Assistant Planning Officer

The job itself

If you’re looking to work in the planning sector with great benefits and development opportunities, we could be the first step in your career. Join one of the largest planning teams in the country at Assistant Planning Officer level where you can develop your skills across 1 of our 5 planning teams.

The Council is one of the largest Unitary Authorities in England, with a strong track record of delivering high quality services on behalf of its residents. The Planning Services deals with more than 6,500 planning applications and enquiries each year and is one of the busiest planning departments in the country. We cover a very varied area of urban, rural and coastal locations which in itself provides a number of exciting and diverse planning challenges. We stretch from a boundary with the City of York across the Yorkshire Wolds (which are currently being considered for AONB status), to the chalk sea cliffs at Flamborough Head, down to Spurn Point and adjoining the City of Hull.

We can offer a wide variety of experience in terms of application types and locations, and excellent training opportunities with a planning authority that is nationally recognised and respected. We are advertising a post which offers a superb opportunity to start your career in planning. You will work alongside professional planning colleagues and deal with a range of household planning applications, general planning enquiries and provide technical support and a contact for a wide range of customers. Your work will involve undertaking site visits and meetings in our beautiful towns and villages. Training opportunities will be plentiful, we hold monthly training events, regular away days and support staff who may wish to further their qualifications through for example, the RTPI Apprenticeship scheme.

The Council is based in the beautiful market town of Beverley which is a great place to live and work, and offers benefits including the Local Government Pension Scheme, paid professional subscriptions, support for CPD and other training opportunities and discounted gym membership. We also operate a blended working approach and flexible working hours, with a mix of office and home working, to suit the needs of the business and our employees. We look forward to hearing from you.