Principal Planner - Highland Development Management, Highland-wide - HGH20356

Job Description

Post Title: Principal Planner - Highland Development Management
Location: Highland-wide
Hours: 35 Hours Per Week
Duration: Permanent
Salary: £51,506 - £56,329 per annum

Salary placing will normally be at the first point of the scale.

Contact Details: Dafydd Jones Tel:

Job Purpose: The post holder would be required to oversee and deal with the coordination of large scale housing development within the Highland area. This is an exciting opportunity at a time of significant change for the Highlands and its economy in helping to deliver the Green Freeport and tackle the housing challenge we face. The Highland is  one of the early adopters in the promotion of Masterplan Consent Areas. The role would also entail dealing with a variety  of complex and wide ranging applications whilst providing the opportunity to work in one of the most beautiful  parts of Scotland. 

Please APPLY ONLINE. If you are unable to apply online and you wish to request an offline application pack, please contact HR Transactions, Tel: (24 hour voicemail) or email: Recruitment.Enquiries@highland.gov.uk quoting the post reference number above.

Please find the Job Description below.

The Highland Council understands that diversity fosters creativity and innovation. We are committed to equality of opportunity and being fair and inclusive. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds, representative of the communities we serve and particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be under-represented in our workforce.

As a disability confident employer, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria requirements for the post.

Shortlisted applicants will normally be contacted by email, unless otherwise stated. Please check your emails regularly, including your junk/spam folder.

Requirements

Post qualification experience in a wide range of planning work, including development management.

Full Membership of the RTPI.

You will be expected to travel efficiently and effectively between various work locations within Highland to meet the operational requirements of the Service.