Planning to grow your career? An exciting opportunity to earn as you learn!
South Norfolk and Broadland Council have an exciting opportunity for a Planning Officer – Post Graduate Apprentice to join their team. This role will bebased at Long Stratton, Norwich or Thorpe Lodge, Norwich and is offered on a full-time, fixed term contract for 3 years. In return, you will receive a competitive salary of Circa £25,991 per annum.
This is an apprenticeship post. The training provider for the RTPI Level 7 Town Planner apprenticeship is Anglia Ruskin University, and the working week will be split between study/learning (20%) and working in the Council’s planning department
Role Snapshot…
Do you want to start or develop your town planning career further? This exciting opportunity provides a route to Chartered Town Planner status as you work as an apprentice with our Development Management team in our ‘One Team’ Council. If you are interested and have the relevant qualification (HNC or related degree) and/or a minimum of 4 years’ experience in a planning environment, please read on ...
What you could be part of…
The two Councils receive circa 4000 applications per year, covering a diverse area including urban areas, rural areas and vibrant market towns. We serve approximately 260,000 residents and 10,000 businesses across 161 parishes. Our work therefore also encompasses both urban and rural planning, residential, retail, commercial and agricultural development.
We are an ambitious organisation and a dynamic, forward thinking and proactive multi-disciplinary Development Management team; seeking to deliver against the growth agenda, shaping and creating sustainable communities and protecting and enhancing our rich cultural heritage and landscape.
Working as one team across two Councils you will be part of a busy development management team working on a wide range of planning applications, influencing and shaping future development proposals and contributing to delivering successful outcomes.
Working at the Council enables you to be part of an organisation which is proud to deliver high-quality, customer focussed services. Our success comes from us being commercially astute and business-like. Continuous improvement is also vital, and we challenge ourselves to develop new and innovative ways to improve the services that make a real difference to people’s lives.
What you’ll be doing as our Planning Officer – Post Graduate Apprentice:
- Assist with a variety of tasks associated with the processing of general planning enquiries.
- Provide support to the Planning team in assessing mainly householder applications.
- Assist in discharge of condition applications, including site inspections, publicity, liaison with technical consultees, negotiation with applicants/agents, objectors and the public
- Draft delegated and committee reports in respect of your caseload.
- Assist senior officers in the preparation of evidence for appeals and carrying out land use histories.
- Undertake administrative duties in support of the work of the Development Management Team.
As our Planning Officer – Post Graduate Apprentice you must have…
- A relevant qualification (HNC or related degree) and/or minimum 4 years’ proven experience in a planning environment
- A full UK driving licence
- An understanding of public sector planning environment
- An ability to prepare reports, extract and interpret information from plans and files
- Effective communication and negotiation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Organisational skills and ability to prioritise
In addition, you must be able and willing to study for the RTPI Level 7 qualification including off the job training opportunities (20%)
What’s in it for you as our Planning Officer – Post Graduate Apprentice:
- 25 days holiday increasing to 28 days after 5 years service plus bank holidays (pro-rata for part time employees)
- Opportunity to work your hours flexibly to improve your work life balance (where operationally possible)
- Employer pension contributions of 15% with the option to make additional voluntary contributions
- Access to our One Team Rewards scheme including discounts in high street shops and restaurants, employee assistance programme and car lease scheme – with more to come!
- Payroll giving scheme
- Regular reviews with your line manager, develop a personal development plan, as well as opportunities to undertake training
- Compassionate leave and sickness entitlement for times of need
- Support towards volunteering days in the community and encouragement to be involved with fun activities to raise money for local and national charities
If you feel you are the right candidate for the role as our Planning Officer – Post Graduate Apprentice then please click ‘apply’ now, we’d love to hear from you!
Closing date: 13th August 2021
Interview date: wc 23rd August 2021
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