What is the job role?
As a Town Planner you will provide an efficient and effective customer focussed professional planning service to support the sustainable growth and regeneration of the City. The role will require the validation and processing of planning applications falling within the minor and other category in accordance with the requirements of planning legislation and statutory timescales.
This is a career graded post where appointment will either be at grade 5 or grade 6 depending on experience.
All candidates must have the Right to Work in the UK. We are currently not offering sponsorship for this role.
Who are we looking for?
Do you hold a degree or equivalent in Town Planning or a related discipline, or working towards a planning qualification, or have experience of working in a Planning Team? Do you know town planning practice and processes, and looking to start your professional career in Development Management? If so, we’d love to hear from you for the Town Planner Post.
If you already have two years of post-graduate experience in Development Management and demonstrate the ability to undertake all aspects of the Town Planner post, then you may be considered for entry at grade 6.
A full UK driving licence is required to carry out site visits around the city.
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Guaranteed Interview Scheme - As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role and identify with one of the below criteria:
1. Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
2. Are currently in care or have previously been in care
3. If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition
For full details on the application process please read the attached document labelled 'Coventry City Council Application Process'. If there is any evidence of a candidate using AI to complete their application, then the application will be rejected unless the candidate can provide a justification which the Council considers to be reasonable.
Interview date: Week commencing 22nd September
About Coventry
Coventry has a proud, innovative and creative spirit that throughout its history has seen communities come together to tackle problems and bring about real social change.
We are cutting-edge, challenging, youthful, vibrant and diverse.
At Coventry we are committed to excellence in everything we do. With around staff from a range of different backgrounds, our aim is to recruit and develop talented people who will focus on our customers, take responsibility, work together and find better ways of doing things.
To deliver the best services to our residents, we need the best people working for us to make a difference to our communities.