Senior Conservation and Urban Design Officer

We have a vacancy for a Senior Conservation and Urban Design Officer within the Planning Team. We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Officer to play a key role in the delivery of high quality development and place making, you may be looking towards the next stage in your career or perhaps you have a knowledge and understanding, with a desire to further a Conservation and Urban Design career. Our Development Management team provide a service that has been identified nationally as providing a ‘platinum service’, in exceeding targets, we do this as a team with a customer focus.

With experience in conservation and the historic environment you will have excellent knowledge, communication and negotiation skills; you will work well in a team environment, and will be involved in both challenging and interesting projects across a very board range of conservation and urban design issues.  You will be tenacious, conscientious, enthusiastic, adaptable and welcome a challenge.

This is an excellent opportunity to broaden your experience and knowledge in a positive planning team, who are focused, dedicated, supportive and friendly, while working in interesting and valued rural and urban environments. 

The Council has a positive approach to change and development, is highly supportive and operates flexible working. Tunbridge Wells is a great place to live, do business and visit. The Council has a clear and powerful vision for the future set out in our Building a Better Borough Council Plan which sets out the priorities for Tunbridge Wells Borough Council.

Additional benefits include hybrid working, 26 days annual leave (increasing to 29 after 5 years continuous Local Government service), plus additional days in December when the Council closes between Christmas and New Year.  Membership of the Local Government (CARE – Career Average (Revalued Earnings) Pension Scheme, options of car or cycle loans through salary sacrifice, as well as invaluable training opportunities for CPD and personal development and payment of professional fees. 

To find out more take a look at the Job Description and Person Specification below.  For an informal discussion about this post, you can contact Lucinda Roach, Development Manager on 01892 554455 or lucinda.roach@tunbridgewells.gov.uk or Carlos Hone, Head of Planning on 01892 554458 or carlos.hone@tunbridgewells.gov.uk