P+P

Graduate / Assistant Consultants

Submission deadline:
12th January 2026

Calling early career planners, economists and geographers with an interest in development, spatial planning, socio-economics, regeneration and masterplanning in the UK and internationally.

The full job specification can be downloaded here: Graduate Assistant Consultant job description _ December 2025

About the role

Prior + Partners is recruiting graduate and assistant-level consultants with a broad range of skills and experience to support the delivery of our portfolio of work in the UK and internationally. Candidates should demonstrate a strong commitment to cities, towns, and neighbourhoods, and to shaping places that meet both current and future needs.

In particular, we would welcome applications from candidates with a keen interest and experience in:

  • Strategic planning and policy;
  • Economic and regeneration strategy ;
  • Development management / planning consents;
  • Socioeconomic research and analysis;
  • Digital planning / geospatial analysis;
  • Community and stakeholder engagement.

Candidates should be degree educated and may be working towards accreditation with the RTPI, RICS P+D, or other relevant professional bodies.

All candidates should also have strong written, numerical, graphical, and verbal communication skills, along with an active interest in UK planning, placemaking, regeneration and development, and urban resilience.

Please state your interest in applying, and enclose a copy of your CV and covering letter and send to careers@priorpartners.com with the subject line: Application – Graduate / Assistant Consultants. Please note that only applications made directly to our recruitment mailbox will be considered for the position.

Salary will depend on experience, and we will offer the opportunity to further your career as well as knowledge of other disciplines within the practice, with our multi-disciplinary team including urban designers, architects, planners, place economists, spatial data scientists and public realm specialists.

About the practice

Prior + Partners’ 120-strong team includes urban designers, architects, planners, place economists, spatial data scientists and public realm specialists. Working in an integrated way, our skill is in unlocking the potential of a place, facilitating the development process, providing implementable solutions and maximising the outputs from creative teams in a seamless way.

Projects span across the world, from Google’s Moffett Park in California and Silvertown Quays in London’s Royal Docks, to Bristol’s Temple Quarter to new communities across the Middle East.

Prior + Partners is an Employee-Owned Trust and an equal opportunities employer committed to creating an open, respectful environment where people can build lasting careers and do their best work. Prior + Partners provide regular Continuing Professional Development opportunities (both internal and external), creating an environment for cross-discipline learning and clear pathways for career progression.

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