A bit about us:
Liverpool is home to vibrant, energetic, and engaged communities, people who take real ownership of their local area and are passionate about making our city a better place. We've got ambitious targets to meet by 2025 and we need people who are driven, dynamic and ready to deliver the very best for our communities. Public service is more important than ever, and this role represents a real opportunity to make a difference to our communities by transforming the way we work and placing our residents at the heart of everything we do.
Working at Liverpool City Council provides an opportunity to contribute to your community and make a positive impact on the lives of residents. Our values shape how we work to deliver public services, and how we communicate with the residents we serve. We care about the best outcomes for local people, through our public services.
We are proud of our world-famous thriving city with its rich culture, as well as affordable housing, good schools, beautiful green spaces – there’s really something for everyone!
Liverpool Children’s Services have high ambitions and are on an improvement journey to become outstanding. We have an inspirational leadership team who have a fresh vision, dedicated to driving practice forward. It’s an exciting time to join us and be part of that change.
The Role:
The role of Principal Planning Officer will provide a deputy role in an area based development management team. The role will have a wide caseload of applications including major applications.
Delivery of a first class, customer focussed development management service
The role of Principal Planning Officer will include signing off of planning applications and performance management ensuring that applications are determined in timescales and targets are met. You will also be required to act as deputy and include other duties such as team meetings, attendance at Planning Committee and assisting the Policy team with the Local Plan
Your demonstrable knowledge as a Principal Planning Officer with extensive development management experience and also experience of supervising and managing a team
This is a fixed term post to cover Maternity Leave.
Our offer to you:
At least 27 days holiday plus bank holidays rising to 35 after 5 years’ service (pro rata if part time) - option to purchase further days
Agile working - A “Flexibility First” approach to Agile working where flexibility is the norm rather than the exception
Part of the Local Government Pension scheme – option to join the AVC scheme
Progression - opportunities and training through a wide range of high quality learning
Health and Wellbeing - offer including Employee assistance programme
Cycle to Work and Travel Pass Schemes
Drive Time – a salary sacrifice car lease scheme
Family friendly policies with enhanced leave
Discounted Gym Memberships
Employee Volunteering Scheme
Medicash
Applicants to go to website for more details and a candidate pack.