Hybrid Planning Officer - 4-Month Contract (Barnet)

Civic Recruitment Limited; Chipping Barnet; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

4 Month Contract

Barnet location

Hybrid working

Office attendance Tue/Wed

Bi-weekly pay

Job summary

Civic Recruitment Limited invites applications for a Planning Officer on a 4-month contract based in Barnet, London. The role operates a hybrid pattern with office attendance required on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, supporting the Planning and Building Control Service and its priorities.

You will manage a varied caseload, apply planning policy, contribute to development management, and provide guidance to applicants, residents, and councillors while meeting statutory deadlines and quality standards.

Qualifications

• Experience in a planning service or local authority.
• Ability to manage planning applications and casework.
• Knowledge of planning legislation and development management processes.
• Excellent report-writing and analytical skills.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines.
• Experience providing planning advice and recommendations.
• Capability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Degree in Town Planning or related discipline.
• RTPI membership or working towards accreditation.
• Local Government planning experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of planning applications and related casework.
• Assess and determine planning applications in line with planning legislation and policy.
• Prepare reports, recommendations, and decision notices.
• Provide professional planning advice to applicants, residents, councillors and stakeholders.
• Conduct site visits and attend meetings as required.
• Negotiate planning solutions and recommend appropriate outcomes.
• Contribute to planning policy, development management, and other service areas as needed.
• Collaborate with internal departments and external agencies.
• Ensure work meets agreed quality standards and statutory timescales.
• Support the broader Planning and Building Control Service in achieving its objectives.

Skills

Report writing

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

Time management

Communication

Policy knowledge

Education

Degree in Town Planning

RTPI membership or accreditation

Job description

Civic Recruitment Limited invites applications for a Planning Officer on a 4-month contract based in Barnet, London. The role operates a hybrid pattern with office attendance required on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, supporting the Planning and Building Control Service and its priorities.

You will manage a varied caseload, apply planning policy, contribute to development management, and provide guidance to applicants, residents, and councillors while meeting statutory deadlines and quality standards.