Senior Planning Officer

Hackney; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Hackney Council is seeking an experienced professional for a senior role within their Development Management & Enforcement team. This position requires a post-graduate qualification in Town Planning and experience in mentoring staff. The successful candidate will play a vital role in the planning process, with responsibilities including supervision and decision-making on planning applications, within a supportive and inclusive work environment.

Qualifications

• Experience of mentoring staff is required.
• Track record of organizational skills and reliability.

Responsibilities

• Supervise junior members of staff.
• Delegate powers to sign-off planning applications.
• Maintain high morale environment within the Planning Service.

Skills

Organizational skills

Reliability

Education

Post graduate qualification in Town Planning

Job description

Hackney is one of Britain’s fastest-changing and exciting boroughs. Our Development Management & Enforcement team provides a number of vital services within the Borough and promotes a culture of positive planning across the Council to maximise the benefits for our residents and businesses. We are looking to further strengthen our existing teams to maintain a high performing, high morale environment within the Planning Service. A number of opportunities across the teams are available, all vital to the successful operation of the DM and Enforcement function.

Offering an opportunity to obtain senior level experience, including supervision of junior members of staff as well as delegated powers to sign-off planning applications, this role comes with great responsibility and candidates will need to demonstrate a successful track record of organisational skills and reliability befitting of the role.

You must have a relevant post graduate qualification in Town Planning (or equivalent) which supports membership of, eligibility for the Royal Town Planning Institute and experience of mentoring staff.

You may be looking for your next career move and a promotion into a more senior role, or a senior officer wanting greater responsibility and delegated powers to determine planning applications, or supervision of more junior members of staff.

As a Council, our most outstanding asset is our staff, who are highly dedicated to serving our residents and committed to our goals as an organisation.

If you want to work in a place where you can represent our values so we achieve the best for our residents, please click on the apply button below.

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Closing date for applications: 23 July2025 (22.59)

Interview and assessment date: W/C 18 August 2025

We are also working towards our vision, which is to be a place for everyone; where residents and staff can be proud; a place that celebrates diversity and where everyone can feel valued, included and involved. In order to achieve this, we look for people who are: Proud; Ambitious; Pioneering; Open; Proactive; Inclusive.

Hackney Council works to eradicate discrimination on the basis of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.We also recognise that people can be disadvantaged by their social and economic circumstances, so we will also work to eliminate discrimination and disadvantage caused by social class. We also welcome those interested in flexible working. We particularly welcome applications from disabled people, as this group is currently under represented in our workforce.

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Created on 16/07/2025 by TN United Kingdom