Principal Coastal Planner (35 hpw), Highland Council HQ, Inverness

Job Description

Post Title: Principal Coastal Planner
Location: HQ, Inverness
Hours: 35 Hours Per Week
Duration: Permanent
Salary: £46,191 - £50,505 p.a.

Salary placing will normally be at the first point of the scale.

Contact Details: Mark Harvey (Team Leader Aquaculture and Skye, Wester Ross and Lochalsh) Tel: 01478 613823
Dafydd Jones (Area Planning Manager) Tel: 01349 868424
Scott Dalgarno (Development Plans Manager) Tel: 01463 702592

Job Purpose: To assist in the delivery of the aquaculture and marine planning functions of the Development and Infrastructure service across the Highland Area.

Please APPLY ONLINE. If you are unable to apply online and you wish to request an offline application pack, please contact Business Support, T: 01955 608279 (24 hour voicemail) quoting the post reference number above.

Please find the Job Description below.

The Highland Council understands that diversity fosters creativity and innovation. We are committed to equality of opportunity, and being fair and inclusive. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds, representative of the communities we serve and particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be under-represented in our workforce.

As a disability confident employer, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria requirements for the post.

Shortlisted applicants will normally be contacted by email, unless otherwise stated. Please check your emails regularly, including your junk/spam folder.

Requirements

You will be expected to travel efficiently and effectively between various work locations within Highland to meet the operational requirement of the Service.

A good understanding of the technical and scientific background to aquaculture and marine planning.

Experience of working in development management and or development plans or another regulatory body in the aquaculture/marine planning field.