Internal Only: Planning Officer

3 weeks ago


Yate, United Kingdom South Gloucestershire Council Full time

**How you'll make a difference**:
***
- As a Planning Officer you will make a difference by making South Gloucestershire a better place to live, visit and work in, by contributing towards preparing the Council's new Local Plan.- This is a secondment offered as a career development opportunity until January 2024, please note full approval from your current line manager must be agreed prior to applying.**What will you be doing**
- You will support preparation, research and drafting of planning policies for inclusion in the new Local Plan.
- For a considerable part of the role, you will be planning for and helping to deliver public consultation activity (face to face and digital forums) to support the next stage of our Local Plan.
- When required you will prepare technical evidence bases and document which support the new Local Plan, including Sustainability Appraisal reports.
- It will be your responsibility for undertaking, developing and maintaining as required land use surveys and technical data returns (SGC and MHCLG) to support the monitoring and review of the council’s Development Plan.

**What we need from you**:
***
- You will have a degree or equivalent qualification and you should ideally hold/be working towards a relevant professional/technical qualification such as the RTPI.
- We require you to have practical experience either in development management or planning policy.
- You will have the ability to be able to understand and use scaled drawings and maps and some relevant experience in the use of electronic mapping (GIS) and database systems would be desirable, or the demonstrable ability to learn these skills is essential.
- You will have a clear understanding of planning policy and legislation.
- Due to the nature of this role, you will be expected to travel throughout the authority and surrounding area so must have a full valid driving licence with regular access to a vehicle.or have alternative appropriate means of travel.**How a career at South Gloucestershire Council is different**:
***
- We know our team work best when they have balance in their lives and we offer genuine **flexibility** to help them achieve that **work/life balance.**
**- We trust our team to work in the way which allows them to make the biggest difference and we continue to **invest in technology** to help staff do their jobs to the best of their ability and** celebrate innovation.**
**- As part of our benefits package you will receive **generous annual leave** **(pro rata), **employee **wellbeing support** and you will have access to a range of **staff discounts**, including eye tests, travel, shopping and leisure activities.
- Our teams at South Gloucestershire Council are making a real difference to the lives of people who live, work and learn here.- We're building and shaping communities which people are proud of
- We're planning for the future; building and improving the roads, railways, schools, green spaces, and houses.
- We’re providing essential services across our communities to ensure they are safe and well maintained.
- We've achieved a great deal, but we need talented and dedicated people to ensure we continue to make a difference.**We’re making a difference, be part of it**
- For further information, please contact either:
- **This post is restricted to permanent and temporary employees of South Gloucestershire Council.**

**Salary From**:

- £32,020

**Salary To**:

- £34,723

**Hours per week**:

- 37

**Vacancy type**:

- LTC

**Location**:

- Yate

**Team**:

- Strategic Planning

**Advertising End Date**:

- 30 Jul 2023


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