Senior Planning Officer

We are seeking to appoint an experienced Town Planner to the role of Senior Planning Officer in our busy Development Management team. The role offers you the opportunity to deal with a broad and varied caseload, including applications for major housing and employment developments.

Responsibilities

• Handle a broad and varied caseload including applications for major housing and employment developments.
• Undertake site visits as required.
• Use Zoom and Microsoft Teams and attend in person meetings.
• Deliver high quality planning outcomes.

Qualifications

• Recognised qualification in Planning, a related subject or equivalent experience.
• Valid UK driving licence.
• Membership of the RTPI desirable.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong judgment, initiative and a desire to develop experience in delivering planning outcomes.

This Senior Planning Officer post attracts a recruitment incentive payment of £2,996 as a welcome to the Council. In certain conditions an additional retention incentive payment of £2,996 may also be applicable on the anniversary of your appointment if you remain in service in an eligible role or team. The payments will be pro rata for part time employees and are subject to normal employee deductions (pension, NI, tax) and other terms and conditions apply.

The Council welcomes applications from suitably qualified candidates regardless of race, gender, disability, sexuality, religious belief or age. The Council is committed to developing its bilingual workforce and welcomes applications from candidates who demonstrate their capability to work in both English and Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

For an informal discussion contact Matthew Phillips, Head of Service Planning Development Management, on or by email: .

Benefits

• Membership in the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Flexible working arrangements
• Generous annual leave up to 32 days
• Family friendly policies supporting caring and family commitments
• Work life balance and flexi time (dependent on role)
• Access to Wrexham Reward Scheme with discounts off leading retailers nationally and locally
• Health & well being resources, for example:
  • Healthy & Wellbeing Champions
  • Employee assistance programme with advice on staying healthy financially, mentally or physically:
    • Counselling (available 24/7, 365 days a year)
    • In the moment emotional support (available 24/7, 365 days a year)
    • Option to set health boosting goals with small, sustainable lifestyle changes
    • Connect health apps to track physical health and meet progress goals
    • Blogs, videos, recipes and more resources providing inspiration and motivation
    • Identify risks of developing leading lifestyle related diseases with mental health and financial scores
    • Legal, financial and consumer advice
  • Health and wellbeing events and campaigns throughout the year (e.g., November Health Day, Time to Talk Day, Mental Health Awareness Week, Sun Awareness Week, Menopause Week, Financial Health Week)
  • Menopause Café and guidance
  • Unpaid Carer Café and guidance