Development Assistant

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 here [https://eism.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/ncc/pages/1004].

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.

You can find the job description for this post here [https://www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/media/uesdmhlj/7605-development-assistant.docx].

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 additional information [https://eism.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/ncc/pages/1014] for applicants page.

For informal enquiries please contact Matt Ralfe, Head of Development Management, by telephone on 07904 892214 or by email at matthew.ralfe@nottinghamcity.gov.uk [matthew.ralfe@nottinghamcity.gov.uk] .

Closing Date: 25th May 2026

Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Interviews will be held: w/c 1st June and/or 8th June 2026 depending on volume of applicants

If you have any technical issues when completing your application, please contact our Employee Service Centre: https://emss.org.uk/support [https://emss.org.uk/support]

By applying to this job, you agree to our Terms & Conditions. [https://eism.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1/pages/1006]

Thank you for your interest in working for Nottingham City Council. As one of the largest employers in Nottingham we offer a wide range of roles across a range of services. In return for your skill, drive and commitment to serving the people of Nottingham, we can help you to develop an exciting and rewarding career, with access to the following benefits. 

In addition to working within a great team and a competitive salary you will have access to:

• 26 days annual leave (rising to 33 days after 5 years’ service)  + bank holidays with the ability to buy additional leave annually
• Access to a generous, defined benefit pension scheme offering 17.9%
• Smart Working – to support your work life balance
• Health and wellbeing benefits including access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Discounted membership at selected local sports and fitness centres, cinema, shopping and much more!

Nottingham City Council is committed to recruiting a talented workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and with different abilities. We recruit for diversity and value difference.     We particularly want to hear from you if you are from Minority Ethnic communities, identify within the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer+ community (LGBTQ+) and if you are Disabled - these groups of people are underrepresented in our workforce, and we’d like to reflect our local population more through our recruitment processes.    

We are supportive of flexible working arrangements wherever possible and we would encourage you to discuss this with us during the selection process, should this be something you are interested in.