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Council Job Vacancies

Welcome to St.Helens Council's Job Vacancies. Please follow the instructions on each individual form to complete your application. Completed forms will be submitted automatically to the appropriate team for processing and you will be notified should your application proceed to interview.

Details...

Job title:
Planning Officer (Policy)
Job reference:
PPP4
Department
Place Services
Grade:
SCP 32 to 34
Pay:
From: £29,055 To: £30,756 per annum
Hours:
37 per week
Closing date:
24/06/2018

Description...

Located at the heart of England’s North West and with a varied mix of cultural and leisure facilities and unique industrial heritage, St Helens offers great opportunities as a place to live and work. St Helens Council plays a key role in the Liverpool City Region and wider area, and has an acknowledged reputation as providing excellent planning services.

We are dealing with an exciting range of planning challenges, balancing needs for major new development to provide new homes and jobs against the protection of the Borough’s greenspaces and other environmental assets. At present we are at a crucial time in the development of our Local Plan.

We are looking for a Planning Officer (Policy) who will play a key role - working with other team members – to undertake a wide range of planning policy work. This will include undertaking research, drafting and refining policies, working collaboratively with colleagues from other services and organisations, and liaising extensively with members of the public. A key priority in the short term will be supporting the emerging Local Plan through its proposed examination in public.

You must have a degree in planning or a related discipline, and a good knowledge of relevant legislation, guidance and procedures. You must also be able to communicate well both orally and in writing, analyse information in a clear and logical manner and meet priorities and deadlines. You should also be able to work well as a team member and individually with minimum supervision, be enthusiastic and able to supervise others, and have good IT skills.

To discuss this exciting role please contact Jonathan Clarke (Development Plans Manager) on 01744 676198.

When applying for this vacancy, you have the following options

For an application form and further details contact:

recruitment@sthelens.gov.uk

When requesting an application form please state your name, your address, the job you are interested in and the job reference number.
The Council's official job application form must be completed in all cases. CVs should not be submitted as a replacement.