Senior Planning Officer
| Posting date: | 05 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £32,115 to £42,708 per year |
| Additional salary information: | Pay award pending |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 25 June 2025 |
| Location: | LE19 2EP |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 3 days per week |
| Company: | Blaby District Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | REQ01037 |
Summary
Senior Planning Officer Permanent Full Time – 37 hrs per week
Scale 5/6 (£32,115-£42,708 per annum)- Pay award pending
Plus, an Essential Car User Allowance and Comprehensive Benefits
We are not your average local authority planning department. We are a forward thinking, innovative, and fun team, offering a great working environment, a wide range of projects, and career development opportunities.
We have experience of, and continue to deal with, a comprehensive range of application and development types, ranging from bespoke rural schemes to large scale commercial development. You won’t find a typical planning team approach with us either…we are positive, customer focused, and passionate about creating a great place to live, work and visit.
We are currently looking to grow our planning team due to the expected growth planned for the region and as such it’s an exciting time to join Blaby District Council. As a result, we are looking for experienced individuals who excel in their field.
From the moment you join Blaby District Council, we will support your personal and professional development so that you grow with the organisation.
Further details about the role can be found on the job description and person specification.
To find out more about the role, please contact Jonathan Hodge, Planning and Strategic Growth Manager on 0116 272 7528 for an informal discussion.
Maybe these benefits will convince you….
Benefits of working with us include a Local Government Pension scheme, exciting career opportunities, flexible working including flexi-time scheme and out of town offices with free car parking and cycle bays. Further details on our benefits can be found on the Employee benefits page.
We also support hybrid working arrangements with a combination of onsite and home working.
To apply for this vacancy, please submit an application form detailing your interest and how you meet the essential criteria for this role by midday on Wednesday 25th June 2025.
Closing date: 25th June 2025 midday
Interview date(s): Wednesday 2nd July 2025
Should you have any technical issues when applying, please email human.resources@blaby.gov.uk.
Blaby District Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all, and we welcome applications from all diversities. We are committed to the employment and career development of disabled people, care leavers and those in the Armed Forces. As a Disability Confident Employer and to show our commitment to Care Leavers and the Armed Forces Covenant, we offer a Guaranteed Interview Scheme. Further information can be found on our jobs page.
Scale 5/6 (£32,115-£42,708 per annum)- Pay award pending
Plus, an Essential Car User Allowance and Comprehensive Benefits
We are not your average local authority planning department. We are a forward thinking, innovative, and fun team, offering a great working environment, a wide range of projects, and career development opportunities.
We have experience of, and continue to deal with, a comprehensive range of application and development types, ranging from bespoke rural schemes to large scale commercial development. You won’t find a typical planning team approach with us either…we are positive, customer focused, and passionate about creating a great place to live, work and visit.
We are currently looking to grow our planning team due to the expected growth planned for the region and as such it’s an exciting time to join Blaby District Council. As a result, we are looking for experienced individuals who excel in their field.
From the moment you join Blaby District Council, we will support your personal and professional development so that you grow with the organisation.
Further details about the role can be found on the job description and person specification.
To find out more about the role, please contact Jonathan Hodge, Planning and Strategic Growth Manager on 0116 272 7528 for an informal discussion.
Maybe these benefits will convince you….
Benefits of working with us include a Local Government Pension scheme, exciting career opportunities, flexible working including flexi-time scheme and out of town offices with free car parking and cycle bays. Further details on our benefits can be found on the Employee benefits page.
We also support hybrid working arrangements with a combination of onsite and home working.
To apply for this vacancy, please submit an application form detailing your interest and how you meet the essential criteria for this role by midday on Wednesday 25th June 2025.
Closing date: 25th June 2025 midday
Interview date(s): Wednesday 2nd July 2025
Should you have any technical issues when applying, please email human.resources@blaby.gov.uk.
Blaby District Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all, and we welcome applications from all diversities. We are committed to the employment and career development of disabled people, care leavers and those in the Armed Forces. As a Disability Confident Employer and to show our commitment to Care Leavers and the Armed Forces Covenant, we offer a Guaranteed Interview Scheme. Further information can be found on our jobs page.
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