Senior Planning Officer (2 Posts) - REQ03390 - 404269

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NLC12 £46,872 - £51,557

About Us: North Lanarkshire Council, one of Scotland’s largest local authorities, is spearheading an ambitious regeneration programme for its town centres and surrounding areas. Our Enterprise and Communities service plays a pivotal role in guiding this regeneration towards sustainable development. We are dedicated to fostering prosperity and making North Lanarkshire a fantastic place to live, learn, work, invest, and visit.

We are recruiting two Senior Planning Officers to join our refreshed Development Management Teams. We have opportunities in both the Invest NL Team which deals with major investment proposals and our Development Management Team that deals with Local and Householder applications. In North Lanarkshire we deal with a broad range of development types and are looking for experienced Planners with who can lead on providing technical advice to developers and mentor junior members of staff to encourage career progression.

Your role:

• Review and assess planning applications.
• Prepare and present reports to our Planning Committee.
• Deputising for the Planning Managers as appropriate.
• Provide general advice on the planning process, including pre-application advice.
•  Undertake public engagement and attend meetings with local community groups.
•  Contribute towards Corporate and Service strategies, policies, programmes and projects.
• Supervising and carrying out duties as required within the Planning and Place Team, ensuring effective day to day administration and enforcement of the relevant legislation to meet targets and deadlines, and to ensure all relevant duties and Standing Orders, policies and procedures of the council are carried out.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of staff training and mentoring.

 What you will bring:

• Degree or Diploma in Town Planning.
• Membership of the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI).
• Considerable relevant post-qualification experience.
• Knowledge of forthcoming planning developments/initiatives.
• Ability to travel throughout North Lanarkshire and surrounding areas.

Desirable:

• Leadership or management qualification.
• Experience in supervising staff.

 Working Pattern for all Posts:

• North Lanarkshire Council operates a hybrid working pattern.

Join us in shaping the future of North Lanarkshire! Apply now to be part of our dynamic team dedicated to sustainable development and inclusive economic growth. 

Working here at North Lanarkshire Council

If you’re considering a career with us, you’ll be keen to know what’s in it for you. We have a great package of benefits available, from health and wellbeing to finances and family. This includes 27 days annual leave and 6 public holidays*, and a wide range of benefits available to you, find out more at work well NL. We also have a full package of learning and development through our learning academy LearnNL to help you reach your full potential and further your career.

For more information on local authority careers visit the myjobscotland career hub

North Lanarkshire Council are Happy to Talk Flexible Working, we operate a Smarter Working Policy.

Click here to see our Recruitment Charter.

*For all casual/sessional roles, you will receive 12.1% of your hourly rate for every hour worked in total recompense for annual leave, including public holidays. These rates will be indicated separately on your payslip. You will only be paid for the hours that you work.

We are a Disability Confident Leader and offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who consider themselves to be disabled, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description. 

We have also adopted the Armed Forces Community Covenant to show our support for service personnel, veterans and their families. We offer a guaranteed interview for service leavers, spouses, reservists and veterans, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description. 

North Lanarkshire Council is committed to #KeepingThePromise. This means that if you have ever been in care (looked after at home with a social worker, lived with a relative other than your parents, experienced foster, residential or secure care) you are entitled to a guaranteed interview for this post, as long as you meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description. This is one way North Lanarkshire is demonstrating our commitment to supporting Care-Experienced People. 

The Plan for North Lanarkshire is to be the place to live, learn, work, invest and visit. The Council recognises that work is an important part of adult life and is critical to our wellbeing and shaping how we live. The Fair Work Convention’s Framework defines Fair Work as work that offers effective voice, fulfilment, opportunity, respect and security. We believe Fair Work can boost creativity, realise untapped potential and increase productivity. To find out more click on the link. 

Alternative Application Packs can be requested in other formats for example, Large Print, Braille, and Audio. To request an alternative Application Pack please phone .

The following link contains our Easy Read documents which will help explain the process and what happens during the selection process: Easy Read – My NL 

***PLEASE NOTE WE DO NOT ACCEPT CVS IN PLACE OF THE APPLICATION FORM. TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS VACANCY YOU MUST ENSURE AN APPLICATION FORM IS SUBMITTED. ANY CV SUBMISSIONS WILL BE DISREGARDED.***