The Friday Five 17.01.25
It's The Friday Five, our weekly round-up of five of the best town planning jobs currently being advertised on Planner Jobs. This week, opportunities in Northamptonshire, Dublin, Rugby, Southwark and Grantown-on-Spey. Read on!
1. GRADUATE TOWN PLANNER, SNOWDON HOMES
Location: Higham Ferrers, Northamptonshire
Salary: Competitive, commensurate with experience
The job: "Snowdon Homes is excited to welcome a passionate and ambitious graduate town planner to our team. This entry-level position is designed for recent graduates and planners with up to 12 months working experience who are eager to launch their careers in town planning within the housing development sector.
"The graduate town planner will work closely with the land and planning manager, gaining hands-on experience in planning applications, regulatory compliance, site assessments, and the commercial and technical appraisal of potential land acquisitions. This role offers a fantastic opportunity to develop your skills and grow within a supportive and forward-thinking company."
Closing date: 21 Feb 2025
2. PLANNING INSPECTOR, AN BORD PLEANÁLA
Location: Dublin
Salary: Competitive
The job: "An Bord Pleanála is the national independent statutory body with responsibility for the determination of planning appeals and direct applications for strategic infrastructure and other developments under the Planning and Development Act and certain other acts.
"We are now inviting applications from suitably qualified planners for the role of planning inspector."
Closing date: 31 January 2025
3. PRINCIPAL PLANNING OFFICER – DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT, RUGBY BOROUGH COUNCIL
Location: Rugby, Warwickshire/Hyrbrid
Salary: £46,667 - £49,705 (including a market supplement of £2,974)
The job: "Rugby is one of the fastest growing towns in the country and is set to grow by 30 per cent by 2035. We need an exceptional and dynamic planner to lead our growth agenda.
"This is an exciting opportunity to play a key part in the growth of Rugby Borough, with large developments in two sustainable urban extensions, high quality employment and technology sites such as Ansty Park and the exciting regeneration of Rugby town centre.
"There is also plenty of diversity in the workload, not only through the major schemes that you will be dealing with but the other key features of our borough, including the rolling Warwickshire countryside and significant heritage and cultural work preserving the birthplace of the game of Rugby."
Closing date: 2 February 2025
4. PLANNING POLICY TEAM LEADER, SOUTHWARK COUNCIL
Location: Southwark, London/Flexible
Salary: (Full-time equivalent) £52,674 - £59,772
The job: "Do you have a passion for urban planning and a flair for producing effective, evidenced planning policies?
"If so, Southwark Council is calling you to join us as a planning team leader, where your expertise will shape the future of our vibrant community.
"Your mission:
- Lead a sub-team within our large planning policy team, guiding crucial work on Southwark’s emerging local plan
- Collaborate with consultants, partners internal and external stakeholders on policy writing, research, and monitoring
- Translate complex strategic planning issues into clear and practical development management policies.
- Ensure alignment of policies with both local and national planning goals
- Uphold the highest standards of decision-making, ensuring our council's actions are transparent, accountable, and legally robust
- Use your excellent teamwork, stakeholder management and communication skills to play a pivotal role in the development and execution of the Corporate Delivery Plan
- Handle complex planning matters with finesse to ensure our council meets its planning objectives and delivers outstanding value for our community."
Closing date: 16 February 2025
5. GRADUATE PLANNERS x2, CAIRNGORMS NATIONAL PARK AUTHORITY
Location: Grantown-on-Spey, Highlands
Salary: £31,611 - £44,028 (Band C/D)
The job: "The Cairngorms National Park is an incredible place to live and work. The UK’s largest national park is a place of sheer abundance, having more high mountain ground than anywhere else in the UK, the largest Caledonian forest, some of Scotland’s purest rivers and finest livestock rearing farmland.
"The park authority is listed in the UK’s top 100 best not-for-profit companies to work for. We’re dedicated to both this amazing place and our employees.
"We now have an exciting opportunity for two Graduate Planners to join the CNPA and contribute, as part of a small team, to an efficient and effective planning service.
"As one of our graduate planners, you will undertake work across the various functions of the planning service. This includes development planning, by contributing to the collection and maintenance of a robust evidence base to underpin policy development, implementation, monitoring and review.
"As part of development management, you will review and assess planning applications and prepare and present reports to our planning committee. You will also undertake general planning-related casework and queries, and assist with monitoring and enforcement."
Closing date: 4 February 2025
