Contract Type: Permanent
Working Hours: 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Worker Type: Hybrid Worker
Salary: Starting salary £36,363 (Level one) rising to £39,152 (Level four) per annum - pay award pending
Location: Loxley House, Station Street, Nottingham, NG2 3NG
We’ve got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you’ve been looking for? Read on to find out more…
Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, generous annual leave and access to a local government pension scheme, we’re committed to creating an inclusive, forward‑looking and supportive workplace where people are empowered to do their best work.
In return, we are looking for people who are motivated, organised and committed to public service. If you are passionate about improving how local government services operate and want to help shape Nottingham’s places and communities, we would love to hear from you.
* You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council .
About the Role
As a Development Assistant, you will play a key role in supporting the effective operation of Development Management and Building Control services.
Working across planning and building control, you will manage a portfolio of defined projects and workstreams, maintain performance and delivery oversight information, and produce high‑quality reports, briefings and feasibility material that support informed decision‑making. You will help coordinate cross‑service activity, track progress against priorities, and ensure actions, risks and deadlines are actively managed.
This is a varied and hands‑on role, well suited to someone who enjoys working across teams, taking ownership of delivery and helping services improve how they work.
About You
The ideal candidate will have:
- Experience of working in a customer‑focused or service‑led organisation, where improving service delivery, managing priorities and responding to customer needs are central to the role.
- A degree-level qualification or experience in planning, the built environment, development, construction, project management or a related discipline.
- Demonstrable experience of coordinating projects or work programmes, including tracking actions, managing deadlines and supporting delivery.
- Strong organisational, analytical and communication skills, with the ability to produce clear reports and briefings and work effectively with a range of stakeholders.
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At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the for applicants page.
For informal enquiries please contact Matt Ralfe, Head of Development Management, by telephone on 07904 892214 or by email at
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