Graduate Town Planning Officer 2023

This is a great career opportunity for an ambitious graduate or recent graduate with some planning experience looking to build their knowledge, experience, reputation and portfolio of planning experience in a successful, rapidly growing consultancy.

As our Graduate Planning Consultant you will be part of an ambitious, successful team providing our external clients with high quality, customer focussed timely and outcome based development management services.

What you’ll be doing

• Processing mainly planning and related applications (householder, change of uses, prior approvals, certificates and discharge of conditions) in a timely manner, producing robust reports and recommendations to achieve desired and deliverable outcomes.
• Undertaking pre application discussions on planning and related applications (householder, change of uses, prior approvals and certificates etc), being proactive and problem solving to achieve deliverable outcomes in addition to preparing and presenting evidence on appeals for clients.
• Contributing to service improvements to achieve cost efficiency and effectiveness whilst project managing your work to ensure client KPI’s are met/exceeded in terms of timeliness and quality of output, adding value wherever possible.
• Contributing to the delivery and improvement of business management systems, procedures and processes.
• Working with your peers to distribute knowledge and ensure contemporary planning issues and legislation are cascaded and understood.
• Supporting the growth of the team by making a positive contribution to business development, securing repeat work and applying a commercial lens to all work undertaken and behaviours.

What we are looking for

• Have or be working towards Student or Licentiate Membership of the Royal Town Planning Institute.
• Good level of ability to prioritise and manage a workload whilst working flexibly to meet both the commercial and contractual needs of the business.
• Some demonstrable recent experience of working as a graduate planner in a local authority or consultant in the public/private sector.
• An appropriate level of knowledge and understanding and application of current and emerging planning legislation.
• Be agile, dynamic and have the capability to work in ever changing environments.
• Current valid Drivers License

About Government Services

For more than 30 years Capita has been working across the public and private sectors, solving the complex challenges of our clients, increasing productivity, enhancing their use of technology and data, improving customer and public services and adding value to the UK and local economies.

Capita is committed to the local government sector and is the market leader in the delivery of Planning Resilience Services to Local Authority clients. We have worked with over 100 Local Authority clients nationwide, and have an outstanding track record of providing Development Management & Planning Policy and Consultancy services.

What’s in it for you?

• A competitive basic salary (£18,000 – £25,000 dependent on experience)
• 23 days’ holiday (rising to 27) with the opportunity to buy extra leave.
• The opportunity to take a paid day out of the office, volunteering for our charity partners or a cause of your choice.
• Company matched pension, life assurance, a cycle2work scheme, 15 weeks’ fully paid maternity, adoption and shared parental leave, paternity pay of two weeks and plenty more.
• Voluntary benefits designed to suit your lifestyle – from discounts on retail and socialising, to health & wellbeing, travel and technology.
• Access to our Employee Network Groups, which represent every strand of diversity and allow colleagues to connect and learn from each other on an open, inclusive platform.
• You’ll get the chance to follow your chosen career path anywhere in Capita.

You’ll be joining a network of 55,000 experienced, innovative and dedicated individuals across multiple disciplines and sectors. There are countless opportunities to learn new skills and develop in your career, and we’ll provide the support you need to do just that. Our purpose is to create a better outcome for you.

Equal Opportunities

We’re an equal opportunity employer, which means we’ll consider all suitably qualified applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, age, sexual orientation, disability status or any other protected characteristic. We recruit and develop our people based on merit and their passion for creating better outcomes, and we’re committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. During the application process, you’ll be asked to share your personal characteristics and data with us. This helps us understand our audience so we can make sure we are doing everything we can to attract a diverse range of people and ensure our recruitment processes are fair and inclusive.