About

At the National Trust we care for places of historic interest and natural beauty for everyone, for ever. We provide access to more land in Northern Ireland, England and Wales than any other private landowner. We understand the importance of influencing the planning system at local, regional and national levels in accordance with our statutory purpose, in order to safeguard our special places, whilst also regarding conservation as the careful management of change. Effective planning and land management is at the heart of everything we do. Our properties are under increasing pressure from competing land uses, and we have an important role to play in promoting an integrated approach to sustainable development. What it's like to work here As part of the wider National Trust Specialist Delivery team and as one of a multi-disciplinary team of experts, including curators, building surveyors and project managers, you’ll be working collaboratively with others to support delivery of our strategic priorities. We want to build on our existing work to bring benefit to more people in ways that are meaningful and relevant through working in partnership for shared outcomes. This role covers Northern Ireland, and so your contractual place of work will be the regional hub office at Rowallane Garden, Saintfield, County Down. Our hybrid working policy means you can balance office and home working with site visits and meetings at and beyond National Trust places. We’ll talk about this in more detail at interview, but you should expect to be at a National Trust site for 40–60% of your working week. What you'll be doing Acting as the lead on all planning matters across Northern Ireland, you’ll provide expert advice on everything from local spatial planning, development management and land management, as well as policy-related work. You will be able to tackle a wide range of planning challenges facing our plac