Principal Planner

Reference: CBC243120
Salary details: £47,420 to £50,512 per year
Job term: Permanent
Appointment type: Full time, agile working
Hours: 37 hours per week
Location: Town Hall
Department: Development Management - Planning

CBC243120 - Job description and person specification.

If you would like an accessible version of a job description then please contact the Human Resources team.

Chesterfield is a great place to live and work with a proud heritage and sits as a gateway to the Peak District National Park. The town has significant growth ambitions where our planning team seek the best for our communities. We are well located with excellent transport connectivity to Sheffield, Derby and further afield.

In this role you will be leading development within the borough using your design skills to seek high quality developments which meet the growth agenda. You will provide professional advice to a range of interested parties on complex, controversial and major planning applications. You will manage and advise a team of planning officers, heritage and tree experts along with technical staff. In addition, acting where needed as deputy to the development management and conservation manager. 

Up-to-date knowledge of relevant law, policies, working practices and procedures is required as well as strong negotiation, design, decision making and judgement skills.  You will be able to provide a high-quality service to our customers.

The Council is an excellent employer with rewarding conditions of service which include generous leave entitlement, flexible and agile working, progressive HR policies, access to the local government pension scheme and discounted leisure membership.

For an informal discussion on any aspect of the post please contact Helen Frith, development management and conservation manager, on 01246 959699 or for further information on this post please view the job description and person specification. 

Candidates must possess the necessary right to work authorisation to enable them to work for Chesterfield Borough Council. Regrettably, we are unable to provide sponsorship or assume sponsorship of an employment visa at this juncture.