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Planning Officer (Graduate)
| Posting date: | 02 September 2024 |
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| Salary: | £29,985 to £32,712 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 22 September 2024 |
| Location: | Chelmsford, Essex |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 3 days per week |
| Company: | Chelmsford City Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
This is a great opportunity for a successful graduate to begin their career and gain local government experience whilst being supported by experienced professionals. A Graduate Planning Officer will be responsible for case work including providing advice on and assessing planning applications and appeals, whilst supporting the wider Development Management team in its delivery of a wide range of projects.
The successful applicant will be highly motivated and an enthusiastic team player with the ability to make effective decisions and communicate those confidently and tactfully. Possessing the abilities to analyse, interpret and evaluate detailed information and produce clear and accurate reports are key skills to be successful in this role.
Chelmsford City Council are a large district authority, the first city in Essex, and it is an exciting and busy time to be joining us. In addition to the 2000+ planning applications that we receive each year we are also reviewing our Local Plan which sets out new proposed sites for strategic and local developments. There is also the ongoing Chelmsford Garden Community project which is a growing development of 10,000 new homes and employment sites.
We are a passionate team about quality and creating great places for our residents to live, work and play and are looking for an engaging and talented individual to help us continue to deliver our residents‘ high expectations.
Interviews are scheduled for the 2nd and 3rd October 2024.
Find out more about Chelmsford and Working for the City Council by viewing our Uncover Your Potential brochure above.
Chelmsford City Council is committed to safeguarding vulnerable groups and expects all employees to share this commitment and have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practices across our services. The Council's Safer Recruitment process contains pre-employment vetting which includes safeguarding training, obtaining references and ensuring compliance with Disclosure and Barring Service process.
To view further details for this role including a job description, please click the link on the attachments section.
The successful applicant will be highly motivated and an enthusiastic team player with the ability to make effective decisions and communicate those confidently and tactfully. Possessing the abilities to analyse, interpret and evaluate detailed information and produce clear and accurate reports are key skills to be successful in this role.
Chelmsford City Council are a large district authority, the first city in Essex, and it is an exciting and busy time to be joining us. In addition to the 2000+ planning applications that we receive each year we are also reviewing our Local Plan which sets out new proposed sites for strategic and local developments. There is also the ongoing Chelmsford Garden Community project which is a growing development of 10,000 new homes and employment sites.
We are a passionate team about quality and creating great places for our residents to live, work and play and are looking for an engaging and talented individual to help us continue to deliver our residents‘ high expectations.
Interviews are scheduled for the 2nd and 3rd October 2024.
Find out more about Chelmsford and Working for the City Council by viewing our Uncover Your Potential brochure above.
Chelmsford City Council is committed to safeguarding vulnerable groups and expects all employees to share this commitment and have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practices across our services. The Council's Safer Recruitment process contains pre-employment vetting which includes safeguarding training, obtaining references and ensuring compliance with Disclosure and Barring Service process.
To view further details for this role including a job description, please click the link on the attachments section.
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