Strategic Planning and Infrastructure Graduate Officer

Role Responsibility

Launch Your Career as a Strategic Planning and Infrastructure Graduate Officer

Are you a graduate with a passion for shaping sustainable communities and delivering impactful infrastructure? Join Kent County Council and play a key role in promoting our vision for economic and housing growth across the county.

What You’ll Be Doing

In this exciting graduate role, you’ll support the coordination of responses to Local Plans, neighbourhood plans, strategic planning applications, and Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs). 

You’ll also contribute to long-term planning that enables high-quality housing and economic development, helping to map out the infrastructure Kent needs for a thriving future.

About You

We’re looking for ambitious, proactive graduates who are eager to learn. You’ll need:

• A 2:2 degree (or equivalent) in planning or a related environmental discipline.
• GCSE Grade A-C (4-9 or equivalent) in English language
• GCSE Grade A-C (4-9 or equivalent) in Mathematics.Strong communication, analytical, and organisational skills.
• A proactive, self-motivated approach with a passion for planning and infrastructure.
• A basic understanding of planning policy and infrastructure delivery.
• Commitment to study for a Chartered Town Planner apprenticeship (Level 7).

Why Join Us?

At Kent County Council, we don’t just offer jobs—we build careers. Our award-winning Graduate Programme includes:

• A structured graduate development pathway with an embedded apprenticeship.
• Access to our extensive e-learning courses and our Digital Skills Hub.
• Ongoing support throughout the programme from your line manager and the Graduate Team.
• Access to all the professional networks you’ll need to succeed.

Be part of a forward-thinking, member-led council that’s committed to delivering better outcomes for Kent’s residents, communities and businesses.

Start your journey with us and help shape the future of strategic planning in Kent.

Closing date for applications is 25^th July 2025, with interviews being held in Maidstone on 1^st September 2025.

Please note – if you are interested, please apply as soon as possible as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated should a number of suitably qualified candidates apply.

This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification

Contact Details

For further information on this role before applying, please contact:

Claire Pamberi on 03000 415320 or claire.pamberi@kent.gov.uk

About the Company

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KCC is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county's working residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds, faiths and those with caring responsibilities, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.

Please note - if you are interested, please apply soon as possible as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated should a number of suitably qualified candidates apply.