Job Title: Assistant Planner or Planner (Development Management)
Location: East Suffolk Council, Lowestoft NR33 0EQ or Melton IP12 1RT
Salary: £27,344 – £38,296 per annum (Career Grade)
Job Type: Permanent, Full Time
Working Hours: 37 hours per week
Closing date: 1pm, 27 October 2023
Interview date: Week Commencing 6 November 2023.
Would you like to help shape the future of East Suffolk?
We are currently looking for an Assistant Planner or Planner to join our Development Management Team.
Whether you are at the start of your career or looking for a change it is an exciting time to join us in East Suffolk. There are ambitious plans for growth coming forward across the district including new garden neighbourhoods and villages, regeneration projects and economic growth, alongside a number of nationally significant energy and infrastructure projects.
About the Role:
Working in the Development Management Team, you will be involved in a wide range and breadth of planning issues and with the proposed major changes to the national planning system it really is an exciting time to come and work with us.
Working alongside a number of other planning professionals, you will manage and assess planning applications and pre-application submissions and appeals in accordance with planning law, national and local policy and guidance. It will require good customer service skills working with applicants, other professionals and communities to negotiate and achieve good quality planning outcomes. The post will require some planning enforcement duties, as assigned, taking account of relevant legislation, policies and procedures of the Council. At Planner level (£31,099 – £38,296 per annum) you will take a central role in projects, alongside and supported by Senior Planners and Principal Planners in the team. At Assistant Planner level (£27,344 – £30,151 per annum) you would be involved in a similar range of projects at an appropriate level and with the support of the team to develop your planning knowledge and skills.
The Assistant Planner role provides an opportunity for you to attain a planning post-graduate qualification providing access to progress to Planner level and to become a full member of the RTPI. If you have a first degree in geography, social sciences or a related subject (other disciplines will also often be considered) this is an exciting opportunity to take forward your existing knowledge, skills and interests and embark on a career as a planner.
About you:
You will be an enthusiastic and committed individual, who has the ability to deliver in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.
Benefits:
- Generous leave entitlement (equivalent to 25 days a year, increasing to 31 days after 5 years’ service, plus bank holidays)
- Local government pension scheme
- Flexible working arrangements
- Learning and development tailored to your role
- A wide variety of staff support networks including access to health and wellbeing initiatives and programmes.
- Discounts on mobile phones, computers, holiday and travel, fashion and clothing, health and beauty and many other products and services.
About us:
East Suffolk Council is an exciting place to work and a great place to make a real difference to people’s lives, delivering vital services to a quarter of a million people across East Suffolk.
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Candidates with the relevant experience or job titles of; Planning Officer, Development Officer, Consultation Officer, Planner, Development Manager, Specialist Planner, Technical Officer, Technical Planning Assistant, RTPI, Technical Services Officer, Strategic Planning Officer, Planner, Case Manager, Senior Case Manager, Spatial Planning, Development Planning Coordinator, Planning Technician, Development Technician, Planning Administrator, Planning Controller, Planning Consultant, Development Control Planner, Town and County Planning, Town and County Planner may also be considered for this role.
