Senior Planner (Development Management)

Salary: £37,883 to £41,046/Grade: H

The job

Looking for a new challenge? A fantastic opportunity has come up in our Development Management Team for someone who has already gained relevant years of experience in Development Management and would like to broaden their horizon.

Hart is a largely rural District in North-East Hampshire and is consistently ranked as one of the best places to live in the UK. The Council works hard to make a positive contribution to the lives of its residents by delivering continuous improvement and innovation in service delivery. We are an ambitious authority seeking new ways of delivering services for residents that represent value for money. Planning is firmly at the heart of the Council’s vision to 2040 and we’re consistently ranked as one of the best places to live in the UK.

We are looking for an experienced planner to join our busy and friendly Development Management team working on a varied caseload of major and minor planning applications. Our team have been busy this year handling major applications for residential, commercial and rural proposals amongst interesting cases such as care home proposals, heritage applications and solar farms.

We're a small local authority with big ambition. We want to do things bigger, bolder, and better than we have before. Our Council is small enough for you to be able to see the direct impact and influence you can have through your day-to-day work and know the names of all your colleagues. You will also notice that you get to see the faces of our Senior Leadership and Chief Executives on a regular basis.

At Hart, we work together to shape the environment for the people in our district and we listen to suggestions and contributions from staff at all levels to improve the way we do this. We’re the place to grow your planning career, come and see for yourself how we empower and develop our staff. We are currently supporting numerous staff with the RTPI Assessment of Professional Competence (APC) process to reach Chartered status and we continue to invest in our staff, we have staff who have recently completed or are currently undertaking day-release courses to obtain a relevant RTPI-accredited Masters degree.

The applicant

You will make a positive contribution to the Council’s core values by being helpful, approachable, responsive and taking ownership of challenges and problems, whilst making customers feel welcome and cared for. The post will enable the successful candidate to broaden their existing experience through different application types and scale together with the involvement of a variety of projects. We are looking for a suitably experienced, motivated individual to work on complex and challenging proposals and develop their mentoring and sign-off skills. We are committed to improving our customer service standards and we are seeking planners who are positive and proactive and work well as part of a team.

For an informal discussion about this opportunity, please contact Steph Baker, Development Management & Building Control Manager on 01252 774136 or stephanie.baker@hart.gov.uk

Apply for this role by clicking on the 'apply button'. Please include a supporting statement (2 to 3 sides of A4) outlining why you are interested in the role and how your knowledge and experience make you a great candidate.

Closing Date: noon, 18th November 2024 
Interview date: TBC