Join the Planning Inspectorate as a Senior Interaction Designer and help shape accessible, user-centred services that meet the needs of citizens and staff alike. In this pivotal role, you'll work within multiskilled delivery teams to design intuitive, inclusive experiences that function seamlessly across devices, platforms, and channels. You'll lead the development and implementation of design standards and patterns, ensuring our services align with the GOV.UK service standard and deliver real value to users.

We're looking for a proactive, experienced designer who thrives on complexity and collaboration. You'll use research to guide design decisions, advocate for best practices, and contribute to a growing library of departmental design patterns. As a senior member of the team, you'll take ownership of your professional growth while mentoring others and championing high-quality design across the organisation.

The Planning Inspectorate has a long and proud history in ensuring a fair planning system for England. The work we do has a significant impact on people’s lives, the communities where they live and the economy.

Job Description

You will work with a multi-disciplinary project team. You will analyse problems and design solutions to those problems. You will help to ensure that services focus on user needs. You will work with other designers to improve design approaches and strategies. Your work will meet project goals and delivery cycles. You will be an integral part of the digital team and help maintain design and data standards.

Person Specification

Essential Criteria:

• Experience of working in multidisciplinary teams to embed user-centred design practices and deliver continuous design work.
• Experience of designing interactions professionally for the web and mobile in a range of design environments.
• Knowledge of accessibility guidelines and experience of ensuring that digital services are accessible to all users, including users with low digital skills.
• Demonstrable experience of prototyping in HTML & CSS.
• Experience with a wide range of design software (e.g. Mural, GitHub, code editors).
• Experience of applying Agile principles in practice.

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £45,219, Planning Inspectorate contributes £13,099 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.

• Flexible working options, including flexi-time, and home working if suitable for the role.
• A working culture which encourages inclusion and diversity.
• 25 days annual leave increasing by 1 day per year up to 30 days after 5 years, plus 1 privilege day to mark the King’s birthday. In addition to the normal bank holidays.
• Generous family friendly policies.
• Fast and modern IT kit which utilises Windows 11 and Microsoft 365, enabling seamless working from home and collaboration across teams.