Senior Planning Officer

Senior Planning Officer

Midlands Council
Hybrid
£350 – £375 (Umbrella)
inside IR35
3 month contract
 
CV’s are being reviewed immediately and interviews will be taking place ASAP
 
As the Senior Planning Officer, you will work across the Planning Policy function area within Growth & Regeneration. Reporting into the Planning Policy Manager, you will be responsible for leading and assist on projects and workstreams, effectively managing key evidence documents to inform and support policy development.

You will support the delivery of the Council’s planning policy function, ensuring guidance is up to date by planning and participating in projects and workstreams, including researching and writing policy, conducting consultation and engagement exercises, and assisting in taking projects through milestones to external examination where necessary.
 
Your role as Senior Planning Officer:

• Implement and deliver policies and guidance in practice, preparing appeal statements, appearing at hearings, and answering enquiries from applicants, their agents, and other customers in relation to planning matters.
• Lead or assist in developing policy and other planning and design guidance based on appropriate evidence, involving stakeholders and the public in policy development, and taking draft policy through formal adoption processes, including preparing for Key Decisions and Examinations in Public as necessary.
• Undertake research to provide a sound and up-to-date evidence base for policy development as a whole and for specified places as a key element of place shaping.
• Lead or assist in projects to deliver local plan objectives in relation to a topic or a spatial area.
• Maintain a broad knowledge of policy issues across the council and develop specialist knowledge in certain aspects according to business needs, preparing briefings for senior officers, managers, and Councillors.

 
Your previous experience as Senior Planning Officer:

• A relevant degree or equivalent qualification to allow access to Chartered membership of the Royal Town Planning Institute (or equivalent).
• Licentiate membership of the Royal Town Planning Institute (or equivalent).
• Demonstration of extended experience either of being responsible for a range of non-major planning applications or planning policy projects.
• Chartered membership of the Royal Town Planning Institute (or equivalent) is desirable.

• Conversant with policy documents, plans, maps, and architectural drawings.
• Understanding of the English Planning System.
• Experience of using computerized planning systems and GIS is desirable.
• Working knowledge of current planning legislation and practice.

 
If you’re interested in discussing this opportunity in more detail or know someone who this may be of interest to, please contact Josie Main on 0117 3137110 or apply today.
 
(We offer a senior referral scheme upon successful placement of your recommendation so please do get in contact)

Our clients are passionate about creating and evolving a diverse workforce and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant.  Recruiting decisions are based on your experience and skills.  Any reasonable adjustments in the workplace will be fully supported during the application and hiring process

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