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.
The successful candidate will help us deliver first class customer service, implement the aspirations of our growth led Local Development Plan (LDP) and maintain positive performance.
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 as well as using initiative to manage workload, performance and travel to sites independently across a large geographic area., The post is based at either the Helensburgh & Lomond Civic Centre or Argyll House, Dunoon. The post is suitable for hybrid working arrangements however the demands of the role will require the postholder to regularly undertake site visits, and to attend an office location in person for team engagement/training as necessary.
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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).
The salary scale for newly qualified candidates will be Scottish Local Government Employee (SLGE) 9, which is between £30,020 and £32,629 per year, and for experienced candidates SLGE11, which is between £ 38,578 and £ 41,754 per year. The post holder will be contracted to 35 hours per week and will be entitled to flexitime.
Living in Argyll and Bute also provides great quality of life with breath-taking scenery and world class leisure opportunities including sailing, walking, cycling canoeing and camping on your doorstep.