Coordinator Creative Placemaking and Urban Design

Job Description

Based at Angus House, Orchardbank Business Park, Forfar.

Are you passionate about places, design and communities? 

We are looking for a creative, dynamic and enthusiastic individual to play a crucial role in shaping and implementing an innovative and collaborative approach to urban designand placemaking within Angus. 

You will workwith our communities and partners across Angus and the North-East of Scotland to drive forward our new Local Development Plan. You will take a leading role developing new approaches to placemaking in areas such as 20-minute neighbourhoods, connected communities, climate change and health and well-being.

You will play a fundamental part in involving our communities and partners within our journey as we meet our net-zero targets by 2045. Our place-based approaches will be the driving force to help us to deliver significant improvements for climate change, health and well-being, equality, sustainable growth, and community empowerment.

Your knowledge and skills will be essential to co-ordinate the delivery of the innovative Place Frameworks and take forward any projects and other related work in partnership with communities, businesses, public agencies and partners. 

Joining a passionate, innovative, and dynamic department, you’ll work with colleagues across, Development Planning, Environment and Climate Change teams to help deliver for our communities. This role involves working in collaboration with internal and external services, stakeholders, Elected Members, and communities.

Remote and flexible working is available for this post.

If you would like to know more about the role, or have a confidential discussion, then please contact Antony McGuinness, Manager – Development Planning, Environment and Climate Change: mcguinnessa@angus.gov.uk.

Responsibilities

Please refer to job outline, person specification and information sheet for further details and requirements for this job.

In addition, please refer to the "applicant guidance" document when completing your application form and to the "welcome to Angus" document for more information about working for Angus Council.

 

The Individual

We offer a guaranteed job interview to the following people who meet the essential criteria on application for a job:

Those with disabilities, recognised caring responsibilities and care experienced young people. This also applies to our own employees with caring responsibilities, young people on apprenticeships and placements who meet the essential criteria for the job.