Senior Planner Policy
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Senior Planner Policy
PO3: Starting salary 47925 pa rising in annual increments to 51228 per annum incl LW. This post attracts a market supplement of 8.5% of the salary.
Permanent and Full Time
About Us:
Located in the heart of South London Lambeth Borough is a vibrant community of over 317600 residents. Stretching from the dynamic neighbourhood of Streatham in the South to the iconic landmarks of Waterloo in the North we are proud to be the 9th largest borough in London. Our diversity is our strength with more than 130 languages spoken making Lambeth the home of the Windrush generation Londons largest LGBTQ community and a thriving Portuguese-speaking community.
It is an exciting time to join Lambeth Council we have bold ambitions for the future of Lambeths communities and residents through ourLambeth 2030 Plan Our Future Our Lambeth.
About the Team:
The Planning Policy team sits within the Growth and Environment division and through the development of positive innovative planning policy and guidance plays in an instrumental role in delivering the priorities and ambitions of the Borough Plan. It is an exciting time to join the team as we embark on the preparation of a new Local Plan - you will support this work by taking a lead on the formulation of the councils planning policies as well as supporting workstreams relating to neighbourhood planning gypsies and travellers monitoring and waste.
About the Role:
We seek a motivated individual with experience of plan making. Passionate about planning and its positive impacts on housing employment and the local environment you will collaborate across departments and with external stakeholders and contribute to policy development consultations and responses to regional and national changes.
We operate on a hybrid work model providing employees greater flexibility and opportunity to work from home. Office working would be a minimum of 2 days per week at our modern offices in the heart of the Brixton Town Centre less than 5 minutes walk from the Underground and Overground train stations.
Contact Information:
For an informal discussion about the role please contact Laura Bourke
How to Apply:
To be considered for interview your CV and supporting statement will clearly evidence how you meet the shortlisting criteria on the personal specification marked A for application:
Job Description and Person Specification
We operate an anonymised application process so be sure to remove personal details when uploading your CV or personal statement.
Recruitment Timelines:
Advert close date: 11:59pm on Sunday 22 March 2026
Shortlisting: Week beginning 23 March 2026
Interviews: Week beginning 13 April 2026
Please cleck here to view: Lambeth Staff Benefits
You will be required to undertake a Cifas check. Further information about Cifas can be found here Cifas
At Lambeth we are dedicated to providing quality services and equal opportunities for all. We are committed to safer recruitment and are proud to be a Stonewall diversity champion a Living Wage Employer and to guarantee interviews for all disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria of the role. For a full list of our accreditations please clickhere.
We actively support applications from Lambeth Care Leavers.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Key Skills
- Presentation Skills
- Six Sigma
- Construction Estimating
- Earned Value Management
- Emergency Management
- Joint Operations
- Production Planning
- Project Planning
- Strategic Planning
- Microsoft Project
- Auto Estimating
- Exercise Planning
