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Principal Planning Minerals and Waste Policy Officer
| Posting date: | 29 April 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £44,711 to £46,731 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 26 May 2025 |
| Location: | BA14 8JN |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 3 days per week |
| Company: | Wiltshire Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 2109 2 |
Summary
Wiltshire is proud to be one of the largest and most ambitious planning authorities in the country. We are on a mission to become the best planning service we can be. With a major investment in additional staffing, we can offer the following opportunities to widen your skills and shape the future of a thriving county with so much to offer.
These roles also offer the opportunity for someone already working at a similar level to develop expertise in plan-making from a minerals and waste perspective. Minerals are essential for building homes and infrastructure and along with a transition to a circular economy this a great time to get involved in these vital and interesting areas of land-use planning.
We’re looking for an experienced planner who can lead teams to deliver projects involved with sustainable waste management and use of minerals. Supported by a manager and dedicated team, this will include taking a lead role in shaping and progressing the council’s new minerals and waste plans.
Skills, Knowledge & experience required
- Extensive experience in handling Minerals and Waste planning policy matters
- Experience managing policies at a senior level
- Ability to communicate effectively within a political context and at the management level
- Fully RTPI-accredited postgraduate degree
- Ability to demonstrate a thorough working knowledge of the current and evolving UK planning system
- Project management experience as a project lead
- Experience managing junior planners
Benefits
Wiltshire Council is a friendly, welcoming place to work, with a 'One Council' ethos. That’s why we focus on getting the things that matter to our people right. As part of our agile and high-performing team, you’ll enjoy:
- Flexible working hours
- Competitive salary
- Local Government Pension Scheme
- Hybrid working arrangements with modern, open-plan offices in our hubs at Trowbridge, Chippenham, and Salisbury.
- Career development opportunities.
- Exciting and varied projects that make a real difference to our communities.
- Explore more benefits here!
For more details, please contact Jason Day, Planning Manager (Minerals and Waste), at Jason.Day@wiltshire.gov.uk, or call 01225 770315.
New to Wiltshire?
Wiltshire is a place where people love to live and work. One of England’s largest unitary councils, it offers beautiful landscapes, diverse heritage and attractive towns and villages. Located on the eastern edge of the South West region, we border counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Berkshire, Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire, and the combined West of England authority. Wiltshire enjoys strong sub-regional links and is within commutable distance of London, Bristol, Southampton and the South Coast.
These roles also offer the opportunity for someone already working at a similar level to develop expertise in plan-making from a minerals and waste perspective. Minerals are essential for building homes and infrastructure and along with a transition to a circular economy this a great time to get involved in these vital and interesting areas of land-use planning.
We’re looking for an experienced planner who can lead teams to deliver projects involved with sustainable waste management and use of minerals. Supported by a manager and dedicated team, this will include taking a lead role in shaping and progressing the council’s new minerals and waste plans.
Skills, Knowledge & experience required
- Extensive experience in handling Minerals and Waste planning policy matters
- Experience managing policies at a senior level
- Ability to communicate effectively within a political context and at the management level
- Fully RTPI-accredited postgraduate degree
- Ability to demonstrate a thorough working knowledge of the current and evolving UK planning system
- Project management experience as a project lead
- Experience managing junior planners
Benefits
Wiltshire Council is a friendly, welcoming place to work, with a 'One Council' ethos. That’s why we focus on getting the things that matter to our people right. As part of our agile and high-performing team, you’ll enjoy:
- Flexible working hours
- Competitive salary
- Local Government Pension Scheme
- Hybrid working arrangements with modern, open-plan offices in our hubs at Trowbridge, Chippenham, and Salisbury.
- Career development opportunities.
- Exciting and varied projects that make a real difference to our communities.
- Explore more benefits here!
For more details, please contact Jason Day, Planning Manager (Minerals and Waste), at Jason.Day@wiltshire.gov.uk, or call 01225 770315.
New to Wiltshire?
Wiltshire is a place where people love to live and work. One of England’s largest unitary councils, it offers beautiful landscapes, diverse heritage and attractive towns and villages. Located on the eastern edge of the South West region, we border counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Berkshire, Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire, and the combined West of England authority. Wiltshire enjoys strong sub-regional links and is within commutable distance of London, Bristol, Southampton and the South Coast.
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