At Swindon Borough Council, we want our town to be the best it can be. Our ambitious vision in the new Swindon Plan is supported by realistic planning and regeneration programmes, with the people of Swindon at their heart. Because that’s who we’re doing it for – the communities and businesses that make our town great.
What you'll do
As part of the Council, you’ll support a friendly local authority making decisions with real impact. It’s all for better public services. Better processes. A Better Swindon. And a better quality of life, for everyone. Join us, and Swindon will be better with you.
In this role you will work as part of the council’s planning team in a customer focused and solutions led way creating the right conditions for accelerating high-quality development and supporting sustainable growth in Swindon.
You will support the Senior Design & Conservation Officer to ensure the Council’s responsibilities in relation to all matters of placemaking, urban design and historic environment are discharged.
You may provide solutions based advice on minor and householder development proposals as required, as well as heritage matters and contribute to relevant policy creation which promotes high quality built and historic environments across the Borough.
Your next role
Through your manager, you will support the Chief Planning Officer to unlock planning barriers and provide the appropriate policy context to shape key regeneration projects, transform the town centre and support the council’s emerging new ways of localities working.
You must be fluent in the English language (as a requirement of Part 7 of the Immigration Act “for the effective performance of a customer-facing role”).
Your next package
As a Swindon Borough Council employee, you will work in a diverse and exciting environment, which encourages creativity and innovation whilst recognising the need to support ongoing personal development and a flexible work life balance.
For Swindon to thrive in the future, we need to lay the foundations now. It’s why our regeneration and transformation programmes are already underway. So, you’ll be joining us at an exciting time on our journey. We’ll look to you to share your knowledge, influence decisions and drive real, positive change. With your contributions, we’ll achieve our vision of a prosperous, re-vitalised Swindon together. And you’ll be proud to say it was made better with you.
Next steps
Potential applicants are sometimes put off if they don’t meet 100% of the requirements. We think individual experience, skills and passion make all the difference, so if you meet the majority of the criteria, we’d love to hear from you.
