SENIOR PLANNER POSTION
Location: Belfast
Deadline for Applications: 16th October 2026
Are you a Planner looking for a change? Ready to take the lead on your own projects in a growing, ambitious planning consultancy?
At Carlin Planning, we’re on the lookout for a new Senior Planner to join our dynamic team!
About CARLIN
Since establishing in 2019, CARLIN Planning has grown from strength to strength, building an impressive portfolio of projects and clients across Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland and the wider UK.
We work across a diverse range of sectors, from development management and strategic planning to regeneration, masterplanning and place-making. Through our work with public sector clients such as Belfast City Council, the Department of Communities and Armagh Banbridge & Craigavon Borough Council, we are involved in complex and high-profile projects that help shape the future of communities and places.
We are now looking for an ambitious Senior Planner to join our growing team and play an important role in the continued development of the practice.
The Role
As a Senior Planner, you will work across a varied portfolio of projects, taking responsibility for managing planning projects and providing high-quality advice to clients. Each of our projects are bespoke and require createive and innovative thinking.
- Providing strategic and development management planning advice across a range of sectors and project scales.
- Coordinating multidisciplinary consultant teams and sub-consultants.
- Leading community and stakeholder engagement exercises and developing innovative engagement strategies.
- Preparing planning reports, appraisals, strategies and supporting documentation.
- Develop and coordinate Environmental Impact Assessments
- Working closely and/or project manage a team of architects, sub-consultants, private developers , public sector clients and other professionals.
- Managing planning applications and projects from inception through to determination.
- Supporting strategic planning, regeneration, masterplanning and place-making projects.
- Contributing to the continued growth and development of CARLIN Planning.
About You
We are looking for someone who is ambitious, commercially aware and keen to take the next step in their planning career.
- Around 6 years’ experience.
- Relevant professional planning experience, preferably within the private sector.
- Chartered membership of, or capable of membership of, the RTPI and/or IPI. Chartered membership is preferable.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Good project management and organisational skills.
- The ability to manage multiple projects and work independently.
- A proactive approach and the confidence to engage with clients, stakeholders and communities.
- Experience of Northern Ireland and/or Republic of Ireland planning would be particularly valuable.
- An interest in regeneration, masterplanning, placemaking and strategic planning.
Why CARLIN?
We are a small, ambitious and growing consultancy where you will have the opportunity to work directly with senior colleagues and take genuine responsibility for projects.
You will be involved in major projects across Northern Ireland, Ireland and the UK, working with public and private sector clients and gaining experience across the full breadth of the planning profession.
At CARLIN, we want our team to grow alongside the business. This is an opportunity for someone who wants to develop their expertise, take on responsibility and help shape the future direction of the practice.
What We Offer
- Competitive salary, commensurate with experience.
- Annual performance-related bonus.
- Flexible working.
- Opportunities for professional development and progression.
- Exposure to a diverse range of high-profile projects across the UK and Ireland.
- The opportunity to work within a growing and supportive consultancy.
Interested?
If you are an ambitious planner looking for your next challenge, we would love to hear from you.
Join CARLIN Planning and help us shape better planning, people and places.
