Planner (Readvertisement) - GLA16126

GLASGOW CITY COUNCIL AND ARMS LENGTH ORGANISATION; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Glasgow City Council is seeking a motivated and versatile Planner to join its Development Management Team amid ongoing regeneration and transformation of Glasgow.

The role involves working with public and private sector partners to enable sustainable development, achieve high quality design and placemaking, secure inward investment, grow the city centre population and safeguard the City\'s heritage resources. The team offers mentoring, training and professional development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Experience in planning and development management.
• Strong negotiating and stakeholder engagement abilities.
• Able to work in a fast-paced, regeneration-focused environment.

Responsibilities

• Work on a dynamic caseload including major regeneration proposals, hotel/office developments, residential and heritage schemes.
• Collaborate with public and private sector partners to facilitate sustainable development, design quality, placemaking and heritage safeguarding.

Job description

Company: GLASGOW CITY COUNCIL AND ARMS LENGTH ORGANISATION

Scotland's largest planning authority seeks a motivated and versatile Planner to join its Development Management Team at an exciting time in the ongoing regeneration and transformation of Glasgow.

The successful candidate will work collaboratively with our public and private sector partners to facilitate the sustainable development of the City, achieve high quality design and placemaking, secure inward investment, grow the city centre population and safeguard the City's heritage resources.

Glasgow City Planning are a close knit team of committed planners, architects and heritage officers who offer a supportive work environment including mentoring, training and professional development.

Development Management officers work on a dynamic and varied caseload that includes major regeneration proposals, hotel and office developments, residential and student accommodation and heritage proposals which offer the opportunity to expand experience and develop skills which will contribute to career development.

If you the possess the necessary planning experience and negotiating skills to undertake this stimulating and rewarding role and contribute positively to the work of the Council, we would be delighted to receive your application.

This is a readvertisement and previous applicants SHOULD NOT apply.

This post is 35 hours per week on a Monday - Friday basis. The salary for the role is £37,590.25 - £43,771.71.

A new allowances framework will be introduced from 4 April 2027, and this post will move to those new arrangements. If appointment takes place before that date,

the rate shown above will apply until 3 April 2027 only.

The post has not yet been fully evaluated, and the final evaluated Pay Level and total pay position will not be confirmed until Job Evaluation activity has been completed.

Further information will be provided to candidates during the recruitment process

Further Information

The Council promotes flexible working, we are happy to talk about flexible working options in relation to the role, to support your work-life balance.

We welcome applications from everyone and are committed to building a diverse workforce. We particularly encourage applications from people from ethnic minority backgrounds, disabled people and women for senior roles, as these groups are currently underrepresented within our workforce.

As a Disability Confident Employer, Glasgow City Council aims to offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role, in line with the Disability Confident scheme.

Please note that Glasgow City Council is currently completing a Job Evaluation exercise and introducing a new pay and grading structure which may impact on current salaries quoted in job adverts, see

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GLASGOW CITY COUNCIL AND ARMS LENGTH ORGANISATION

GLASGOW CITY COUNCIL AND ARMS LENGTH ORGANISATION

GLASGOW CITY COUNCIL AND ARMS LENGTH ORGANISATION