Senior Planning Officer

Our client have an exciting opportunity for an Senior Planning Officer to join their team based in Barnsley (hybrid - home and office work). You will be working on a full-time, permanent basis and in return, you will receive a competitive salary of £45,718 - £48,710 per annum.

How do we sum up our client? Well, they're a double award-winning, high-performing council with a growing economy, a thriving town centre and some truly impressive outcomes in their communities. This is why they’ve been awarded Council of the Year for 2023 by the Local Government Chronicle (LGC) and The Municipal Journal (MJ).

Their excellent Regeneration and Culture service has been a key part of their win; they’re so proud of what they’ve achieved not just for the council but for their partners and Barnsley.

They’re impressed. Are you? It’s the perfect time to join their excellent team.

About the Post:

This is an exciting time to join their Planning Services Development Management team. Their Local Plan sets ambitious housing and job growth targets and to meet this challenge and to ensure that high quality, strategic regeneration initiatives are delivered they are looking for an enthusiastic, committed and experienced individual, qualified in town planning to join our highly successful Development Management Planning team.

The suitable candidate will have responsibility for case-managing and determining a range of complex and major planning applications, providing pre-application planning advice whilst working confidently with elected members, developers and partners to deliver the best development in Barnsley.

Closing date for applications: 13th December 2024

If you have experience and knowledge relating to these matters, as well as a keen interest in high quality place making and securing sustainable development, they would like to hear from you, click apply now to become their Senior Planning Officer.