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Graduate Planning Officer x2

Employer
Bristol City Council
Location
Bristol
Salary
£22,627 - £24,491
Closing date
8 Aug 2021

Job Details

Bristol is the largest city in the South West and one of the country’s core cities. It is a vibrant, historic and multi-cultural city and is one of the most popular locations in the UK in which to both live and work.

The Strategic City Planning Service is responsible for ensuring the provision of the planning policy framework for Bristol, including at neighbourhood, local and strategic levels and in contributing to the development of planning documents with adjoining authorities. We are also responsible for the monitoring and enforcement of developer contributions from Section 106 Agreements and the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL).

We are seeking two Town Planning Graduates, who would relish the opportunity to help shape the future growth of the City. We are looking for people with a positive attitude, a desire to solve problems and a passion for good customer service.  As a graduate in a relevant planning subject, working for Bristol City Council in these exciting roles will be a strong foundation for a successful career in town planning and will put you on the path to chartered membership of the Royal Town Planning Institute.

1 x Graduate Planning Officer – Local Plan Team

You will be given the opportunity to work on a number of projects relating to the preparation of Bristol’s planning policy framework. You will assist in the development of planning policies, provision of advice and the assessment of central government legislation, policy and guidance. You will also have the opportunity to contribute to planning research and the monitoring of development trends.

1 x Planning Obligations Officer

This role offers something different, and would be particularly suited to someone with an eye for detail, who is able to work to a high degree of accuracy and who is comfortable working with numbers. You will be involved in the monitoring and enforcement of planning obligations and CIL payments, and will also have the opportunity to gain experience of development viability through the Local Plan process. This role will require the post holder to undertake site visits.

Why Bristol City Council?

At Bristol City Council, we go that extra mile for our people; we offer a work environment which is fast moving and supportive, giving you the chance to use your skills and develop new ones within a high-profile organisation.

Join us and you’ll receive a generous rewards package including flexible working and flexi-time, membership of the Local Government Pension scheme, and a generous annual leave allowance. In addition, you’ll be working in a supportive environment where you’ll have the chance to make Bristol a better place and contribute to its future.

How do I apply?

If you share our values and are ready to be part of our exciting journey please select the apply button below.

For more information regarding these posts please contact Colin Chapman, Local Plan Team Manager on 0117 3525868.

Closing date: 8 August 2021.

At Bristol City Council, we value having a workforce as diverse as the city we serve. We therefore welcome, develop and promote people from all sections of the community. Appointments to Council posts are made on merit. We particularly welcome applications from young people (16-24 years) and disabled candidates who are currently under-represented within the Strategic City Planning Service.

Company

We provide hundreds of day-to-day services to support people who live or work in Bristol, from issuing business grants to providing social care to running the city's museums and parks. We deliver a range of services for people who visit the city too.

Bristol is a successful city with much to be proud of but, like all cities, we have our challenges. The city's success doesn't reach everyone living here and this brings some difficult issues.

We have an ambitious vision to build a better Bristol that includes everyone in the city's success and leaves no one behind.

That's why we're looking for innovative and talented individuals who can help us achieve this vision. We want people who share our values and commitment to serve the city, its communities and citizens.

At Bristol City Council we pride ourselves on growing a workforce that is talented, diverse and motivated and represents the community it serves. Only then can we provide an appropriate and outstanding service to all Bristol citizens.  We aim to have a diverse workforce where creativity thrives.   Our handling of equality and inclusion will reach the high standards we expect of ourselves and others will look to us as a source of good practice. 

It's a great time to join us. In August 2020 Bristol published a new Workforce Strategy which has equality and inclusion at its core. We became the first major city to publish reports on ethnicity and disabled employees pay gaps, as well as the required gender pay gap report. We're now changing and improving our equality, diversity and inclusion performance and embedding positive practices into everything we do.

We're investing in changes and improvements to recruitment, strategies and leadership that lead to increased diversity in the council's workforce, as well as creating a range of opportunities for under-represented groups to move in to senior roles, such as The Stepping Up programme. This is Bristol's award-winning leadership scheme for Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic groups and other equality groups: just one way in which we're working towards a more inclusive work place. If you're joining the council, you could have the opportunity to apply for this, and other, positive action initiatives. 

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