Principal Planner (Strategic Spatial Strategy) - GLA15861

Job Description

This exciting role is based within the GCR Place team. Creating ambitious strategies and delivering impactful outcomes, GCR Place leads on a range of strategic spatial planning and delivery priorities such as the Regional Spatial Strategy and Clyde Mission.

The Principal Planner will play a key supporting role in the development of the Regional Spatial Strategy and other strategic spatial strategies, plans and related initiatives. Creative, place-based thinking and collaborative working will be central to this role, alongside skills in plan-preparation and interests in GIS such as mapping, data visualisation and spatial analysis.  

Hybrid working is available in this role, and if you’re shortlisted for the post, we look forward to telling you more about our approach to ensuring needs of the business are met, along with the flexibility to manage and maintain a work life balance.

Please note that Glasgow City Council is currently completing a Job Evaluation exercise and introducing a new pay and grading structure which may impact on current salaries quoted in job adverts

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Further Information

The Council promotes flexible working, we are happy to talk about flexible working options in relation to the role, to support your work-life balance.

We welcome applications from everyone and are committed to building a diverse workforce. We particularly encourage applications from people from ethnic minority backgrounds, disabled people and women for senior roles, as these groups are currently underrepresented within our workforce.

As a Disability Confident Employer, Glasgow City Council aims to offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role, in line with the Disability Confident scheme.

Please note that Glasgow City Council is currently completing a Job Evaluation exercise and introducing a new pay and grading structure which may impact on current salaries quoted in job adverts, see

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