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Are you a professional, searching for a challenging and rewarding career?

Planning Authority currently seeks to recruit a highly competent, hardworking and dedicated professional for the following position.

Planning Officer

Job Description

Job Summary

Under general supervision, the position involves the performance of a variety of planning tasks at the public counter, the office, and in the field, including basic intake and review of a wide variety of land use and development proposals, basic file research and maintenance, and map reading; prepare simple technical reports; create and maintain databases; assist planners and other staff with research and planning studies; screen planning applications in respect of policies, land use plans and guidelines, including conducting of site visits in order to make recommendations for proposed developments.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Receive applications and promptly conduct site visits
• Assess planning and pre-planning applications, based on existing guidelines and policies
• Record data including site measurements and evaluate site specific conditions.
• Conduct simple feasibility assessments
• Make recommendations to Technical Committees on Land Use matters
• Appraise pre-planning and planning applications in line with land use plans and planning guidelines
• Assist the Senior Planning Officer with site assessments and data collection for the purposes of land use plans and policy guidelines formulation.
• Conduct data entry into various record systems.
• Assisting the Senior Planning Officer with the preparation and presentation of reports on activities undertaken
• Any other cognate duties that may be assigned by the Section Head.

Benefits

Salary package will be offered, commensurate with relevant qualifications and work experience

Job Requirements

Qualifications and Experience

• Associated Arts First Degree in relevant discipline or Construction; OR
• Advanced Diploma in Construction or other related/associated qualifications PLUS three years’ experience in related construction, land management, social science fields; OR
• Diploma in Construction plus three years satisfactory work experience as a Senior Planning Technician or four years relevant work experience in related construction, land management, social science fields

How To Apply

Interested candidates should Sign-up or login to apply now or your letter of application attached with completed application form, Curriculum Vitae (CV), educational certificates and references should be forwarded to the Director of Human Resource and Administration, Planning Authority, 1st floor, Independence House Annex, Victoria OR to e-mail address magali.jumaille@mlh.gov.sc by Friday 13th February 2026.

Note:

In order to increase your chances of a successful selection, kindly ensure that your application is complete and that all relevant information such as your qualifications have been provided with your application.  Otherwise, the Employer reserves the right not to consider your application for selection.