Planning Officer in London

We are working closely alongside a Local Authority in Hackney to assist with the appointment of a Planning Officer , on a 3-month contract , highly likely to be extended at clients discretion. Please apply with your CV for immediate consideration.

Rate of Pay : £18.61 - £24.00 per hour

Summary:

• The Planning Officer will be responsible for the processing of Development Management matters including within a function based team including responsibility for the handling of pre-application advice, major and minor planning applications, conditions, appeals including negotiations with developers and other interested parties, securing financial and other community benefits through legal agreements.
• The Planning Officer will ensure, in conjunction with colleagues, that statutory and legal obligations are delivered and communicated in a customer-focussed manner, optimising available resources, ensuring the best achievable outcome.
• The Planning Officer will be accountable to the Major Applications Team Leader and Deputy for achieving agreed Service outcomes and personal appraisal targets which uphold the Councils Core Values and meet the challenges of best practice.
• To provide advice and support to junior colleagues within the service as required (PO1)
• To represent the Council at appropriate Public Inquiries and Informal hearings (P01)

Responsibilities:

• To develop his/her skills base to enable him/her to undertake a wider range of duties and tasks, and where necessary, carry out appropriate training and/or academic qualifications.
• Responsible for ensuring, in consultation with colleagues, that advice given and recommendations made have full and proper regard for the Councils planning policies, standards and relevant Government legislation and guidance.
• Assist in adding value to the service delivered, in developing and implementing best practice and providing customer-focused standards in a regulatory environment.
• Responsible for ensuring, in consultation with colleagues, that advice given and recommendations made have full and proper regard for the Councils planning policies, standards and relevant Government legislation and guidance.
• Assist in adding value to the service delivered, in developing and implementing best practice and providing customer-focused standards in a regulatory environment.

Qualifications:

• A relevant qualification in Town Planning or equivalent which supports membership of the RTPI or a graduate qualification in a related discipline.
• Able and willing to attend meetings or undertake work outside normal working hours e.g. evening meetings.

Experience:

• Understanding of or experience of providing services to customers and being accountable for these services.
• Understanding of or experience of complex development management work (including major development) within an urban environment.
• Understanding of or experience of negotiating legal agreements on planning applications.
• Experience of responding to Member enquiries.

Please note:

• You should be available to work immediately or at a short notice.
• You should have right to work in U.K

Disclaimer: Brackenberry Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. We are committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Unless otherwise stated all of our roles are temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent. Important : We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary. Incase the role requires an enhanced DBS, your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.

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