Planner - Development Management - ORK10529

Planner - Development Management
\n Council Offices, Kirkwall
\n 35 hours per week
\n Permanent

£38,747 – £42,342 / £42,908 - £47,397 / £48,017 - £50,919
\n £21.23 – £23.20 / £23.51 - £25.97 / £26.31 - £27.90 per hour

The above amounts include Distant Islands Allowance

This is a career graded post so placing on salary will be depending on qualifications and experience.

You will be reporting to the Team Manager Development Management.

Your working pattern is 5 days per week, 9am – 5pm. We are happy to talk flexible working, where possible.

The purpose of this role is to deliver professional planning service duties within the Development Management team including maintaining high quality performance in providing pre-application advice, processing applications and reporting to Committee in accordance with national and Orkney Islands Council policies and procedures.

We require a planner with the drive and commitment to contribute to the delivery of a diverse development management caseload. Our team carries a diverse and complex caseload with around 500-600 applications a year encompassing major and national developments, listed building, harbour works licence applications and householder applications as well as the Corporate Gazetteer.

The post is open to graduates looking to begin their career in planning; where you will join a team of professional planners working alongside other planners and with mentorship from a group of team managers and the service manager. Given the diversity of our work-load we are also welcoming applications from more experienced planners.

The necessary qualification, experience and skills required for this role are detailed in the ‘must have’ section of the attached job profile. These criteria are used for decisions on shortlisting and appointment of applicants.

This post requires a Level 1 Disclosure check.

Interview expenses are payable for this post, click here for further information.

Relocation package is available in line with Council Policy for this post, click here for the Relocation Policy.

Applications close at 23:59 on Sunday 9 August 2026, with shortlisting taking place week commencing 10 August 2026 and interviews are scheduled for week commencing 24 August 2026.

For a discussion about the role, contact Gavin Barr at [email protected] on 01856 873535.

For information on applying and our recruitment process, click here for Information for Applicants.

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Orkney Islands Council is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of age, gender, race or ethnicity, disability, religion or belief, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity status or gender reassignment status.