Council Job Vacancies

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Located at the heart of England's North West and with a varied mix of culture 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, 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.

The role would be suitable for a planning graduate or someone with more experieince. 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, able to supervise others, and have good IT skills.

To discuss this exciting role, please contact Jonathan Clarke, Development Plans Manager, on 01744 676198 or Lyndsey Darwin, Principal Planning Officer (Policy) on 01744 676117.