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SalaryThis is an exciting opportunity for a Senior Planner to join our Development Management Team in a key role supporting the Council to manage a diverse caseload of planning applications including complex and major residential and commercial developments.
Swindon is one of the UK’s fastest growing towns, earning us a seat at the prestigious table of the Five Fast Growth Cities as one of the most successful and innovative places in the UK. We have ongoing investment of over one billion pounds in town centre regeneration, and 12,000 new homes provided for in strategic new communities to the north, south and east of the town.
Your next role
We are looking to appoint a qualified (eligibility or membership of the RTPI), experienced, skilled and highly motivated individual to help us deliver well-managed and high quality development in the Borough. This role provides a great opportunity for a dynamic individual with a ‘can do’ attitude to be part of a strong, dynamic team, working collaboratively on exciting projects and developments with colleagues across the Council, partner organisations and developers. The postholder will provide support on all aspects of the development management process including pre-applications, applications and appeals.
Development Management experience is essential and familiarity of major developments is desirable. An ability to travel throughout the Borough to undertake site visits is essential and candidates must be fluent in the English language (as a requirement of Part 7 of the Immigration Act – for the effective performance of a customer-facing role).
We feel a work life balance is important for our team members. As such Swindon operates flexible working and you will have the opportunity to work from home. The working hours and pattern for this role are also negotiable.
Your next package
Please see our Rewards and Benefits offer for more details.
As an employee, you will receive a diverse and exciting environment in which to work, encouraging creativity and innovation whilst recognising the need to support ongoing personal development and a flexible work life balance.
For Swindon to thrive in the future, we need to lay the foundations now. It’s why our regeneration and transformation programmes are already underway. So, you’ll be joining us at an exciting time on our journey. We’ll look to you to share your knowledge, influence decisions and drive real, positive change. With your contributions, we’ll achieve our vision of a prosperous, re-vitalised Swindon by 2030 together. And you’ll be proud to say it was made better with you.
Please see our Vision and Values page for more details.
View the Strategic Development Structure
Your next steps
Read the role profile and select the Apply button where you will be redirected to the Swindon Borough Council website to complete our online application process. Clicking the ‘Apply’ button on this job website is not an application, you must register on the Swindon Borough Council website in order to be considered for the role.
Potential applicants are sometimes put off if they don’t meet 100% of the requirements of the job role or hours. We think individual experience, skills and passion make all the difference, so if you meet the majority of the criteria, we’d love to hear from you.
For an informal discussion, please contact Tom Buxton, Principal Planner, email tbuxton@swindon.gov.uk
If you are experiencing technical issues submitting your application please email resourcing@swindon.gov.uk
