Principal Strategic Planner

Principal Strategic Planner

9357 | Permanent Contract | 37 hours per week | £50,166 to £54,277 per annum (Scale L) | County Hall, Norwich

Norfolk is playing a pivotal role in meeting the economic, housing and clean power needs of the country. It is essential that a positive, proactive and collaborative approach is taken to planning for the County’s future, ensuring that the development brought forward is well planned and that key infrastructure is effectively delivered to support it.

Overview

To help us deliver these outcomes, Norfolk County Council is looking for a new Principal Strategic Planner to join our Infrastructure and Development group, working within the Strategic Planning Team. As part of Norfolk County Council’s Growth and Infrastructure Directorate, you will oversee the council’s responses to statutory planning consultations, manage day‑to‑day planning casework, monitor planning obligation requirements, and support the work of the Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects team. These activities will ensure that the council’s interests are fully represented, necessary infrastructure requirements are provided for, and the full local impacts of NSIPs are assessed and maximised.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee the council’s responses to statutory planning consultations in accordance with the Duty to Cooperate on Local & Neighbourhood Plans.
• Manage day‑to‑day planning casework and monitoring of planning obligation requirements.
• Support the Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs) team.
• Engage in early stages of preparation for the new system of strategic planning across local authority boundaries.
• Operate in a political environment on often contentious and complex matters, collaborating with elected members, partners and other organisations.

Qualifications & Experience

• Qualified planner with a comprehensive knowledge of the planning system.
• Significant post‑qualification experience in planning.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• Well‑developed ability to operate in a political environment.
• Demonstrable ability to collaborate with elected members, partners and other organisations.

Applications for the position on a part‑time or reduced hours basis will be considered for the right candidate.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Generous holiday entitlement
• Health and Wellbeing services, including fast‑track physiotherapy and a free counselling service
• Flexible working opportunities including flexi‑time, part‑time, remote and hybrid working, dependent on your job role and business need.
• Financial benefits such as:
  • Norfolk Rewards employee discount programme
  • A Blue Light card for Fire Service and Social Care Workers
  • Relocation expenses (where applicable)
  • An advance of your expenses if you travel for work
  • Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution, life assurance, death in service payments and dependants pensions
  • Tax‑efficient ways of getting extra pension and new bikes
  • Access to a tax‑efficient car lease scheme for greener travel enabling you to lease a brand‑new, ultra‑low emission vehicle (subject to eligibility)
  • A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard‑to‑fill job

Contact

For more information, or to discuss the role, please initially contact Paul Harris, Strategic Planning Manager, via email at or on . (Note: email address omitted for privacy.)

Redeployment closing date: 25 February :59

All other applicants closing date: 4 March :59

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