Principal Planner

Principal Planner (Team Leader – Development Management)

Starting salary up to £50500 per annum, plus essential user car allowance

Full time – 37 hours with hybrid working arrangements.

Based at King’s Court Council Offices, King’s Lynn

If you are looking for a high-profile role where your experience will not only be valued but will also make a real difference in helping us achieve our goals as well as your own, we have the perfect opportunity for you to join our development management teams as a Principal Planner (Team Leader).

We are a large borough with diverse landscapes, and you will lead one of our area teams covering the historic and growing market towns of King’s Lynn, Downham Market & Hunstanton, the Norfolk Coast National Landscape, the Fens and areas bordering the Brecks. We have 48 Conservation Areas with over 2000 Listed Buildings along with stunning historic estates such as Sandringham and Houghton.

This is an amazing opportunity to work in a beautiful part of the country and be involved with rural issues, urban regeneration, and coastal planning as well as major developments proposed within the main towns of King’s Lynn, Downham Market and Hunstanton. 

As a fully qualified Planner with RTPI Membership, you will have at least five years post-qualification experience working in Development Management with management experience including coaching and developing a team. You will also have your own small caseload of complex planning applications and associated appeals and provide sound advice and judgements for a range of audiences, including your team, Councillors, developers and members of the public. 

If you would like to join our team, we would love to see your application. We are committed to supporting and developing our staff and promote a good work life balance with hybrid working arrangements (including working from home 2 days per week and a flexible working scheme).  We also offer a competitive salary, performance related pay, generous annual leave including office closure between Christmas and New Year, local government pension scheme and RTPI subscription payment. If you are moving to the area for this role, we can also offer you a relocation package of up to £8k.

Apply online at www.west-norfolk.gov.uk where you can also read the full job details.

To find out more about your future in West Norfolk visit www.workinginwestnorfolk.co.uk

Closing Date: 8 April 2024