Town Planner -- Current Vacancies

`Town Planner` Current Vacancies

2006-11-24:

Town planners work for local authorities, independent planning consultancies, government departments and private companies.
They carry out site appraisals, draw up planning briefs, coordinate projects and enforce planning controls.
Projects can vary in scope and size from large-scale strategic planning to local domestic household planning issues.
Planners work with other professionals, such as surveyors and engineers.
Town planners in local government work 35 to 40 hours a week with some evening meetings for senior staff.
The majority of town planners are employed by the government and local authorities, although opportunities for work in other areas are increasing.
Some large firms such as house-builders, supermarkets and utility companies employ planners to deal with their planning work.
Planners also work for environmental and conservation charities.
There are opportunities to work abroad.
Career progression can include movement into senior planning roles, coordinating area or regional policy and strategy or working for specialist consultants.
Training and experience as a town planner can open up job opportunities in careers such as industrial promotion, environmental management, urban design, recreation management, market research, property development, resource management and data processing.Trainee town planners earn around 19,500 a year.
Town planners with team leader responsibilities can earn between 35,000 and 45,000.
Chief planning officers can earn up to 60,000. (Permalink)

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2007-10-25:

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