Planning Technical Officer

This is an exciting time to join Wakefield Council’s Planning Services Development Management team.

Our emerging Local Plan (scheduled for adoption in January 2024) sets ambitious housing and job growth targets and to meet this challenge and to ensure that high quality, strategic regeneration initiatives are delivered we are looking for enthusiastic, committed and experienced individuals to join our highly successful Development Management Planning team.

If you are interested in joining our team and have a genuine interest in developing a career within a Local Planning Authority then this position may be of interest to you. This post provides the opportunity to undertake a degree level qualification in Town & Country Planning using the Council’s apprenticeship levy.

Why Wakefield Council

• We offer a flexible full-time working pattern of 37 hours per week
• 26-29 days holidays plus 8 Bank Holidays. 
• Support and access to high-quality training programmes to progress your career to the next level.
• We are committed to supporting the well-being of our staff. We recognise that resilient teams need good work-life balance as well as supportive leadership.
• Access to a range of employee support products.
• Discounted and subsidised public transport (Arriva Bus Annual Travel Ticket, Northern Trains Limited (NTL), MetroCard).
• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
• Great range of benefits including discounted membership to our excellent leisure facilities with free 12 weeks exercise program, discounts for a range of retail, entertainment, health and leisure providers, cycle to work scheme and many more.

Want to Know More?

If you would like to know more about the role, the recruitment process or working for Wakefield Council feel free to contact James Long.

Tel: 07341 788229

E-mail: jlong@wakefield.gov.uk

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