Senior Planning Minerals and Waste Policy Officer
Posting date: | 29 April 2025 |
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Salary: | £41,511 to £43,693 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 3 |
Summary
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.
This role involves working closely with stakeholders and communities to prepare and monitor the strategy, policies and site proposals for the extraction of minerals and management of waste.
Skills, Knowledge & experience required
- Experience in Minerals and Waste planning policy
- Demonstrable experience of delivering successful projects
- Stakeholder management to enhance sustainable development
- Mentoring junior colleagues to shape the next generation of planners
- Ensuring compliance
- Play a pivotal role in shaping Wiltshire communities and the future landscape
- Fully RTPI-accredited postgraduate degree
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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