Associate or Senior Associate – Planning – Bristol – Hybrid

Overview

In this role you will advise a portfolio of clients across built environment, energy, infrastructure and real estate on planning strategy and regulatory matters. You will work as part of a Bristol-based team delivering commercially focused planning advice on complex development and infrastructure projects. You will engage with landmark schemes and contribute from early in your career with direct client exposure and strong collaborative support. The opportunity combines technical planning excellence with meaningful responsibility in a respected practice. You will shape major projects while advancing your career in a structured, growth-focused environment.

Pay / Benefits

• Structured career development with clear progression
• Early responsibility
• Direct access to high-profile clients
• Collaborative and supportive team
• Hybrid working arrangement
• Diversity and inclusive culture

Responsibilities

• Advise on planning strategy, development consent and regulatory issues
• Contribute to complex planning challenges on landmark development and infrastructure projects
• Provide commercially oriented planning advice to a portfolio of clients
• Collaborate with a team of experts to deliver high-profile outcomes
• Support clients in navigating planning approvals and related processes

Key requirements

• Ambitious and commercially aware
• Experience in planning matters across development, infrastructure or real estate sectors
• Ability to work with high-profile clients and cross-functional teams
• Strong analytical and strategic thinking

• Commercial awareness
• Client-facing communication
• Collaborative and supportive mindset
• Planning strategy
• Development consent
• Regulatory matters

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