Job Description
Major Schemes Officer
Scale 7 - £42,403 - £45,441 (pay award pending)
37 hours per week, Permanent
Plus an essential car user allowance
Are you an experienced and enthusiastic Planner who wants to drive forward major strategic projects?
Are you positive, customer focussed, and passionate about creating a great place to live, work and visit?
Did you answer yes?
If so, we might just have the perfect opportunity for you and would very much like to hear from you!
We have an exciting opportunity for you to join our Strategic Growth Team where you will be leading on strategic planning projects across the District. The Strategic Growth Team have experience of and continue to deal with a comprehensive range of applications and development types including a new 4250 home community currently under construction. In addition to this, Blaby District Council has been granted Garden Village status by the government for the potential future development of Whetstone Pastures in the south-east of the District.
Reporting to the Strategic Growth Manager, you will work closely with the other Major Schemes Officers in the Strategic Growth Team to process major planning applications and provide advice and guidance on major development proposals.
Other key duties include but are not limited to:
• Facilitating collaborative working with key stakeholders and other planning departments
• Negotiating and securing Planning Performance Agreements
• Presenting applications to planning committee
• Supporting and developing bids for external funding
• Writing commissioning briefs for development proposals
Each day will be varied, therefore having a minimum of 5 years planning development management experience and experience of processing major planning applications is an essential for the role.
Further information about the role and the key responsibilities can be found on the job description and person specification. Still not sure whether this is the right opportunity for you?
Maybe these benefits will convince you….
Benefits of working with us include a Local Government Pension scheme, exciting career opportunities, flexible working including flexi-time scheme and out of town offices with free car parking and cycle bays. Further details on our benefits can be found on the Employee benefits page.
We also support hybrid working arrangements with a combination of on site and home working.
To find out more about the role and what it is like to work for us, please contact Louise Hryniw, Strategic Growth Manager on 0116XXXXXX+ for an informal discussion.
To apply for this exciting opportunity we need you to complete only 3 simple steps:
• Step 1: Send us your current Curriculum Vitae (CV)
• Step 2: Provide a covering letter describing your planning experience and explaining why you would be suitable for the role.
• Step 3: Complete an equal opportunities monitoring form
Please send all 3 documents to human.resources@blaby.gov.uk
Should you have any technical issues when applying, please email human.resources@blaby.gov.uk.
Please note that applications will be reviewed on submission and interviews held as appropriate. Therefore please be aware that we reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than stated. We therefore encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible.
Closing date: Monday 28 October 2026 (midnight)
Interview date: By 7 November 2026
Blaby District Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all, and we welcome applications from all diversities. We are committed to the employment and career development of disabled people, care leavers and those in the Armed Forces. As a Disability Confident Employer and to show our commitment to Care Leavers and the Armed Forces Covenant, we offer a Guaranteed Interview Scheme. Further information can be found on our jobs page.
Scale 7 - £42,403 - £45,441 (pay award pending)
37 hours per week, Permanent
Plus an essential car user allowance
Are you an experienced and enthusiastic Planner who wants to drive forward major strategic projects?
Are you positive, customer focussed, and passionate about creating a great place to live, work and visit?
Did you answer yes?
If so, we might just have the perfect opportunity for you and would very much like to hear from you!
We have an exciting opportunity for you to join our Strategic Growth Team where you will be leading on strategic planning projects across the District. The Strategic Growth Team have experience of and continue to deal with a comprehensive range of applications and development types including a new 4250 home community currently under construction. In addition to this, Blaby District Council has been granted Garden Village status by the government for the potential future development of Whetstone Pastures in the south-east of the District.
Reporting to the Strategic Growth Manager, you will work closely with the other Major Schemes Officers in the Strategic Growth Team to process major planning applications and provide advice and guidance on major development proposals.
Other key duties include but are not limited to:
• Facilitating collaborative working with key stakeholders and other planning departments
• Negotiating and securing Planning Performance Agreements
• Presenting applications to planning committee
• Supporting and developing bids for external funding
• Writing commissioning briefs for development proposals
Each day will be varied, therefore having a minimum of 5 years planning development management experience and experience of processing major planning applications is an essential for the role.
Further information about the role and the key responsibilities can be found on the job description and person specification. Still not sure whether this is the right opportunity for you?
Maybe these benefits will convince you….
Benefits of working with us include a Local Government Pension scheme, exciting career opportunities, flexible working including flexi-time scheme and out of town offices with free car parking and cycle bays. Further details on our benefits can be found on the Employee benefits page.
We also support hybrid working arrangements with a combination of on site and home working.
To find out more about the role and what it is like to work for us, please contact Louise Hryniw, Strategic Growth Manager on 0116XXXXXX+ for an informal discussion.
To apply for this exciting opportunity we need you to complete only 3 simple steps:
• Step 1: Send us your current Curriculum Vitae (CV)
• Step 2: Provide a covering letter describing your planning experience and explaining why you would be suitable for the role.
• Step 3: Complete an equal opportunities monitoring form
Please send all 3 documents to human.resources@blaby.gov.uk
Should you have any technical issues when applying, please email human.resources@blaby.gov.uk.
Please note that applications will be reviewed on submission and interviews held as appropriate. Therefore please be aware that we reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than stated. We therefore encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible.
Closing date: Monday 28 October 2026 (midnight)
Interview date: By 7 November 2026
Blaby District Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all, and we welcome applications from all diversities. We are committed to the employment and career development of disabled people, care leavers and those in the Armed Forces. As a Disability Confident Employer and to show our commitment to Care Leavers and the Armed Forces Covenant, we offer a Guaranteed Interview Scheme. Further information can be found on our jobs page.
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Requirement Snapshot: Candidates should possess basic communication skills, a proactive attitude, and the ability to work in a team. Experience in Work from home Jobs is a plus.
