Principal Planning Policy Officer
Principal Planning Policy Officer
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Job Description
Salary:
Hours per week: 37
Interview date: To be confirmed following shortlisting
Planning Shaping Tomorrows Communities Today
Wiltshire is proud to be one of the largest and most ambitious planning authorities in the country. We are on a transformation mission to become the best planning service in the country and have made recent significant investment in additional staffing. We are delighted to offer the following new opportunity as a Principal Planning Policy Officer to join us in shaping the future of a thriving county with so much to offer.
As a Principal Planning Policy Officer you will have a lead role in the production monitoring and review of planning policy for this position you will support the Strategic Planning Managers in crafting the planning strategies and policies required to meet the vision and objectives in the development plan. The role provides the opportunity to progress your professional career by working on the most complex and significant strategic planning policy matters including the development of the Councils new plan under the new planning system. You will also progress initiatives to transform the service to be one of the countrys leading Local Planning Authorities.
Skills Knowledge & experience required
- Extensive experience in handling strategic planning policy matters
- Experience managing policies at a senior level
- Ability to communicate effectively within a political context and at the management level
- Fully RTPIaccredited postgraduate degree
- Ability to demonstrate a thorough working knowledge of the current and evolving UK planning system
- Project management experience as a project lead
- Experience managing junior planners
This role may be subject to certain successful security checks; please see the role description for more information.
Benefits
Wiltshire Council is a friendly welcoming place to work with a One Council ethos. Thats why we focus on getting the things that matter to our people right. As part of our agile and highperforming team youll enjoy:
- Flexible working hours
- Local Government Pension Scheme
- Hybrid working arrangements with modern openplan offices in our hubs at Trowbridge Chippenham and Salisbury.
- Career development opportunities.
- Exciting and varied projects that make a real difference to our communities.
Application Process
- Please download and read the role description and person specificationcarefully before you apply as well asOur Identity.
- Please ensure that if you are submitting a CV then your cover letter includes how you meet the essential criteria of the role description why you are applying for the role and what skills you would bring to the role.
- Application process
For more details please contact Chris Roe Strategic Planning Manager at or call.
New to Wiltshire
Wiltshire is a place where people love to live and work. One of Englands largest unitary councils it offers beautiful landscapes diverse heritage and attractive towns and villages. Located on the eastern edge of the Southwest region we border counties of Dorset Somerset Hampshire Berkshire Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire and the combined West of England authority. Wiltshire enjoys strong subregional links and is within commutable distance of London Bristol Southampton and the South Coast.
We are firmly committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children young people and vulnerable adults and to the principles of inclusion and diversity in both employment and the delivery of services. Read ourstatement of commitment to equality and inclusion.
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Required Experience:
Staff IC
Employment Type
Full Time
