Post number: PLN069
£32,654 – 37,035 per annum plus benefits.
We have an exciting opportunity to join our evolving planning team at East Cambridgeshire District Council as a Planning Performance and Monitoring Officer on a permanent basis.
We are seeking a professional, organised and motivated individual with excellent communication and presentation skills.
In this role, you will lead on the management of information held and produced by the Strategic Planning and Development Management section, in relation to housebuilding, brownfield sites, planning applications, performance and other planning subjects.
Experience of managing accurately and safely collecting, processing and maintaining data within corporate and national data protection policy will be required.
Educated to GCSE standard, you will have experience of storing data and subsequent interrogation, analysis and review in a safe and accessible format along with experience of GIS based software, to collect, store and interrogate accurate spatial data querying.
The successful candidate will be confident, self-motivated with the ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines. A formal GIS qualification (or the willingness to work towards one) is required.
In return, the Council offers a range of benefits including:
If you are looking to work for an organisation that prioritises environmental sustainability, the Council has made a clear commitment to operate in a responsible and sustainable manner and has recently been awarded the silver accreditation of the Investors in the Environment scheme as well as coming 22nd (out of 164) on the latest national council climate scorecard.
For an informal discussion regarding the post please contact David Morren on 01353 665555.
This post is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended 2023) and therefore applicants are required to declare all unspent cautions and/or convictions. You can find more details about our policies for ex-offenders in the Recruitment Policy available on the on the website.
Closing date for completed applications is: Friday 4 July 2025
The selection process will be held on: weeks commencing Monday 14 and Monday 21 July 2025
Please note that only candidates selected for interview will be contacted by the HR Department with the confirmation of an interview. If you have not been contacted by that date, please assume your application has not been successful on this occasion.
The council is an equal opportunities employer and operates a no smoking policy.