Planner​/Planning Trainee

Job Purpose

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Location: Marischal College, Broad Street, Aberdeen

Duration: Permanent, Full Time

Roles that require PVG Membership

With effect from 1 April 2023, where a role requires PVG membership, candidates will be required to meet the cost of the PVG membership. This applies only to roles with a full time equivalent salary of £30,000 and above. (Teaching roles and jobs at Grade 11 and above (currently £31,505 per annum / £17.31 per hour))

The Council will pay for the PVG membership cost initially, either £18 for existing PVG scheme members, or £59 for non-members, and this cost will be deducted from an employee's first full month's salary payment.

Responsible to a Team Leader as part of a team caring for the built and natural environment and creating the conditions for growth for Aberdeen through the development and implementation of an up‐to‑date and long‑term land use and transportation planning framework and related matters to comply with statutory requirements.

Responsible to a Team Leader and Senior Planner as part of a team caring for the built and natural environment. Helping the team to develop and implement an up‑to‑date and long‑term land use and transportation planning framework and related matters to comply with statutory requirements.

This post will be working in the Development Plan Team. We may appoint people who are working towards RTPI membership as a Planning Trainee at Grade G10. Subsequent progression to G13 would be dependent on gaining full RTPI membership or equivalent.

Planner Post:

• Degree (or equivalent) in Town Planning or related discipline (e.g. Geography, Environmental Studies, Architecture, Urban Design).
• Membership of the Royal Town Planning Institute.

Planning Trainee Post:

• Degree (or equivalent) in Town Planning or related discipline (e.g. Geography, Environmental Studies, Architecture, Urban Design).

Planner Post:

• Excellent analytical, written and verbal communication skills
• Workload planning
• Negotiation and Mediation
• Working in partnership
• Ability to work well with colleagues to achieve objectives

Planning Trainee Post:

• Analytical, written and verbal communication skills
• Workload planning
• Negotiation and Mediation
• Ability to work well with colleagues

Aberdeen City Council is an equal opportunities employer and we are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. For further information, please see our Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Recruitment pack.

We are happy to talk flexible working and offer flexible working for most roles in the organisation, meaning that many of our employees enjoy the freedom of choosing a working pattern that suits them as well as the organisation.

We are a Disability Confident Employer. If you consider yourself to have a disability and think you may require a reasonable adjustment to be made for this part of the selection process, or would like further information in relation to reasonable adjustments, please contact us.

We are a forces‑friendly employer, have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and are a gold award recipient in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme. We have a specific email address for those in the forces, those who have left the forces, as well as their partners / spouses / families and are able to answer questions about jobs and our application / selection process, as well as about our employee support provisions.

We have a number of Guaranteed Interview Schemes available to applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role they are applying for. Eligibility includes:

• Have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010 (all jobs)
• Looked after young people, those that are in continuing care or are a care leaver up to the age of 29 (all jobs)
• Aged 16‑24 and live in Aberdeen City or have been to an Aberdeen City Council school and are applying for a Modern Apprenticeship (except Trades apprenticeships)
• Have done a Foundation Apprenticeship with Aberdeen City Council and are applying for any apprenticeships relevant to the area in which they did their Foundation Apprenticeship
• New Scots aged 16‑24 and are applying for any apprenticeships

Eligible applicants must have the right to live and work in the UK.