Main Job Function
Our client is seeking a registered Professional Town Planner to join their multidisciplinary built environment consultancy. This role is suited to a practitioner who is not only technically competent, but capable of independently managing planning processes, engaging stakeholders, and driving development approvals within complex regulatory environments. The successful candidate will play a central role in the preparation, management, and delivery of planning applications and spatial planning initiatives, with exposure to housing and land development programs.
Minimum Requirements
- Registered as a Professional Planner (Pr. Plan) with South African Council for Planners for a minimum of 2 years
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in town and regional planning
- Relevant degree in Town Planning or equivalent (BTRP / BSc / B Plan or higher)
- Valid driver’s license and willingness to travel for site visits and stakeholder engagements.
Core Experience Required
The candidate must demonstrate practical experience in:
- Preparation and management of development applications (rezoning, consent use, subdivision, consolidation)
- Lodgment and processing of municipal planning applications
- Drafting and contributing to:
- Spatial Development Frameworks (SDFs)
- Precinct Plans
- Local Area Plans
- Understanding and working within Integrated Development Plans (IDPs)
- Experience in housing developments, informal settlement upgrading, and/or title deed programs will be highly advantageous
- Familiarity with provincial and municipal planning legislation and processes.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage and prepare a range of statutory planning applications from inception to approval
- Engage with municipal officials, project stakeholders, and professional teams
- Provide strategic planning input into development feasibility and project structuring
- Compile high-quality planning reports and supporting documentation
- Monitor regulatory processes and proactively address delays or objections
- Contribute to spatial planning initiatives and policy-aligned development proposals
- Support multidisciplinary coordination across engineering, environmental, and architectural inputs.
A Consultant will be in touch if you are shortlisted for the position. Please consider your application unsuccessful should you not have been contacted within 2 weeks. We will keep your CV on our database and contact you should you match the criteria of any other vacancies.
To apply for this job email your details to Sharonsmit@armstrongappointments.com