Senior Planning Officer

Bradford Council; Bradford; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority in Bradford is looking for a Senior Planning Officer to manage and monitor local planning projects, ensuring the development of comprehensive plans that support clean growth ambitions. The position offers flexibility and great benefits, such as 29 days holiday and subsidised travel cards.

Benefits

Flexitime and flexible working

Casual car user mileage allowance

Subsidised annual travel cards

29 days holiday increasing to 32 after 5 years

Qualifications

• Experience in local plan related planning tasks.
• Ability to lead policy development and project implementation.

Responsibilities

• Lead preparation and monitoring of the Local Plan.
• Work on local plan publication and submission.
• Monitor land supply and delivery.

Skills

Relevant experience in planning field

Policy development

Implementation and monitoring

Education

Degree in relevant field

Eligible to be a corporate member of Royal Town Planning Institute

Job description

Department of Place

Planning, Transportation & Highways

Senior Planning Officer

PO2 / PO3 : £37,336 - £43,421 pa (Pro rata for Part Time Posts)

1 x 37 hours per week

Permanent

Based at Britannia House, Bradford

Bradford and its’ extensive district is an award winning, cultural destination and one of the youngest, most vibrant places in the country. Combine a UNESCO City of Film and Salts Mill World Heritage Site with wild and beautiful moorland, throw in world class artists such as David Hockney, and literary greats such as the Brontës, coupled with a city packed with a rich and varied mix of cultures and heritages and you have Bradford!

The Post provides an exciting opportunity to join a team of professionals leading on the preparation, implementation and monitoring of the Local Plan. This will build on the already adopted Local Plan documents to put in place an up to date comprehensive plan which supports the district’s clean growth ambitions including transformational opportunities such as Northern Powerhouse Rail.

Current key projects include :

• Local Plan work to publication and submission
• Monitoring land supply and delivery
• Neighbourhood Planning
• Strategic planning and Duty to Cooperate
• Supporting regeneration and master planning

The Post will require relevant experience in the planning field, preferably local plan related including policy development, implementation and monitoring.

The post requires a degree and eligible to be a corporate member of Royal Town Planning Institute or other relevant professional organisation.

Some of the great benefits we offer are :

• Flexitime and flexible working,
• Casual car user mileage allowance,
• Subsidised annual travel cards
• 29 days holiday increasing to 32 days per year after 5 years continuous service