is encouraged to grow, contribute ideas, and take ownership of their work. We value creativity as much as technical skill, and we believe in giving our people the freedom and support to shape their work and see the real impact it makes.
Beyond project delivery, you’ll play an active role in shaping the business, developing client relationships, identifying opportunities, and contributing to the ongoing growth of the practice.
Join us and be part of a team where your expertise and initiative will help shape better places and stronger communities.
OUR REQUIREMENTS
To act as a brand ambassador responsible for developing new client relationships and provide a more experienced lead on complex planning proposals, contributing towards business development and wider company objectives. For example, this includes independent preparation, submission and management of planning applications and appeals, lending support to the wider team and the mentoring and development of junior members.
- Attendance and presentation at appeal hearings and examination in public
- S106 negotiations
- Networking and business development
- Fee budgets and budget management
- Securing client repeat business and some self-generated new projects/client leads, partial generation of some workload
- Practice promotion and marketing
- Presentations to secure new projects
- Mentoring and support of more junior team members
ESSENTIAL SKILLS & CAPABILITIES
- Essential interpersonal skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication
- Good understanding of IT and Microsoft Office
- Good report writing skills
- Ability to analyse complex data
- Good negotiating skills
- Excellent time management, prioritising work effectively
- Strong organisational skills
- Ability to work under pressure, plan and meet deadlines
- Resourcefulness
- Methodical and disciplined
- Energetic and enthusiastic
- Ability to work as part of a team or on your own
- Good at building relationships
- Strong attention to detail including problem solving skills
- Ability to multi-task
- Professional and friendly
- Full clean driving licence
ADDITIONAL SKILLS & CAPABILITIES
- Senior Planner – 3 – 5 years’ minimum professional experience working in the public or private sector
- Hold a valid UK Driving Licence
- Urban Design and masterplanning understanding would be beneficial
- Whilst not necessary, the potential to bring along new clients or contacts may be useful
REMUNERATION
- Competitive market rate of pay
- Potential flexibility in core work hours
- Flexibility in working locations
- Minimum of 22 days holiday plus Bank Holidays
- Birthday Leave
- Health Insurance
- Company Pension Scheme
- Payment of one professional membership, others considered on merit
- Discretionary leave days over the Christmas & New Year Period
- Potential performance bonus
- We also enjoy a high level of staff retention through being a dynamic close-knit and friendly team with a flexible caring attitude
- Salary range: Competitive market rate
HOW TO APPLY
- Please submit a covering letter and CV to careers@panddg.co.uk
- To arrange an informal discussion with Richard Hall please e-mail jayne.horne@panddg.co.uk
- In addition to the requested covering letter and CV, we will also accept a modest amount of additional material to support your application, for example previous work that is in the public realm. All material will be deleted post recruitment process
