Senior Policy Officer

Posted 04 September 2025
Salary £50 per hour
LocationWest Midlands
Job type Contract - Full Time
Discipline Town Planning
ReferenceJO0000061013

Job description

Senior Planning Policy Officer
Midlands
£45-50 per hour guide
 
Initial 3 Month Contract - However it is expected for this role to extend for up to 12 months.
 
Job Ref - 61013
 
Carrington West is pleased to be supporting a Local Authority in the Midlands with the appointment of an experienced Senior Planning Policy Officer on an interim basis.
 
A full JD can be provided however my client has highlighted two important sectors from it that would be beneficial of candidates had experience of:
·Providing guidance and support for communities considering or preparing neighbourhood plans.
·Maintain databases and monitoring systems. Analysing evidence and drawing out trends, patterns and characteristics for both the unitary area as a whole and specified places in need of policy development.

To be eligible to apply for this role, you need to be an experience Town Planner, with experience in a Planning Policy department within a Local Planning Authority.

 Please call Jake Herrington on 02393 876015 for a confidential discussion on this role, or email our planning team if you are short of time to chat:
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.