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Service Manager - Development Management

Rushmoor Borough Council

Salary: £57,049 - £66,736 per annum plus £3,000 per annum Grade Allowance

Hybrid role, with some home working & some requirement to be in the office (On-Site)

Posted 13 days ago

Assistant Natural Environment Officer

Reading Borough Council

£27,269 - £32,654

Reading (On-Site)

Posted 20 days ago

Building Control Surveyors (Registered Building Inspectors) x 2

Surrey Heath Borough Council

£48,514.00 – £60,667.00 per annum (inclusive of £9,000 Recruitment & Retention Allowance), plus £2,000 car allowance per annum, and £5,000, one-off ‘Golden Hello’ payment made payable following successful completion of probationary period

Surrey Heath House, Camberley, Hybrid Working (Hybrid)

Posted 24 days ago

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