Chelmsford is surrounded by attractive countryside some within the Metropolitan Green Belt but also within 35 minutes of central London by train. There is considerable pressure for development and the city is experiencing significant growth with new housing, commercial, leisure and retail developments taking place, or in the pipeline.
We are passionate about quality and creating great places for our residents to live, work and play and are looking for an engaging and keen individuals to join our busy Development Management Team to help us continue to deliver our Councillors‘ and residents‘ high expectations.
If you are a talented, hardworking team player, in return for your contribution to the continued success of our high performing planning service we will invest in you. We can help you to develop your planning skills and career to achieve your full potential.
This is an ideal opportunity for an experienced planner who is looking for a more exciting and challenging workload, dealing with major and strategic development proposals.
As part of our accreditation with Essex Family Friendly Employers Charter, this full-time role can be offered on a job share or part-time basis, providing we are able to recruit to the remaining hours. Further information on the family friendly charter can be found: https://www.essex.gov.uk/family-friendly-charter/family-friendly-employer-principles
Chelmsford City Council is committed to safeguarding vulnerable groups and expects all employees to share this commitment and have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practices across our services. The Council's Safer Recruitment process contains pre-employment vetting which includes safeguarding training, obtaining references and ensuring compliance with Disclosure and Barring Service process.
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