Principal Planning Officer
A Local Authority in Essex is looking for a Principal Planning Officer to join on an interim basis. This will be for an initial 3-month basis with view to extend.
About The Role
My client is looking for an experienced Principal Planning Officer who has previous experience of working on major planning applications and who can manage a varied workload. Knowledge of renewable energy would be advantageous.
The role requires the candidate to be able to:
- Manage a broad range of more complex cases and pre-applications with particular emphasis on larger developments including negotiating S106 agreements, Planning Performance Agreements (PPAs) and providing resilience and flexibility within the service.
- Manage complex and/or contentious planning applications, processes and compliance, regulations and legislation, acting as the single point of contact for customers on those cases and attending appeals hearings and public inquiries as appropriate.
- Working collaboratively with colleagues across the organisation, as well as Members and managing key relationships with partners and other stakeholders.
- Prepare and present reports to Area Planning Committees, District Planning Committee, and other internal and external meetings and present evidence/stand as witness at planning appeal hearings and public inquiries.
The role requires an office presence of once a week.
About The Candidate
- Educated to degree level in Planning or a relevant subject
- Thorough working knowledge of practices, methodologies, and legislation within Planning
- Experienced in complex casework; able to give advice and guidance on a broad range of cases and topics
- Proven ability to enforce legislation where appropriate
- Eligibility for Membership of the Royal Town Planning Institute or equivalent
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.