Job Title: Development Management Officer x3
Location: Harrogate
Salary: £20,493 – £27,041 per annum
Job Type: Full Time, Permanent
Closing Date: 11th November 2021
Looking for a new start? Come and work at Harrogate Borough Council. Our values guide everything we do, and everything we do has an impact on the people who live here.
The rich and diverse landscapes of the borough range from the tranquil expanses of water, open heather moorlands and rolling pastures of the stunning Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in the west to the broad open landscape of the Vale of York in the east.
We have a wide array of settlements, including the large spa town of Harrogate, the historic city of Ripon and many attractive small towns and villages. We also have an extensive variety of heritage interests, including the magnificent Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal World Heritage Site, 53 Conservation Areas, over 2000 listed buildings, more than 150 Scheduled Monuments, 12 Historic Parks and Gardens and 3 Historic Battlefields. There are also opportunities to deal with cases in the designated Green Belt.
We are well connected too, with great road and rail links across the country. We are also within easy reach of some of the UK’s leading cities including Leeds, Bradford and York and we immediately adjoin the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
Overall, we offer an unrivalled range of experiences for a Development Management Officer and a rewarding and exciting place in which to work, live and play.
The Role:
The Council’s Place-shaping and Economic Growth Service is continuing to invest in the Development Management service. We are looking for three Development Management Officers (Place Shaping and Economic Growth, Development Management and Building Control, and Development Management Officers) to help us deliver sustainable, high quality homes and jobs across our diverse and characterful district.
In this role, you will handle applications for planning permission and other consents. You will also provide advice and guidance in the pursuit of sustainable development and change. The post also includes working with senior officers on exciting major developments and developing a wide range of experience and learning.
This post has a ‘career grade’, so there are opportunities available to progress to more complex and challenging work as you develop in the role.
The Candidate:
The Development Management Officer role operates on a career grade meaning we are looking for people who might have different qualifications and levels of experience. You may have A-levels and have not made a decision whether to go to University, or you may be a graduate in a field outside of planning who has an interest in developing a career in the subject, a newly qualified planner looking for your first role or a planner currently in work seeking opportunities to further develop your career – we would love to hear from you all. We offer full training and support, and also support further qualification through the RTPI Apprenticeship Scheme. Applicants must hold a full driving licence.
Benefits:
Our office is a new, attractive and welcoming working environment and we offer flexible and home working supported with technology to make it seamless. We offer a generous Annual Leave allowance (26 days per annum plus 8 Bank Holidays, rising to 29 days pa after 5 years service), childcare voucher scheme, car and bicycle loans, leisure facility discounts and other staff discounts. Importantly, we are also keen to ensure we support your individual training and development needs.
We are a friendly and forward-thinking team looking for likeminded professionals to join us in delivering our success. If this sounds like you – we would love to hear from you
Please click the APPLY button go through the Council Website, and fill in the application form for this role.
Harrogate Borough Council requires all applicants to complete the council’s application form and attach their suitability statement and CV.
Candidates with the experience or relevant job titles of; Planning Officer, Development Officer, Consultation Officer, Planner, Development Manager, Specialist Planner, Technical Officer, Technical Planning Assistant, Technical Services Officer, Strategic Planning Officer, Planner, 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.
