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Ref no:
GLA15372
Published:
14/05/2026
Closes:
24/05/2026
Location:
Exchange House, 231 George St, Glasgow, G1 1YU
Salary:
£37,590.25 - £43,771.71 per year
Contract Type:
Permanent
Position Type:
Full Time
Hours:
35 hours per week

Job Description

Scotland’s largest planning authority seeks a motivated and versatile Planner to join our Development Management Team at an exciting time in the ongoing regeneration and transformation of Glasgow.

The successful candidate will work collaboratively with our public and private sector partners to facilitate the sustainable development of the City, achieve high quality design and placemaking, secure inward investment, grow the City Centre population and safeguard the City’s 1800+ listed buildings.

Glasgow City Planning are a close knit team of committed planners, architects and heritage officers who offer a supportive work environment including mentoring, training and professional development.

Development Management officers work on a dynamic and varied caseload that includes major regeneration proposals, hotel and office developments, residential and student accommodation and complex heritage proposals which offer the opportunity to expand experience and develop skills which will contribute to career development.
Essential qualifications are to be Educated to degree level in a suitable built environment subject. Holds a minimum of Affiliate/ Licentiate/Associate membership of the RTPI or equivalent professional body

Only existing employees of Glasgow City Council – Neighbourhoods, Regeneration and Sustainability can apply for this vacancy.

If you the possess the necessary planning experience and negotiating skills to undertake this stimulating and rewarding role and contribute positively to the work of the Council, we would be delighted to receive your application.

Application Packs

We want everyone to be able to apply. If you need the Application Pack in another format, like Braille, large print, or another language, please call us on 0141 287 1054.

If we need to post it to you, we’ll send it by second-class mail within three working days. Please allow enough time to complete and return your application before the closing date. If you think you might need more time because of accessibility needs, please get in touch and we’ll be happy to help.

There are also a number of Accessibility Tools compatible with the myjobscotland website which may assist you with your application. More information on these can be found at https://myjobscotland.gov.uk/accessibility-statement.

Further Information

Please note that Glasgow City Council is currently completing a Job Evaluation exercise and introducing a new pay and grading structure which may impact on current salaries quoted in job adverts, see

 

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