Graduate Planner
Job Title: Graduate Planner
Location: Leicester
Looking for a career where your ambition meets real opportunity? Join Persimmon Homes as a Graduate Planner and step into a role where your success is celebrated, your growth supported, and your work truly matters.
Why Persimmon Homes?
We’re one of the UK’s largest and most established housebuilders — FTSE 100 listed, with 29 regional offices and thousands of quality homes built every year.
At Persimmon, we don’t just build homes — we build careers. When you join us as a Graduate Planner, you’ll benefit from:
- Competitive salary
- Company car/Car allowance
- 5* housebuilder - Be part of a company that consistently delivers quality homes and outstanding customer satisfaction
- Life Cover & Contributory Pension
- Bonus
- Employee Benefits Platform – giving you access to high-street discounts, wellbeing support, and more
- Committed to diversity, inclusion, and empowering your development
What is the role?
As a Graduate Planner with Persimmon Homes, you will be part of a small yet busy team, handling a varied range of planning applications for both strategic and immediate sites, of varying scales and complexity. The role offers a broad area of responsibility for all areas of the development process including planning policy and promotional work along with detailed development management and delivery.
What you’ll do as Graduate Planner
Assessing land development opportunities against company criteria
Providing advice internally on planning matters
Preparing and submitting planning applications
Attending meetings with all relevant parties during the planning process
Dealing with ongoing planning matters and submitting information to clear planning conditions
What experience do I need?
Degree/Masters Planning or Real Estate Degree with RTPI or RICS accreditation and a rounded knowledge of planning (we would also welcome applicants with a relevant degree without RTPI/RICS accreditation)
Strong interpersonal and all round excellent communication skills
Proactive and willingness to take the lead on own initiative and under minimal supervision
A proven ability to work to, thrive on and meet tight deadlines
Your positive outlook and professional attitude will enable you to deal confidently with colleagues at all levels
As a Graduate Planner with Persimmon Homes, you will be part of a small yet busy team, handling a varied range of planning applications for both strategic and immediate sites, of varying scales and complexity. The role offers a broad area of responsibility for all areas of the development process including planning policy and promotional work along with detailed development management and delivery.
