Planning Officer & Senior Planning Officer - REQ05468

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Planning Officer - NLC10: £41,587 - £47,575 Per Year

Senior Planning Officer - NLC12: £48,958 - £54,418 Per Year

Come and Join Our Team at North Lanarkshire Council!

Are you passionate about place making, supporting sustainable economic growth and making a positive impact? Would you like the opportunity to be involved in the delivery of exciting new developments to support our economic regeneration ambitions, including new AI data centres and renewable technology developments?

We are achieving great things that will improve the lives of everyone who live and work in or visits North Lanarkshire. Bringing people, communities and businesses along with us is central to our journey of economic regeneration and growth, improved physical and digital connectivity and successful pathways to a thriving and resilient future.

We have bright and determined people working here, that believe in what we do.

We are looking to grow our Invest NL team and have opportunities for a Senior Planning Officer, Planning Officer, Environmental Health Officer and two Senior Building Standards Surveyors.

Why Choose Us?

• Inclusive Vision: Our long-term vision is inclusive growth and prosperity for all. We want to more effectively plan and co-ordinate public and private sector investment to deliver transformational change across town centres and local communities at pace and support economic growth.
• Exciting Projects: Support the delivery of major projects that transform communities, support population growth, create jobs and boost the local economy.
• Collaborative Environment: Work with a multi-disciplinary team to support potential developers through the statutory consents process.

You will play a key role in shaping the future of North Lanarkshire. Your responsibilities will include:

• Providing bespoke advice to potential developers to help co-ordinate and accelerate the statutory consent process to facilitate increased investment and deliver positive outcomes.
• Assisting in the delivery of an effective service for major development applications including council investment projects and programmes in close collaboration with other council services and external agencies.
• Contributing to the review of and further development of the end-to-end process for statutory consents to improve the efficiency of the statutory consent process in North Lanarkshire.

Qualifications and Experience:

Planning Officer

• Degree or Diploma (recognised by RTPI) in Town Planning or related subject
• Membership of Royal Town Planning Institute
• Extended post qualification planning experience
• Awareness or familiarity with current and upcoming development pressures such as data centres is desirable.
• Collaborative partnership experience is desirable.

Senior Planning Officer

• Degree or Diploma (recognised by RTPI) in Town Planning or related subject
• Membership of Royal Town Planning Institute
• Considerable post qualification planning experience
• Supervisory experience is desirable
• Awareness or familiarity with current and upcoming development pressures such as data centres is desirable.
• Collaborative partnership experience is desirable.

For both roles you’ll need to be business and customer-focused, with an ability to problem solve and achieve good outcomes. You should have a sound understanding of relevant legislation, policy and good practice in your field with excellent organisational and IT skills and good written and verbal communication skills. Please indicate in your application form which post you are interested in.

If you’re motivated, ambitious and driven by achievement, then come and join us. You will be joining a dynamic and flexible team who currently operate a hybrid working model of home-working and office-based working at the Civic Centre in Motherwell. If you are looking for a career with an exciting workload and an employer who offers a generous package of terms and conditions, promoting work-life balance and wellbeing amongst its employees, North Lanarkshire Council is the place for you. Part-time working can be considered. Travel throughout North Lanarkshire and occasional travel within the Glasgow City Region will be part of your duties with pool cars are available to staff.

Interested candidates - for an informal discussion on the Senior Planning Officer and Planning Officer posts, please contact Gwen McCracken, Invest NL Planning Manager (mccrackengwen@northlan.gov.uk) . Further information on Invest projects can be found by here Invest In North Lanarkshire

Working Pattern:

Monday - Thursday: 08:45am - 16:45pm

Friday: 08:45am - 16:15pm

Join us in North Lanarkshire—one of Scotland’s fastest‑growing regions and soon to be a major hub for world‑leading data and AI innovation. With stunning landscapes, vibrant towns, excellent transport links, and access to thriving new tech infrastructure, North Lanarkshire offers the perfect balance of lifestyle and opportunity.

We offer a relocation package to help make your transition seamless, so you can focus on doing your best work while enjoying a brand‑new chapter in a place that’s investing heavily in the future.

Working here at North Lanarkshire Council

If you’re considering a career with us, you’ll be keen to know what’s in it for you. We have a great package of benefits available, from health and wellbeing to finances and family. This includes 27 days annual leave and 6 public holidays*, and a wide range of benefits available to you, find out more at work well NL. We also have a full package of learning and development through our learning academy LearnNL to help you reach your full potential and further your career.

For more information on local authority careers visit the myjobscotland career hub

North Lanarkshire Council are Happy to Talk Flexible Working, we operate a Smarter Working Policy.

Click here to see our Recruitment Charter.

*For all casual/sessional roles, you will receive 12.1% of your hourly rate for every hour worked in total recompense for annual leave, including public holidays. These rates will be indicated separately on your payslip. You will only be paid for the hours that you work.

North Lanarkshire Council has reached its current allocation of Certificates of Sponsorship and, as a result, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship at this time.

We are a Disability Confident Leader and offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who consider themselves to be disabled, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.

We have also adopted the Armed Forces Community Covenant to show our support for service personnel, veterans and their families. We offer a guaranteed interview for service leavers, spouses, reservists and veterans, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.

North Lanarkshire Council is committed to #KeepingThePromise. This means that if you have ever been in care (looked after at home with a social worker, lived with a relative other than your parents, experienced foster, residential or secure care) you are entitled to a guaranteed interview for this post, as long as you meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description. This is one way North Lanarkshire is demonstrating our commitment to supporting Care-Experienced People.

The Plan for North Lanarkshire is to be the place to live, learn, work, invest and visit. The Council recognises that work is an important part of adult life and is critical to our wellbeing and shaping how we live. The Fair Work Convention’s Framework defines Fair Work as work that offers effective voice, fulfilment, opportunity, respect and security. We believe Fair Work can boost creativity, realise untapped potential and increase productivity. To find out more click on the link.

Alternative Application Packs can be requested in other formats for example, Large Print, Braille, and Audio. To request an alternative Application Pack please phone 01698 403151.

The following link contains our Easy Read documents which will help explain the process and what happens during the selection process: Easy Read – My NL

***PLEASE NOTE WE DO NOT ACCEPT CVS IN PLACE OF THE APPLICATION FORM. TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS VACANCY YOU MUST ENSURE AN APPLICATION FORM IS SUBMITTED. ANY CV SUBMISSIONS WILL BE DISREGARDED.***