Graduate Trainee: Planning

We are recruiting a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our Planning Service as a graduate trainee. This is an excellent opportunity to gain 12 months of hands‑on experience in a professional planning environment, working on real projects that make a difference to communities across Ceredigion.

• Help provide an effective, efficient, responsive and high‑quality planning service.
• Undertake some small case work and research for planning policy.
• Provide support to the officers across the service including enforcement, development management and planning policy.

• 2:1 degree or above, obtained within the last 3 years; a degree in Town and Country Planning or a related discipline is desirable.
• Ability to communicate impartially, professionally and effectively with a wide range of people at various levels.
• Ability to work with limited supervision and to work to tight deadlines.
• Strong commitment to providing a high‑quality service to the public and to customer satisfaction.
• Fluency in the Welsh language, or a strong commitment to achieve it after appointment.

• 12‑month paid graduate role with valuable hands‑on experience.
• Professional support, mentoring and development from experienced planning professionals.
• Opportunity to gain practical experience across several areas of planning.
• 27 days annual leave, plus 8 public holidays.
• Hybrid working, subject to suitable homeworking arrangements and service requirements.
• Flexi‑time, allowing you to work flexibly between 7:30am and 7:00pm.
• Opportunity to build the knowledge, experience and professional network needed for a successful career in planning.

Training will include support to complete an accredited PRINCE2 project management qualification, which can be applied to real service priorities.