Average Planning Officer salary in the UK

Liverpool is a world class city with a wealth of heritage and cultural assets, and residents who care passionately about their city. Following renewed investment in the Planning service a number of significant opportunities have arisen to join the city's planning service and make an invaluable contribution to the city's future development, growth and regeneration and the securing of positive outcomes for the city's neighbourhoods and residents. As a planning Officer you will be required to carry out a full range of development management functions including the assessing of all types and scale of applications. Conserve the City's heritage whilst enabling appropriate development across the City to provide a modern, customer focussed and business friendly service.

Penguin Recruitment is delighted to be supporting several highly regarded consultancies in London on the hire of Associate Directors & Planning Directors for their teams. My clients are reputable property, multi-disciplinary, pure planning and development consultancies looking to either replace exiting staff or build on high-performing offices. I am looking to hear from Associate Directors and Directors that are operating in the private sector. You will hold appropriate qualifications, skills and experience at the Associate Director or Director level. Duties and responsibilities vary from client to client but typically involves generating new business for the company, day to day support of staff, project managing, supporting with training and development, strategy input, client liaison and providing expert advice and services to your clients to help see projects over the line, to time and budget. Salary / Benefits In return for your dedication, expertise and hard work, you will be rewarded with a strong starting salary (guided at £60,000 - £75,000 for ASD and £80,000 - £110,000 for Directors) accompanied with strong benefits packages that can include car allowances, bonuses, generous annual leave and pensions (amongst many other useful benefits). Flexible working options are available and can be tailored to the successful candidate. Interested? Our clients are nationally known and respected and provide excellent environments to flourish within. Progression into Senior, Executive or Equity Director positions is available in most companies. If you are unhappy with aspects of your role and want to explore what is available, please contact Matt Fraser on or for more information. Matt has been operating in the recruitment industry for over 20 years and has an excellent track record of helping his clients move forward in their career. Conversations are of course confidential.

Your new companyHays Specialist Recruitment Belfast are working with our client, Ards & North Down Borough Council to source a Town Planner for contract vacancy based in Newtownards. Your new roleThis is a contract position for an initial period of 6 months with the potential for extension and to become open for permanent appointment.Based from Ards & North Down BC's office in Newtownards, you will work alongside an experienced team of Planning professionals while being supported and managed by the Service Unit Manager for Development Management.The main purpose of the role is processing of planning applications primarily householder/residential extensions, advertisement consents, listed building consents, non-material change applications and discharge of conditions applications.A full job description can be provided. What you'll need to succeedA degree and minimum of 6 months experience working in a planning environment. OR An HNC or equivalent qualification is held and a minimum of two years' experience working in a planning environment. AND Experience in the preparation and presentation of planning application reports in relation to development and enforcement planning matters. What you'll get in returnThis vacancy provides a fantastic opportunity to gain experience within a highly professional planning department. Salary £33,076 pro rata / £17.64 per hour. Hybrid working, 3 days in the office and 2 days from home. 36 hours per week, Monday to Friday Paid annual leaveWeekly pay via BACS every Friday Online timesheet submission via Hays Workspace Retail discounts available via Hays Workspace including Tesco, Sainsbury's, M&S, Nike, Adidas and many more. What you need to do nowIf you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career. Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk