Policy Planner

Leicester City Council; Leicester; Hybrid; GBP 43,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Local Government Pension Scheme

Flexible working

Annual leave

Bus & train discounts

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Leicester City Council in Leicester is seeking a Planning Officer to help shape the City’s future, balancing housing, infrastructure and design quality with heritage and green spaces. You’ll join the Planning Policy Team and work on core policy development, research, and examinations.

Two full-time permanent posts are available, based at City Hall with some home-working flexibility. You will lead on allocated projects, provide expert guidance, and present findings to committees and public

Qualifications

• Experience in town planning with ability to lead policy-related projects.
• Strong communication and negotiation skills for stakeholders and committees.
• Ability to write clear planning reports and present evidence at hearings.

Responsibilities

• Lead on specific allocated planning projects and policy areas.
• Research, monitor and develop key policy areas including housing and design quality.
• Prepare and present reports to examinations, committees and public meetings.

Skills

Town planning experience

Policy development

Stakeholder communication

Project leadership

Team collaboration

Job description

Reference: REQ8124

Description: Full Time / 37 Hours Per Week / Permanent

Are you a qualified and experienced Planner who can contribute positively to the work and culture of a growing, dynamic and ambitious service? Leicester is an exciting and enjoyable place to live and work. It has a rich history and a wonderful built and natural environment. It is a rapidly growing economy in a strategic position in the country. As a result, it has a growing national and international profile. Leicester City holds significant potential for managed growth and has an ambitious Council focussed on delivery. As a Planning Service we aim to proactively plan to help shape the City over the next 20 years and beyond, balancing the need for new homes and jobs against the need to protect the heritage and green environment We are now embarking on a new phase of regeneration and placemaking as we progress with our new Local Plan.

Region: Central

Location: City Hall

Salary: *GBP*42,839 - *GBP*46,142 Per Year

Package: Total benefit value (includes pension contribution and full holiday entitlement): *GBP*62,918.92

Contractual hours: 37

Basis: Full time,

Join us as a Planning Officer and you'll make a valuable contribution to our Planning Service; a service that brings together Development Management, Strategic Planning, Urban Design and other specialists. We have 2 posts available, both posts are full-time permanent roles within the Planning Policy Team, working 37 hours per week from Monday to Friday. You'll have the flexibility to work from our main base at City Hall or from home. This post is graded at LG Band 09.

What you'll be doing

As a confident planner you will lead on specific allocated projects. This will involve researching, monitoring and developing key policy areas, including, Housing, Infrastructure Retail, Employment and Design Quality. You will provide expert policy and technical guidance and recommendations on planning and related matters to participants of the local plan process. With the ability to clearly communicate, you will prepare and present evidence or reports to examinations, committees, and public meetings in your area of expertise and responsibility.

What you'll need

To thrive in this role you will have good fundamental and technical knowledge as well as an understanding of relevant planning legislation and policies. With experience in town planning you will be able to lead on various policy related projects as well as have an awareness of current issues affecting planning national policy and local developments. Using excellent communication and negotiation skills you will deal effectively with other professionals and stakeholders and succeed in a team environment. As a highly organised individual, you will be able to work to tight deadlines and keep planning records up to date. You will show the ability to write comprehensive and accurate planning reports and have experience of communicating management, technical and progress information in presentations, proposals, reports, and emails.

What we can offer you

As well as the satisfaction of helping to improve thousands of lives across Leicester, you can lookforward to a work environment that encourages a healthy work/life balance. You’ll enjoy generousannual leave, membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme and the option of flexibleworking. We’ll also give you the chance to develop your skills and expertise with a variety of trainingand development opportunities. In addition, you can choose froma number offlexible benefits,including childcare vouchers, discounts on city buses and trains and help with relocation toLeicester, whereappropriate. Foran illustrative value of your benefits package,take a look at ourbenefits calculator.

Join us

We’re committed to recruiting a diverse and highly talented workforce as we continue to build acouncil that is fitting and representative of our great city. That’s why we’ve designed ourrecruitment process to put you at your ease, make you feel welcome and bring the best out of you. We’ll do all we can to make our recruitment process as fair as possible.