Graduate Planning Officer

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 8 May 2026
LOCATION
Kilmarnock
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Entry-level
SALARY
£38,675 / year
CATEGORY
Architecture & Planning
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SKILLS

Local Development Plan preparation Professional planning activities Assessment of Professional Competence (APC) Team collaboration Report writing Stakeholder engagement Knowledge of planning legislation Microsoft Office proficiency

FULL DESCRIPTION

Graduate Planning Officer

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Location: Opera House, 8 John Finnie Street, Kilmarnock, KA1 1DD

Salary: £35,654 - £38,675 per year

Contract Type: Permanent

Position Type: Full Time

Work From Home: Hybrid

Job Description

Work as part of a team to produce the [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] Local Development Plan and provide a range of professional planning activities delivered within the Development Planning section, whilst undertaking the Assessment of Professional Competence. At all times, working to assist with the promotion, delivery and integration of the [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]'s key objectives; specifically in relation to the Community Plan, Shared Commitments, Single Outcome Agreement and Best Value.

Responsibilities

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The Individual

This is a full time permanent post and the admin base is Opera House, Kilmarnock.

The hours of work are 35 per week working: Monday to Thursday 9am to 5pm and Friday 9am to 4pm

The salary for the post is £35,654 - £38,675 per annum.

The workstyle for this post is ‘Mobile’ - 20-49% of your time in an office or other work location. You will work at your administrative base or another agreed office location between 1 to 2.5 days per week and the remainder of the week at home or other work locations as required.

It is the expectation that all office-based employees (with the exception of those working in schools) will work to the higher end of their allocated workstyle in terms of time spent in the office or at other work locations

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