About the role
We are offering an exciting opportunity for a senior town planner with development management experience to join a small but busy team which is rising to the challenge of delivering an ambitious and wide-ranging growth agenda.
If you would like to discuss this post informally please telephone Deborah Jeakins on 07468 719657.
What will you be doing?
You will manage a range of planning applications associated with the County Council’s own development proposals for both new and existing schools. Working within the County Planning, Minerals and Waste team you will be expected to provide professional and technical advice on regulation 3 and mineral and waste planning applications. The post holder will need to build strong working relationships with internal consultees and external agencies to ensure that high quality planning decisions can be made within statutory timescales.
About you
We are looking for an experienced planner, will ideally with a minimum of 4 years planning development management experience who is qualified to MRTPI standard. You will need a strong work ethic, be able to manage your own casework and have excellent communication and negotiation skills. You will have the ability to deal with a variety of customers, and have a sound background in report writing and presentations, including at Planning Committee.
Our benefits
We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits:
- Flexible working
- Flexible Bank Holidays
- A comprehensive wellbeing package
- Our Cambs Rewards employee discounts
- A comprehensive pension scheme
- IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network.
- Camweb our staff intranet helping to keep you informed
- An employee recognition scheme
About us
Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.
Our four values are central to our culture, driving everything we do.
We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we believe benefits our employees, the organisation and our communities.
Visit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion.
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