Assistant Planning Officer

We are investing in our Planning Service and are looking to recruit a new Assistant Planning Officer to join our Development Management team.

The position is permanent, 36 hours a week with a hybrid working environment.

The role will be responsible for managing a caseload of smaller scale, planning applications and pre-application enquiries to conserve and enhance the natural and built environment of Tameside.

While this will be the primary focus, there will also be opportunities to work with senior officers to assist on more complex and high-profile projects to help you gain additional skills and experience, and to assist in identifying and implementing more efficient ways of working.

There's a lot going on in Tameside, including over 2,000 homes at Godley Green Garden Village, major town centre regeneration schemes earmarked at Ashton (Mayoral Development Zone), Droylsden, Hyde and Stalybridge. We would like you to be a part of it!

We are seeking enthusiastic, professional, organised and well-motivated candidates, who can demonstrate a real commitment to Tameside and our vision for the delivery of a modern customer focused planning service., Our employees' skills, experience and knowledge are essential to our success along with their happiness, wellbeing, commitment, enthusiasm and motivation to be the best they can be.

Unfortunately, at this time we are not able to offer sponsorship.

This post is a designated customer facing role under the fluency duty and requires a specified level of spoken English.

Tameside is a great place to live within Greater Manchester with a varied built and natural environment; it has fantastic links to the City Centre and quick access to beautiful countryside, including the Peak District National Park., At Tameside, we are committed to ensuring all our Citizens lead long, fulfilling and healthy lives. We are committed to supporting economic growth, providing high quality health and care services, protecting our most vulnerable and creating strong and supportive, self-sufficient communities.

We recognise that our people drive our success and enable the organisation to deliver on its vision, purpose and priorities, and that our people are our most important resource and asset. Our values underpin our practice and behaviours, and are at the heart of everything that we do; and we understand that how we do things is just as important as what we do. We pride ourselves on living by our STRIVE values of Support, Trust, Respect, Integrity, Value Diversity and Engage. Our values underpin our practice and behaviours and are at the heart of everything that we do. How we do things are just as important as what we do.

In return, we can offer you a chance to thrive and develop your career in Town Planning. The position is permanent with a competitive salary and opportunities for further training and professional support.