Graduate Planning Officer

Ref: 147037

Salary: £30,024 p.a. plus benefits

37 hours per week

Swindon Borough Council is on an exciting journey to transform service delivery. We want our town to be the best it can be. Our ambitious vision in the new Swindon Plan is supported by realistic transformation programmes, with the people of Swindon at their heart. Because that’s who we’re doing it for – the communities and businesses that make our town great. As part of the Council, you’ll support a friendly local authority making decisions with real impact. It’s all for better public services. Better processes. And a better quality of life, for everyone. Join us, and Swindon will be better with you.

You will work within the council’s planning functions in a customer-focused and solutions-led way creating the right conditions for accelerating high-quality development and supporting sustainable growth in Swindon.

Building trust with residents ensuring that planning services meet resident needs and actively support the delivery of the council’s inclusive economy and sustainability priorities.

Your next role

You will focus on planning enforcement but work flexibly based on the operational needs of the service with the opportunity to work with development management and planning policy.

Through your manager, you will support the Chief Planning Officer to unlock planning barriers and provide the appropriate policy context to support growth and key regeneration priorities including transforming the town centre.

You must be fluent in the English language (as a requirement of Part 7 of the Immigration Act “for the effective performance of a customer-facing role”).

Your next package

Please see our Rewards and Benefits offer for more details.

As an employee, you will receive a diverse and exciting environment in which to work, encouraging creativity and innovation whilst recognising the need to support ongoing personal development and a flexible work life balance.

For Swindon to thrive in the future, we need to lay the foundations now. It’s why our regeneration and transformation programmes are already underway. So, you’ll be joining us at an exciting time on our journey. We’ll look to you to share your knowledge, influence decisions, and drive real, positive change. With your contributions, we’ll achieve our vision of a prosperous, revitalized Swindon together. And you’ll be proud to say it was made better with you.

Please see our Vision and Values page for more details and our new Swindon Plan.

Potential applicants are sometimes put off if they don’t meet 100% of the requirements. We think individual experience, skills, and passion make all the difference, so if you meet the majority of the criteria, we’d love to hear from you.

Your next steps

Please read the role profile, which is available in the documents section. To submit an application for this role, select Quick Apply.

As an inclusive employer, we welcome applications from a diverse range of communities, and in particular disabled people and people from ethnic minorities. Read our statement of commitment to equality & inclusion

Closing date: 11 March 2026

Interview date: 23 March 2026