Development Management Principal Planner

Posted 08 May 2020
Salary £50 per hour
Location
Job type Contract - Full Time
Job duration6 Months
Discipline Town Planning
ReferenceJO0000022518
Contact NameCameron de Wit

Job description

Carrington West are assisting their local authority client based in Essex in their search for a Specialist Town Planning Consultant to help project manage a PPA agreement for a new Garden Town. This will be a contract role on an initial 6 month basis.

The council is proposing a new development of 10,000 homes and the delivery of a significant amount of new infrastructure including schools, health facilities and parks. Substantial financial contributions will also be made to off-site infrastructure such as new roads.

The ideal candidate will have experience dealing major applications and Project Managing PPA Agreements. The main responsibilities of the role are below: 

  • To ensure all major growth sites and a range of strategic planning applications are developed in accordance with national policy, the Development Plans and local government strategies.
  • To provide professional advice regarding a range of planning matters associated with development control and new communities including pre-application enquiries/ planning performance agreements.
  • To work in partnership, and as part of joint planning arrangements, with other agencies and developers to deliver quality sustainable communities.
  • To manage the work carried out by a team of officers and consultants under the direction of the Team Manager to create and support sustainable communities .
  • To assist the Team Manager within the team with handling appeals and applications.
  • To process all planning applications assigned to the postholder in an efficient and time effective way.
  • To achieve the appropriate balance between customer focus, quality and timeliness.
  • To ensure that growth areas are quality developments, reflecting the spirit and purpose of the Planning Permissions, Master Plan, and design guidance.
  • To process all planning applications and project work assigned to the post holder in an efficient and time effective way, typically, these will tend to be medium-large applications.
  • Actively monitoring and reviewing decisions taken is an essential part of the job.
  • Providing general planning guidance to statutory, non-statutory, public bodies and the general public.
  • To assist/guide developers in the formulation of quality planning applications, master plans and design guidance.
  • To work flexibly in response to the priorities of the wider Planning Service. 

You will be required to have experience working on strategic sites of large-scale outline applications, Environmental Impact Assessments, stakeholder management and community engagement. You must also be a capable project manager and be adept in negotiation.
 
It would be beneficial although not mandatory to hold a RTPI accredited Planning Degree or equivalent Planning qualification and/or have considerable experience in a similar position; and also hold a licentiate membership of the Royal Town Planning Institute (or equivalent)
 

Carrington West Pay Rate - £50 per/hour Outside IR35
 
Job Ref - 22518

Please call Cameron de Wit on 02393 876014 for a confidential discussion on this role, or email myself or our planning team if you are short of time to chat:
cameron.dewit@carringtonwest.com
planning@carringtonwest.com

Carrington West's dedicated Town Planning Recruitment Team supply clients UK wide on both a permanent and contract basis and all levels of seniority. If this role is too senior, too junior or in a location that is unsuitable, but you are keen on options, please still feel free to apply and we can discuss other, often unadvertised roles with you.