Senior Town Planning Policy Officer

Posted 31 October 2025
Salary £48 - 54 per hour
LocationSouth Yorkshire
Job type Contract - Full Time
Job duration6 Months
Discipline Town Planning
ReferenceJO0000062067

Job description

Senior Town Planning Policy Officer
Yorkshire
£45-55 per hour
 
Initial 6 Month Contract
 
Job Ref - 62067
 
My local authority client in South Yorkshire is looking to source an experienced Town Planning Policy Specialist to operate at Senior or Principal.
 
The Local Plan team is a multidisciplinary team that are responsible for the preparation, implementation and monitoring of the statutory Local Plan for the district.
The team support the districts growth ambitions shaping where and when development can take place alongside assisting the delivery of Neighbourhood Development Plans.
The Post provides an exciting opportunity to join a team of professionals working on the preparation, implementation and monitoring of the Local Plan. This will build on the already adopted Local Plan documents to put in place an up-to-date comprehensive plan which supports the district's clean growth ambitions including transformational opportunities.
 
The Post will require relevant experience in the planning field, preferably local plan related including policy development, implementation and monitoring.
 
The post requires a degree and eligible to be a corporate member of Royal Town Planning Institute or other relevant professional organisation.
 
Please call Ryan Williamson on 02393 876226 for a confidential discussion on this role, or email me or our planning team if you are short of time to chat:
RyanWilliamson@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.