Bedford Borough Council

Bedford Borough Council takes great care to recruit the very best people so that the services we provide to our community are first class. We believe that the best work gets done in an environment that’s enjoyable and which values, supports and encourages the development of its employees.

In return we expect our employees to work hard and be committed to help us achieve our vision and share our values.

Graduate Planner

Salary £21,074 - £23,111 per annum

Full-time, 37 hours per week

Fixed term for two years

Reference number: P000206

The Borough of Bedford has central location within the East of England, mid-way between the M1 – A1 about 30 miles north of the M25. This prime location means that about half of the UK’s population is within a two hour drive. London is just over half an hour away by train and its five airports are within easy reach from Bedford by car and public transport. Improving east west transport infrastructure means that the borough is enjoying increasingly stronger links with centres in the Oxford to Cambridge corridor. Within the Golden Triangle, Bedford Borough is already a great location to live and do business and its future prospects are excellent. Being a vibrant place to live and work the town of Bedford is surrounded by an extensive rural hinterland containing historic villages set within an attractive landscape.

The council is currently receiving an increasing number of planning applications, particularly for extensions, single dwellings and major strategic applications and is in the process of preparing the Local Plan 2030 for submission for examination.

To help meet the anticipated level of growth and the general increase in workload we are seeking a graduate planner to join our Development Management Team to deal with applications for householder and minor applications, including pre-application advice, prior notifications, applications for certificates of lawfulness and advertisement applications.

You will be expected to have a degree in planning or in a planning related subject and should be eligible for and working towards achieving membership of the RTPI. You should also be IT literate and able to use a variety of computer package; experience with IDOX Uniform is helpful not essential. You will also need to understand Local Government practice and have sound written and verbal communication skills.

This position is offered as a two year fixed term post from the date of appointment.

For full job details visit http://www.bedford.gov.uk/jobs_and_careers/current_vacancies/graduate_planner1.aspx

Closing Date: 14^th December 2018.