Senior Planner

We have an exciting opportunity at the Senior Planner level to join our well-respected and valued planning service. You will be joining a team of excellent and welcoming professionals who strive to deliver the best service possible, promoting much needed growth alongside securing quality development and communication. The District is rich and varied, whether it be Green Belt, Heritage & Conservation, Town Centres, flood risk, or matters of negotiating development viability and design. In recent years the Council has delivered a raft of regeneration initiatives across Newark, with the Development team playing an important role. The Senior roles sit at the top tier of professionals within the team responsible for providing guidance to Planners, Trainees and technical support colleagues whilst also having a caseload of the most complex and challenging development proposals. You will provide new experiences and perspectives around processes, procedures and best practice to deliver a top-notch planning service. Educated to level 7 (Masters of equivalent) in Planning or a relevant subject area is essential along with Chartered Membership of RTPI, or equivalent body, or be eligible to attain full Chartered Membership of the RTPI within first year of appointment. The postholders will need to have regular access to a vehicle to enable them to travel within/outside the district to carry out their duties. We're an ambitious, forward-thinking Council with strong values and a culture of doing our absolute best to serve our customers. We are proud of our organisational culture and receive positive feedback from our employees. We have a programme of internal activity to ensure that the voices of our employees are always heard and that they are kept informed on all Council activity and events. From roadshows to an annual award ceremony, from reviewing working arrangements to our Hug in a Mug initiative, it is incredibly important our employees are shown how valued they are and that they remain the beating heart of our workplace.

Enrolment in the career average local government pension scheme. Flexi scheme. Hybrid working. A generous annual leave entitlement that increases with service. Family-friendly benefits. One days' paid volunteering leave. Lifestyle benefits platform. Funded health cash plan. Free car parking

• £10 a month gym membership at one of our four gyms in the district. You will be working with a professional, committed and experienced team who are passionate about supporting us to deliver the objectives as outlined in our Community Plan.