Planning / Senior Planning Officer

at  South Cambridgeshire District Council

JOB DESCRIPTION

As an organisation we believe that our people are our greatest assets. We know how important it is to find a job where you feel valued but also have the flexibility to allow you to balance your work/family commitments in an organisation that offers a competitive benefits package including:

• Local Government Pension Scheme,
• 25 days holiday entitlement (increasing to 30 after five years continuous service),
• Free on-site Parking at Cambourne,
• Shopping Discounts,
• Employee Assistance Programme-providing advice and counselling,
• Career progression
• Development opportunities as well as ongoing training.

We currently have an exciting opportunity within the Greater Cambridge Shared Planning Service, to work in our busy Development Management service as a Planner / Senior Planner. You will have the chance to work on a wide range of both residential and commercial planning applications and appeals, including major developments. In addition, you will have an enthusiastic, supportive team around you to help you grow and develop your career in planning.
What sets us apart from other organisations is our range of projects, including meeting the planning needs of Europe’s most important biotechnology cluster, the delivery of two new towns at Northstowe and Waterbeach, nationally significant infrastructure projects and developing the first joint Local Plan in an area that has the fastest-growing city economy in the country.
Greater Cambridge offers a unique opportunity to work within the beautiful historic City of Cambridge, home to world renowned universities, hospitals and cutting-edge science, as well as delivering high quality modern developments within the rural areas of South Cambridgeshire. Our combined growth agenda includes a range of new settlements within South Cambridgeshire and urban extensions to Cambridge.
Our teams have excellent relationships with local practices and work with world class architects and specialists on schemes that provide huge personal and professional reward. If you would like to work on award winning schemes in an exciting and fast paced environment, come and join us!
For the planning role, we are looking for motivated and well -organised individuals with a good level of experience in a Development Management context who can deal with a range of different application types, of varying complexity. Excellent customer service skills are a must as well being a team player.
If you have the ambition to embrace the exciting challenges of this busy Shared Planning Service, there is no better place to develop your career.
We are currently taking part in a 4 day working week (32 hours per week) to improve recruitment and retention and support the wellbeing of our colleagues. You can read more about it here 4-day week trial or talk to us about the detail of this flexible benefit we have been offering.
For an informal conversation about this job opportunity within the Planning Service contact Michael Hammond (Area Development Manager) 07562308140 or Jane Rodens (Area Development Manager) on 01954 713192.
Closing date: 9am 5th July 2024
Interview date: To be confirmed

Please refer the Job description for details