Planning Officer (Development Plans)

Job Description

Based at Angus House, Orchardbank Business Park, Forfar.

Are you ready to help shape places that truly matter in Angus?

An exciting opportunity has opened within the Council’s Development Planning team, where you’ll play a pivotal role in creating places that work for the people, communities and environment of Angus. This is your chance to make a real, lasting difference while contributing to the response to the climate and nature crisis.

Why this Matters

We’re at a transformative point as we move toward completing our Evidence Report and continue to develop our innovative, collaborative approach to place based working. You’ll work directly with communities and partners to turn their visions for their towns and villages into meaningful, deliverable plans.
If you’re passionate about working alongside communities to shape how they grow and want to help create places that celebrate Angus’s heritage, culture and natural environment then this role is made for you.

What You’ll be Doing

As a Planning Officer, you’ll be at the heart of our most exciting work, including:

• Finalising the Evidence Report and moving into preparation of the Proposed Plan.
• Working directly with communities to shape place based plans rooted in local aspirations.
• Supporting project delivery that brings these plans to life.
• Contributing to pioneering work across Development Planning, Environment, Climate Change, Placemaking and Urban Design.

No two days are the same and that’s exactly what makes this role so energising and different.

Who We’re Looking for

This role is ideal for:

• Graduate Planners
• Recent Graduate Planners
• Experienced Planners

You don’t need to know everything. What matters most is curiosity, good judgement, strong evaluation skills, clear communication and a willingness to learn, experiment and take initiative. If that sounds like you, you’ll thrive here.

Why You’ll Love Working with Us

• You’ll be part of ground-breaking, nationally recognised work
• You’ll help shape the future of towns, villages and landscapes across Angus
• You’ll enjoy flexible and agile working arrangements
• You’ll join a team that values creativity, collaboration and fresh thinking

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.

Should you wish to have an informal chat about the role then please contact Fiona Milne: milnefc@angus.gov.uk or Antony McGuinness: mcguinnessa@angus.gov.uk.

Please note interviews will be held Wednesday, 5 August 2026.

Requirements

Please refer to job outline and person specification 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.