Job Title: Senior Planner / Associate
Location: Edinburgh or Glasgow

Penguin Recruitment is delighted to be supporting a leading planning consultancy in their search for a Senior Planner or Associate to join their successful Scotland Planning team.
This is an excellent opportunity for a capable and commercially minded planning professional to play a key role in delivering high-quality, profitable projects across a wide range of sectors.
The Role
As a Senior Planner / Associate, you will:
Business Development
*Build, maintain and enhance professional networks.
*Develop and nurture new and existing client relationships.
*Secure and deliver profitable project work.
Project Delivery & Compliance
*Manage and execute planning projects to agreed budgets and timescales.
*Ensure all work is compliant with industry standards, regulations, and internal processes.
*Contribute to efficient financial management through timely timesheet and administration completion.
People & Professional Development
*Maintain up-to-date industry knowledge and promote continuous learning.
*Support the recruitment and onboarding of team members where required.
*Provide guidance, performance management and leadership to colleagues.
Collaboration
*Work closely with colleagues across the business.
*Promote the consultancy’s services and identify opportunities for cross-selling.
Person Specification
Experience
*A broad understanding of planning issues across multiple sectors.
*Experience within the Scottish planning system preferred, but not essential.
Qualifications
*MRTPI chartered status ideal, or actively working towards chartership.
Knowledge & Skills
*Strong grounding in development management, planning policy and project management.
*Ability to work effectively as part of a dynamic, collaborative team.
Personal Attributes
*Proactive mindset with strong commercial awareness.
*Confident communicator with excellent client-facing skills.
*Strong initiative and problem-solving capability.
Other Requirements
*Right to work in the UK (proof required at application stage).
*Primarily office-based with flexibility for some remote working.
Interested?
If you’re looking for a new challenge and want to be part of a forward-thinking planning consultancy, please contact Josh Jones at Penguin Recruitment on or email