Job Title: Assistant Town Planner Location:Bedfordshire Penguin Recruitment is delighted to be supporting an award-winning planning, development and ecology consultancy in their search for a Graduate Consultant to join their growing team. This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated graduate to begin their career within the planning and development industry, working on a diverse portfolio of residential projects ranging from large-scale national housebuilder schemes to bespoke domestic developments. The Role The successful candidate will join a small, friendly consultancy where career progression is strongly encouraged. The graduate programme is designed to provide broad exposure to the industry, with rotations across planning, land and consultancy services to help you identify your areas of interest and develop core technical and commercial skills. Key Responsibilities Planning Team: Assisting with planning applications, pre-application submissions and appealsUndertaking site appraisals and policy reviewsMonitoring applications and liaising with local authoritiesSupporting public consultations and stakeholder meetingsResearch and analysis for local plan and policy work Land Team: Undertaking strategic site searches and identifying development opportunitiesSupporting land disposal and acquisition processesPreparing sales prospectuses and reviewing offersGathering market intelligence and undertaking development appraisalsNetworking with landowners, developers and agents