Proposed Interview Date: Tuesday 26 May and Wednesday 27 May 2026
Closing Date: Sunday 17 May 2026
Salary: FC7 £34,914.86 - £43,437.09 (RTPI Licentiate)
FC8 (chartered RTPI member) £43,437.09 - £47,604.34
Working Pattern: 36 hours per week
Location: Fife House, Glenrothes
As part of your application, you must provide us with a Supporting Statement which outlines to us how your skills and experience make you a good candidate for this vacancy. For more information, check out the How to Apply section of our Career Site. Without a Supporting Statement, your application will not be progressed. Please upload your Supporting Statement at the section marked ‘upload resumé’. Your Supporting Statement must not be a CV. More information is available on our Career site at www.fife.gov.uk/jobs/supportingstatement.
You can state within your supporting statement which level of post you are applying for.
Would you like to work for an award winning Planning Service? Our systems and technology have been developed making it easy for our staff to work from any location. That means that whilst we are based in Glenrothes, the post is offered on the basis of a blended working arrangement, which can include a significant element of working from home.
Fife Council’s Planning, Climate and Sustainability Service is recruiting a Graduate Planner (FC7)/ Planner (FC8) to join our Major Business & Customer Service Team dealing with strategic applications. You’ll help deliver high‑quality, sustainable development across Fife, working on major housing, renewable energy, infrastructure and regeneration proposals. The role involves assessing planning applications, providing pre‑application advice, engaging with applicants and communities, and shaping development that supports our climate and placemaking ambitions. You’ll join a supportive, multidisciplinary team working on some of the most significant projects in the region.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and self-motivated individual with a positive attitude to customer care and experience in processing planning applications. You should have sound planning knowledge, problem solving and communication skills needed to deliver an excellent planning service to our key customers. Applicants should also be able to demonstrate a level of competence and knowledge of planning commensurate with the post.
In addition, applicants must hold a degree or equivalent in Town and Country Planning as well as being a member of the RTPI. Chartered Members of the Royal Town Planning Institute (Membership must be retained whilst holding this post) will be appointed at FC8 level.
Licentiate Members will be appointed at FC7 level.
Please note that RTPI status must be stated within your application.
Please note that securing RTPI chartered status following appointment at FC7 level does not result in automatic progression between FC7 and FC8 grades.
Role Profile - When preparing your supporting statement, review the role profile and think about how you meet the essential criteria Role Profile (Graduate Planner - FC7), Role Profile (Chartered Planner – FC8)
How We Work Matters - Our employees are expected to display and promote certain behaviours in the workplace. See our How We Work Matters behaviour framework for more information.
Employee Benefits - Employees have access to a benefits package that offers discounts on a wide range of products and services
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For more information, please contact: Alan Blackie, [email protected]
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