Project Manager - City Development: Local Plans (Senior Policy Planner) - Exeter City Council
- Exeter, Devon
- Full Time
- £39,862 - £41,771 per annum
About you:
If you have a passion for making great places, a positive outlook and are keen to get involved with shaping a fantastic city then we’d like to hear from you. Ideal candidates would have experience leading on planning policy projects and studies, would be a member of the RTPI and have a good knowledge of current planning issues, particularly those facing urban areas with a high-quality growth agenda.
About the role:
As a project manager (senior planning officer) in the planning policy team you would be directly helping to shape the future of Exeter. This varied role would lead on specific projects and studies (for particular areas or topics), in particular helping us move our new local plan towards adoption. Work would include undertaking research, commissioning studies, assessing data, engaging with the public and other organisations and working with developers.
About the team:
Progressing our new local plan, the Exeter Plan, towards adoption, we will be delivering on the city’s exciting, high quality growth agenda, enhancing the city’s outstanding natural and historic environment, achieving net zero carbon and regenerating important brownfield sites. We are a small team of dedicated and friendly planning policy and monitoring officers who sit alongside our development management team within the City Development service.
Essential requirements:
- A degree (or equivalent) in either Town and Country Planning or a relevant related discipline.
- Minimum of two years’ post qualification experience of planning policy work in the public or private sector.
Our commitment
At Exeter City Council we are fully committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce to reflect the communities we serve.
To support this commitment, we will strive to implement reasonable adjustments to support any members of our communities who face barriers in recruitment processes, irrespective of the reason.
We are also proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and have committed to guaranteeing an interview to anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.
What next?
If we sound like the right fit for you and you feel like the right fit for us we would welcome your application. Please click on the Apply button at the bottom of this page.
Alternatively, if you would like to find out more about the post, the team or working with us at the Council please contact George Marshall - Assistant Service Lead: Local Plan on george.marshall@exeter.gov.uk.
We reserve the right to close any vacancy before the closing date if enough applications are received.
Interview Date: Will be early September 2026.
Job Details
- OrganisationOther Organisations
- Work LocationExeterDevon
- Work Postcode
EX1 1JN
- Reference
AC6863
- Occupational GroupHousing & PlanningProject & Programme Management
- Salary Details
£39,862 - £41,771 per annum
- Job TermPermanent
- Appointment TypeFull Time
- Hours
37 hours per week
- Closing Date
02/08/2026
- DBS Check Required
Yes