Job title Graduate Planner Start Date September 2025 Job Locations Glasgow, Reading, Oxford, Bristol, Brighton, Guildford, Manchester, London, Birmingham, Leeds, Chelmsford, Cambridge, Southampton, Wimborne Salary £30,000 and £1,500 sign on bonus / £27,000 and £1,000 sign on bonus Dependent on Location and the cost of living Current Team Information With nearly 300 planners across the UK, we are the largest planning department in any mainstream real estate practice with a reputation for success and professionalism. We work with all types of property, but have specialisms in urban mixed use, housing, retail, major sports venues, energy, master planning, urban design, environmental impact assessment, community engagement, heritage and Section 106 agreements/Community Infrastructure Levy. We negotiate planning permissions for everything from major urban regeneration schemes to modest domestic extensions. Our department consists of planners skilled in assembling evidence and building a case to achieve planning permission from local authorities, planning inspectors and government ministers. Planning role locations: London - Head Office (Margaret Street) Heritage and Townscape Team - The UK has a rich and complex built environment. When considering the purchase, disposal or development potential of a site, understanding the complexities of the associated archaeological, built heritage and townscape context is crucial. In doing so, you gain an accurate reading of the opportunity and value, and have the ability to realise contextually responsive proposals for the site; in turn this avoids unwelcome surprises. The Heritage & Townscape team at Savills have the specialist knowledge and unrivalled expertise to ensure our clients have the best possible guidance throughout the planning, development and transactional processes. We take great pride in our robust, personable and commercially minded advocacy, ensuring the intricate topics of archaeology, built heritage and townscape are approachable and remain clearly communicated. We take the lead, confidently articulating and negotiating associated considerations, utilising our professional experience with external parties on behalf of colleagues, project teams and our clients. This ensures all remain informed throughout streamlined planning, development and transactional processes. We are a team of 10 specialist consultants with varied backgrounds that have an incredibly collegiate approach to the exciting work that we do. We work with development teams to find alternative uses, as well secure the sale and development potential of some of the most sensitive buildings / structures and areas in the UK. This involves historic research and design advice, including the articulation of development potential and likely impacts based on proposals and our understanding of intended change. The work we do is diverse and allows you to see some of the most architecturally and historically significant built and natural environments in the UK. The work requires attention to detail and excellent written and verbal communication. Click here to hear from one of our London Planning Graduates Click here to hear from our Birmingham Planning team and here to hear from a Birmingham Graduate Click here to hear from one of our Planning Graduates in Brighton Click the links, to hear from our colleagues, Alex and Ewan in Glasgow Cambridge and Chelmsford - The East of England team sees graduates as the future of our team and has welcomed 4 new graduates into our team of thirteen professionals over the last 4 years. We are committed to providing our graduates with continuing opportunities and, having completed her Masters whilst with us, the first of these graduates has now been promoted to Senior Planner. We provide planning consultancy services across the East of England predominantly in Cambridgeshire, Essex, Lincolnshire, Norfolk and Suffolk. Our expertise includes strategic land promotion, five year housing land supply and the management of complex planning applications / reserved matters. Team members have experience giving evidence in Local Plan Examinations, major Public Inquiries and Appeal Hearings. Our objective is to provide commercially informed, positive and proactive planning advice, and we are looking to welcome a new graduate to be based in our Chelmsford or Cambridge offices. Southampton The Southampton Planning Team is a Centre of Excellence for Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) in Savills. As a graduate in the team you have the opportunity to be involved in a wide variety of high profile and strategic EIA projects including Residential, Commercial and Mixed-Use developments in urban and non-urban environments. Working alongside our EIA specialists you would gain experience of applying the EIA Regulations to support major planning applications with clear and objective environmental evidence beginning with EIA Screening into Environmental Statement preparation leading to application determination and implementation. Click here to hear from one of our Planning Graduates in Southampton We also have roles in Leeds, Reading, Wimborne, Manchester, Cardiff, Bristol, Guildford, Oxford About This Role As a planning Graduate you will be expected to prepare planning appraisals, undertake research and analysis, prepare planning applications, contribute to the preparation/editing of Design and Access Statements, Sustainability Statements and other planning documents. There will be a variety of exciting projects to work on, helping develop your knowledge and skills. Your input is an essential part of our working processes. How You’ll Make An Impact Good communication and organisational skills and a proactive approach are vital to succeed as a Planning Graduate. You will need that ability to manage a varied workload working as part of a team, while also having the ability to use your own initiative, and be passionate about delivering the best service possible for your clients. Your skills will include: Strong verbal, numerical and report writing skills Ability to empower those around them A team player with leadership potential Ability to challenge in a positive way Strategic approach to problem solving Ability to Listen to others and Collaborate effectively Highly motivated Computer literate Ahead of anything else, we look for individualism and diversity in our graduate intake - so it's very important at every stage of the selection process that you take the opportunity to show us what you're really like. Be honest and above all, be yourself. Training We provide comprehensive training and revision programmes to support you passing your Royal Town Planning Institute Assessment of Professional Competency (APC) and you will be allocated a mentor to guide you through this process. During the two year training programme you will work with people in the Planning department to build up a variety of experience and contacts to be able to meet the APC requirements, but also to cross sell and share information with our multi-disciplinary teams as you progress through the business. Experiencing a variety of teams and working styles is fundamental to developing your understanding of Savills, the market and our clients. As a graduate, you'll also have regular opportunities to attend technical, business skills and personal development activities - including conferences, courses, lectures, networking, revision sessions and social events. Career development Once you've successfully passed your APC and become a member of the Royal Institution of Town Planners (RTPI), you'll continue to receive training and career development opportunities. We ensure that your Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is current and that all staff are fully up-to-date with changes to legislation and business needs. Benefits Permanent Contract for all graduates, as opposed to a 2 year training contract Interest free season ticket loan Pension Scheme – Royal London Company mobile phone and laptop Training and APC costs covered 25 days annual leave Employee discounts - save money using our MyRewards on thousands of discounts and offers Pitch your idea to our Board via the Savills Dragons Den (Innovation and growth initiative) Sports activities (Hockey, Netball, Skiing, Rugby, Football, Cricket, Badminton & Squash) Employee Assistance Programme – A 24 hour service available to all staff and completely confidential Discretionary bonus scheme Cycle to Work Scheme ShareSave - Save As You Earn share option scheme Assessment for this role Online Application - CLICK HERE TO APPLY - Applications close on 3rd November 2024 Online Assessment - SHL (will be sent on application completion and will need to be completed by 8am on 4th November 2024) Assessment Centre - 9th and 10th January 2025 in our London Head Office (33 Margaret Street, London W1G 0JD). Please note you will only be asked to attend 1 assessment centre date. Potential virtual/in person interview with local team following the Assessment Centre Before completing the application form, please click here to check if your degree is accredited by the RTPI or not. If not, please define your application as a Non-Cognate application. Savills Culture https://www.youtube.com/watch?vyf_-G1TlJBI Savills is committed to eliminating discrimination and encouraging diversity amongst our workforce. Our aim is that our teams will be truly representative of all sections of society and each employee feels respected and able to give their best. We attract, recruit and retain the best people in property. Right across the world, and in areas of property as diverse as real estate management and venture capital funding. Please note, we will use your personal data to respond to your application. For further details, or to view our Privacy Notice or Group Equality & Diversity policy, see our website - savills.co.uk. Please note that all applications will be screened without your personal details on them. We will also ask you, as part of the application to complete a RARE contextual data form, in order to support our screening process and identify out performers. Savills is a Disability Confident Committed Employer and is an accredited Living Wage Employer. Savills is a signatory of the Race at Work Charter – committing to the equality of opportunity in the workplace for all.