Service: Development Management
Closing Date: Sunday 19th October
We would love to welcome a Planning Enforcement Officer/Graduate Planning Enforcement Officer to join our friendly team in working for Argyll and Bute. Let us tell you about why this could be a great move for you.
Argyll and Bute is one of Scotland’s most stunning areas. As its award-winning council, we play a vital part in the day-to-day life and long-term future of our beautiful and diverse communities. Our unwavering purpose is to make Argyll and Bute the place to be, the place where people want to live, to work and do business. And we are committed to making the council the place to have a great career, by providing excellent benefits and a friendly, dynamic working culture so that each of our colleagues can deliver services that help our corner of Scotland thrive. Join us to make a difference.
The Development Management Service is seeking to recruit a motivated professional to be based in either our Dunoon or Helensburgh offices and be responsible for planning enforcement and monitoring of development in and around Bute, Cowal, Helensburgh and Lomond localities.
We expect the post holder to be responsible for a diverse caseload including dealing with enforcement enquiries, monitoring of developments, pre-application enquiries, planning applications, appeals, local reviews and other related projects. They will need to be an excellent communicator and work effectively in a team.
Remuneration will be dependent on experience and qualifications and may be suited to recently qualified graduates who can demonstrate a clear route to attaining RTPI accreditation. If you are a graduate with a planning (or similar) degree the Council shall support you towards obtaining professional accreditation of the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI).
Our employees make good things happen in the day-to-day life and for the longer term future of Argyll and Bute. We want you to feel valued working for us. We offer various benefits to support you, such as a competitive salary, pension scheme, generous leave entitlement, cycle to work scheme, discounts on gym memberships and leisure centres, wellbeing initiatives, and opportunities for learning and career growth. We also embrace a modern approach to work, offering a flexible first approach where possible to requests from our employees to how they work. A relocation package may be available for someone relocating to Argyll for the post.
We care about our people and the world around us and always aim to do the right thing. From employee recognition schemes to environmental policies we have many initiatives in place to help us look after the things we all care about.
Learn more here, ,, Argyll and Bute Council recognises the numerous benefits of a positive work-life balance to the wellbeing and productivity of our employees. We will take a flexible first approach to requests from our employees to change the way that they work. While we must balance such requests with the need to ensure the needs of the quality of the important services we deliver are not compromised, we will ensure that each request is given careful consideration with a view to achieving a positive outcome wherever possible.
Interviews will be held 5/6th November
Applicants should note that:-
1. The salary scale for newly qualified candidates will be Scottish Local Government Employee (SLGE) 9, which is between £34, and £37, per year, and for experienced candidates SLGE11, which is between £44, and £47, per year. The post holder will be contracted to 35 hours per week and will be entitled to flexitime.
2. In order to travel efficiently in remote rural areas, applicants will require to hold a valid full UK driving licence.
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