Planning Officer

As a member of the Development Planning Group, you'll help plan and deliver big changes in the city. You'll be involved in various local planning and regeneration services and projects. Your tasks will include:

• Helping to create and implement planning and regeneration frameworks, development briefs, and area masterplans.
• Engaging with a wide range of stakeholders and our communities through consultations and negotiations.
• Working on projects across the city, providing support and guidance to major housing regeneration initiatives.
• Supporting neighbourhood planning processes.
• Helping to maintain the city's development site pipeline.
You'll also contribute to major corporate projects, help with Compulsory Purchase Orders (CPOs), seek funding, and ensure the proper use of S106 funds. Additionally, you'll promote the city's development opportunities to developers and investors and work closely with Business Improvement Districts, ward members, community groups, schools, and universities.

These are exciting times to be working at Birmingham City Council, one of the largest and most exciting Local Planning Authorities in the country. The continued growth of the city and the region is at the heart of the council's priorities. As a member of the Planning and Development service, you will be integral to capitalising on the significant development across the city. The city has, and will continue to experience significant employment, housing and retail growth and this needs to be planned for, to accommodate development pressure alongside protecting and retaining the City's natural and built assets. The service is at the centre of this ambitious growth programme, and we are seeking talented and driven people to deliver it., Working for Birmingham City Council is more than just a job; it's about making life better for the 1 million plus people who live and work in the city., The Council is a fantastic place to work. You will find an organisation that is both challenging and supportive; with a leadership impatiently adventurous in its pursuit of excellence. There is a clear vision which is ensuring that the Council is working for communities today and building for tomorrow, we focus our resources on five key priorities:
• A Prosperous Birmingham: through a focus on inclusive economic growth, tackling unemployment, attracting inward investment, and maximising the benefits of the Commonwealth Games.
• An Inclusive Birmingham: through a focus on tackling poverty and inequality, empowering citizens, promoting diversity and civic pride, and supporting and enabling all children and young people to thrive.
• A Safe Birmingham: through a focus on making the city safer, safeguarding vulnerable citizens, increasing affordable housing, and tackling homelessness.
• A Healthy Birmingham: through a focus on tackling health inequalities, encouraging physical activity and healthy living, supporting mental health, and improving outcomes for adults with disabilities and older people.
• A Green Birmingham: through a focus on street cleanliness, improving air quality, continuing the route to net zero, and becoming a city of nature.
We see the Council's role as providing strategic leadership - that's being able to visualise a new future for the city and equipping others to share our vision. We want to ensure the provision of services for all, so we can support those least able to support themselves by working with partners and putting citizens and neighbourhoods at the heart of our decision-making. We are always looking for people who put the customer at the centre of their approach, with a commitment to excellence to help us achieve our vision. We will support you to develop and thrive in your role, building a pathway for long-term success, with lots of development opportunities, such as apprenticeships.

In return, we offer you excellent terms and conditions, generous annual leave, a great pension scheme, well-being support, annual travel passes and discounts at a number of city centre establishments.