Overview
Principal Planner – Basildon Borough Council
Full-Time, Temporary
6 Months Contract
36.25 hours
£50-£55 per hour Umbrella
Closing Date: Monday 27th October 2025
Essex County Council (ECC) are delighted to be supporting Basildon Borough Council in recruiting 2x Principal Planners’ on a full-time, temporary basis.
The borough of Basildon is alive with opportunity and has the ingredients to be one of the most successful and desirable places in the South East. As the largest economy in the Thames Estuary outside London, we are incredibly proud of what we have achieved but we are never complacent. We are driving inclusive, sustainable growth to provide opportunity and prosperity for local people and businesses, access to quality homes, vibrant town centres and an enhanced local environment.
You will join the council’s planning team, working with friendly and supportive colleagues and will be involved in a wide variety of planning work relating to the future growth of our borough with a particular emphasis on dealing with major and strategic planning applications.
Decisiveness and ambition for our borough are key qualities in this role so that you discharge our important statutory functions, play a key role in advising on and facilitating effective service delivery.
A keen collaborator and team player, you may also have the opportunity to work across the planning function of the Council including the planning policy and enforcement teams. As a strong communicator, verbal and written, you will undertake all areas of planning for the local authority, including attending developer meetings and planning committees.
Please note:
Basildon Borough Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults, and expects all employees, contractors and volunteers to share its commitment to prevent abuse, harm or exploitation.
What to do Next.
If you are interested in finding out more about this role, we would love to hear from you. Please apply via the Working for Essex website.
If you have any queries relating to this post please email Ashleigh.Drake@essex.gov.uk
Good Luck with Your Application.
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