Graduate Planning Officer

Job Description

Based at Angus House, Orchardbank Business Park, Forfar.

This job is workstyle 5 - Hybrid

You will have the opportunity to benefit from our flexible and agile working practices. This means you will work from home for part of your week and spend some time in council buildings to best suit your work, meetings and collaboration.

Angus Council is looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Graduate Planner to join our Development Standards Team on a 3-year fixed-term contract.

This is an exciting opportunity for a recent planning graduate to develop their career within a supportive and professional local authority environment.  You will work alongside experienced planning professionals, helping to deliver high-quality development and sustainable growth across Angus while supporting the Council's priorities and ambitions for our communities.

The role offers excellent professional development opportunities and support towards achieving membership of the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI).

Angus is a diverse area with vibrant towns, attractive rural communities and a stunning coastline. The Development Standards Team deals with a broad range of planning applications, providing an excellent environment in which to build a successful planning career and gain valuable professional experience.

Internal and external applications on a secondment basis will be considered. You must have the approval of your line manager / organisation.

Please note interviews will be held Wednesday, 4 November 2026.

Requirements

Please refer to job outline, person specification and career grade structure for further details and requirements for this job.

About Angus Council

Please refer to the "applicant guidance" document when completing your application form and to the "welcome to Angus" document and our website https://www.angus.gov.uk/jobs_and_training/working_for_angus_council for more information about working for Angus Council.

The Individual

We are happy to discuss flexible working during the recruitment process for this position. This means we are open to a conversation about working patterns and the flexibility that is available for this role whilst managing the workload.

We offer a guaranteed job interview to the following people who meet the essential criteria on application for a job:

Those with disabilities, recognised caring responsibilities, care experienced young people and ex-armed forces personnel. This also applies to our own employees with caring responsibilities, young people on apprenticeships and placements who meet the essential criteria for the job.