Planning Officer
A Local Authority in East England is looking for an experienced Planning Officer to join on an interim basis. This will be for a 3-month contract.
About The Role
The Planning Officer post will provide opportunities to deal with a range of planning applications and all tasks associated with the business of the Service. This authority is a Green Belt District, with a large rural area but with excellent connections to London so the south of the district is much more suburban in character.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and ambitious individual that has relevant qualifications and demonstrable experience and expert knowledge appropriate to the job role, including dealing with green belt planning issues.
Candidates must have the ability to analyse issues and set them down in a variety of written forms in a clear and concise manner and be able to organise workload and tasks independently to ensure deadlines, performance targets and customer service commitments are met. They should also have a good understanding of the use of technology for the delivery of modern and streamlined services and processes.
We have considerable coverage of Green Belt across the District and therefore any candidate will be expected to be familiar with how planning applications are determined when located within the Green Belt.
About The Candidate
The right candidate will have the following skills, knowledge & experience:
· Qualification in a planning or related discipline to degree level or significant demonstrable experience and knowledge of working in the relevant service delivery discipline
· Appropriate demonstrable experience and knowledge of working within Development Management as a Case Officer
· Ability to establish positive relationships with key stakeholders at all levels of the organisation and partners that generate confidence and respect
· A thorough appreciation, knowledge and understanding of the current issues relating to local government
· Ability to organise workload and tasks to ensure deadlines, performance targets and customer service commitments are met
· Familiar with Green Belt policies and determining Green Belt applications
When
The client is looking to interview and proceed with the right candidate as soon as possible.
Interested?
If this role is of interest to you, please contact Lily on 0208 524 5226 or alternatively, send me an email of your up to date CV on lily.r@stonehouserg.com
If you are interested in Town Planning positions at other levels of seniority or you do not feel this role is for you but still would like to speak about other roles, please do make contact.