Planning Officer
- Employer
- Ipswich Borough Council
- Location
- Ipswich, Suffolk
- Salary
- £32,234 - £33,782 per annum
- Closing date
- 28 Jan 2022
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- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- Officer, Planner
- Sector
- Local Authority
Job Details
Planning Officer
£32,234 - £33,782 per annum
37 hours per week
Permanent
Fancy a new challenge? Join the planning policy team at Ipswich. Ipswich is a dynamic county town with a young age profile. It is one of the fastest growing regional centres in England, thousands of homes and jobs are planned for the area together with the continued strong regeneration focus for the historic town centre and Waterfront. Ipswich is the largest centre in Suffolk for business, culture, entertainment and sports, is also a university town and has a rich history and heritage as well as a thriving Waterfront.
We are looking for a qualified (or near qualified) Planner to come and join our friendly planning policy team and help us to shape and plan the future of the borough.
The role primarily involves the preparation of evidence base studies and supporting the final stages in the adoption of the new Local Plan in early 2022. There is also opportunity to work with neighbouring local authorities and Suffolk County Council on strategic planning matters. This role will allow you the opportunity to further develop your skill-set providing analysis and working to support other officers; report writing; project work the opportunity to write guidance to expand on planning policy, and to get involved in helping to deliver allocations by working with developers and site owners as well as input into master-planning larger sites. We will be moving to an implementation stage in 2022 and master planning with developers; site owners and key partners to deliver local plan sites and kickstart a new phase of SPD making to support the new plan.
In addition, the role will also afford the opportunity to work closely with the council’s busy Development Management team.
About you:
You will need to be a qualified with a Degree or an NVQ Level 6 in a planning related professional/technical field and preferably have experience in a similar role or you may be a new graduate. Ideally you would be a member of the Royal Town Planning Institute (or eligible for Membership).
Ipswich Borough Council offers a range of benefits including:
* Green Travel Plan offering reduced public transport tickets including discount on train season tickets for travel to work, and cycle purchase scheme
* flexible working hours – including consideration of reduced / part time working and working from home
* payment of annual RTPI membership subscriptions
* use of our fleet of fully electric Pool Cars and Pool Bikes for business use around the borough.
For more information about this role please contact Sally Minns on (01473) 432906 or email: sally.minns@ipswich.gov.uk
Apply online at: www.ipswich.gov.uk/jobs where you can complete the online application form for this vacancy.
The selection process will involve a prepared exercise followed by interview.
Closing date: 28 January 2022.
Due to COVID-19 the assessment/interview process will be carried out remotely via Skype for Business or Microsoft Teams.
Company
Ipswich is a major historic town that is growing rapidly as one of the Government’s growth points. We also face challenges arising from the impacts of climate change and delivering sustainable development and infrastructure to accompany growth.
- Website
- http://www.ipswich.gov.uk/
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