Senior Planner - Development Management

Senior Planner - Development Management

£46,888 to £51,106 (Inclusive of Market Supplement)

Are you a Senior Planner looking for a new challenge? Or an experienced Planner looking to take the next step in your career? Then the Senior Planner role could be the perfect opportunity for you to lead on major residential and commercial planning applications across the District.

Braintree will continue to be an area of significant growth over the coming years. We are looking to embrace this challenge to deliver well-designed new homes, create jobs and improve and develop infrastructure for the benefit of existing and new communities.

About the Role

We are seeking to recruit two Senior Planners for our Development Management team. These are critical roles within the team. The successful candidates will be responsible for a diverse caseload of major development proposals, including Applications and Appeals, and the potential to also be involved in Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs), many of which will be subject to Planning Performance Agreements.

Career development is something we take seriously, and we enjoy nothing more than seeing our colleagues grow with us, with members of the team developing as they gain more experience and responsibilities. We are committed to building an exceptional Planning Team, utilising our colleagues’ talent, and making the most of what they have to offer.

With a strong and supportive management behind you, you’ll play a key part in helping us achieve our aims and assist in driving forward our vision to shape the District. It is essential that you have a full driving licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes.

What we’re looking for

Our ideal candidate would be someone with a strong track record of working within Development Management, who is commercially minded, with experience of complex major development proposals and the ability to manage Planning Performance Agreements (PPAs). A Degree in Town and Country Planning is required and Chartered Membership of the RTPI is desirable.

The successful candidate will have a strong work ethic, excellent communication, report writing, and customer service skills, as well as the necessary motivation to deliver high performance and the ability to manage their own caseload and work to tight deadlines.

Why choose Braintree District Council?

Braintree is an ambitious and dynamic Council and is becoming one of the fastest growing Districts in the East of England with three growing towns, London just 45 minutes away and the district located directly between the international transport centres of Stansted Airport and Harwich and Felixstowe International Ports. We have a deserved track record for delivering and a strong reputation within the business community.

Braintree District Council is a great place to work. We pride ourselves on our creative, innovative and forward thinking approach which is led by our staff. We are committed to having an engaged workforce who understand our strategy and how they can help deliver it. Some of the benefits of working for Braintree District Council are:

1. Competitive pay and benefits
2. Flexible working
3. Free parking
4. Hybrid working arrangements are available in this role (home/office based) subject to business need
5. Local government pension scheme
6. Learning and development for all staff
7. Staff discounts at local businesses
8. Staff recognition schemes
9. Extensive health and wellbeing programme including discounted gym membership

If you would like an informal chat about the above role, please call Tim Havers, Lead Principal Planner, Housing Delivery & Growth Team on (01376) 312765, or Susanne Chapman-Ennos, Area Development Manager on (01376) 312727.

To apply click on the 'apply button'

For more information, please see the Job Profile.

Closing date for applications: Midnight on Sunday 16th March 2025.

Interviews will be held w/c 24th and/or 31st March 2025.