Location: London
Contract: 1-Year Fixed Term (Maternity Cover)
Salary: Competitive
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Planning Manager to join a leading outdoor media infrastructure company on a one-year fixed term contract covering maternity leave. This role is ideal for a chartered town planner with five to ten years of experience, looking to work in a fast-paced and innovative environment.
About the Company
This company is one of Europe's leading owner of outdoor media infrastructure, with a portfolio of over 5,300 out-of-home advertising assets, including digital displays, classic paper-and-paste billboards, and super-premium digital sites. They specialise in buying, renting, and securing planning permission for property sites used for outdoor advertising across the UK and Europe.
The Role
The Planning Manager will play a key role in supporting the UK Head of Planning, leading on planning applications, appeals, policy analysis, and working closely with internal teams and external consultants to secure planning permissions for digital advertising projects.
Key Responsibilities
Lead and manage individual and portfolio planning projects
Prepare, submit, and negotiate planning applications and appeals for digital advertising sites
Conduct planning due diligence, research, and policy analysis
Work with internal teams (Development, Estates, Build, Legal) and external consultants
Manage application and appeal deadlines
Represent the company at customer, landlord, and local authority meetings
Maintain and update internal planning records and schedules
Provide planning-related training (CPD) to internal teams and maintain RTPI status
Identify process improvements to enhance efficiency within the planning function
What You Need
Chartered Member of the RTPI
Five to ten years of experience in town planning, ideally in a consultancy or development role
Strong knowledge of planning legislation and policy
Excellent project management, organisational, and multitasking skills
Ability to engage and negotiate with local authorities, stakeholders, and internal teams
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Smartsheet
A proactive, detail-oriented, and team-focused mindset
Benefits
Competitive salary
25 days annual leave, increasing with service (up to 30 days)
Salary sacrifice pension scheme (8% contributory)
Death insurance (3x salary)
Group income protection (50%)
Company bonus scheme
Health insurance (after successful completion of a six-month probationary period)Interested?
Contact Sofia Conte (url removed) or call (phone number removed). We have many more vacancies available on our website.
This is a permanent role. Penguin Recruitment is operating as a Recruitment Agency in respect to this position