Senior Planner - Leicester, United Kingdom - Leicester City Council

Leicester City Council

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Leicester, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Job details:

Job reference

REQ3092

Date posted

01/08/2023

Application closing date

23/08/2023

Location

Hybrid working
Home and Leicester City Offices

Salary
- £38,296 - £41,496 per year

Package

Total benefit value (includes pension contribution and full holiday entitlement): £56,582

Contractual hours

Basis

Full time

Job category/type

Planning and Transport

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Job Specification

Senior Planner:

Job description

Full Time / 37 Hours Per Week / Fixed Term for 12 Months

Are you passionate about the creation of well-designed places for residents and visitors in Leicester?

Leicester is an exciting and enjoyable place to live and work. It has a rich history and a wonderful built and natural environment. It is a rapidly growing economy in a strategic position in the country. As a result, it has a growing national and international profile.

We have an ambitious Council focussed on delivery and managing change and growth. We aim to proactively plan to help shape the city over the next 17 years and beyond.

Balancing the need for new high-quality homes and jobs against the need to protect the townscape, heritage and green environment and Leicester's unique character and diversity.

We are now embarking on an exciting new phase of regeneration and placemaking, at the heart of our new Local Plan and future vision.

Join us and you'll make a valuable contribution to our Planning Service; a service that brings together Development Management, Strategic Planning, Urban Design, and other specialists.

We work closely with the Councils' Regeneration, Housing and Highways Teams.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced and creative Planner to play a key role in our well-established department and make a difference to shape our city.

This is a full-time, fixed term position working 37 hours per week from Monday to Friday. With hybrid working, you'll have the flexibility to work from City Hall and from home.

What you'll be doing

What you'll need

What we can offer you

As well as the satisfaction of helping to improve thousands of lives across Leicester, you can look forward to a work environment that encourages a healthy work/life balance.

You'll enjoy generous annual leave, membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme and the option of flexible working.

We'll also give you the chance to develop your skills and expertise with a variety of training and development opportunities.

In addition, you can choose from a number of flexible benefits, including discounts on city buses and trains. For an illustrative value of your benefits package, take a look at our benefits calculator.

Join us
**Interview/Assessments will take place on 5th and 6th September 2023