£77,741 - £85,556 per annum

Job summary
At this level, you will have the ability to be the lead member of panels fellow inspectors, supporting and challenging them as required. Your strong interpersonal skills will be fundamental as you lead and direct, often large and high-profile, public casework events sensitively but with authority. You need to have significant experience of leading complex projects, of guiding other people and of working effectively in leading a team.  In addition, you will need to be able to work effectively with a wider multi-disciplinary team of professional support staff.

You need to be comfortable taking significant individual responsibility for the quality and timeliness of you and your panel’s work, which must be delivered to statutory deadlines. You also have the ability and experience to help, over time, to mentor and to train other Inspectors.

In short, we're looking for motivated and inquisitive individuals, with relevant skills and experience, combined with genuine enthusiasm for the role.

The Planning Inspectorate has a long and proud history in ensuring a fair planning system for England. The work we do has a significant impact on people’s lives, the communities where they live and the economy.

We want our colleagues to be able to work more flexibly and more collaboratively, exploring new and innovative ways to improve the way we provide services.

Job description
You need to be comfortable taking significant individual responsibility for the quality and timeliness of you and your panel’s work, which must be delivered to statutory deadlines. You also have the ability and experience to help, over time, to mentor and to train other Inspectors.

If appointed, we will train you in the specific legislation and processes required and prepare you for a formal assessment of your readiness for deployment where this applies.   This work will provide intellectual challenge whilst working as a team with a wide range of other experienced professionals. You will make substantial contributions to resolving the big challenges we face, such as delivering the Government's ambitions for building new homes and providing energy security.

At this level, you will have the ability to be the lead member of panels fellow inspectors, supporting and challenging them as required. Your strong interpersonal skills will be fundamental as you lead and direct, often large and high-profile, public casework events sensitively but with authority. You need to have significant experience of leading complex projects, of guiding other people and of working effectively in leading a team.  In addition, you will need to be able to work effectively with a wider multi-disciplinary team of professional support staff.

In short, we're looking for motivated and inquisitive individuals, with relevant skills and experience, combined with genuine enthusiasm for the role.

Inspectors work from home, some full-time and others part-time, at a range of full time equivalent (FTE). They deal with a huge range of work, for which they can carry significant individual responsibility. Even so, there is considerable flexibility around where, when, and how the work is delivered. This means that when working from home, outside of hearing events, you can go for a walk or a bike ride, meet a friend or attend a school event during the day so long as, ultimately, your work is completed to the relevant quality standards and deadlines.  



Closing date: 1 June 2025

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