New Development Planner

Pertemps; Washington; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Development Planner to join the New Development Planning team. This role involves supporting planning applications and ensuring the protection of water and wastewater assets while delivering excellent customer service. The ideal candidate will have a degree and at least 3 years of relevant experience, along with strong communication skills to manage multiple stakeholders effectively. This position is critical for sustainable development in the North East.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years’ experience in Development Management or Policy Development.
• Excellent communication skills for stakeholder management.
• Full valid UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Act as a decision maker within the planning application process.
• Lead consultation with developers and local authorities.
• Prepare reports and performance updates as required.

Skills

Understanding of planning system

Communication skills

Education

Degree in relevant discipline

Job description

New Development Planner

Washington
37 hours per week
Temporary 6 month contract

We are working in partnership with Northumbrian Water to recruit a Development Planner to join their New Development Planning team. This is a key role supporting the planning application and strategic policy consultation process, ensuring the protection of water and wastewater assets while delivering high-quality customer service to developers, local authorities, and internal stakeholders.

You will act as a decision maker on planning consultations, provide technical expertise on complex applications, and help shape planning policy to ensure sustainable development across the North East.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as a decision maker within the planning application and strategic policy consultation process, ensuring the protection of water and wastewater assets to agreed quality standards and timescales.
• Meet agreed personal and team performance targets, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.
• Provide planning technical support to New Development Planning Assistants on larger or more complex planning applications and strategic policy development.
• Lead day-to-day consultation with local authority planning officers, developers, consultants and contractors on planning applications and strategic planning policy.
• Proactively manage customer, developer and local authority expectations in line with company policies, procedures and operational requirements to minimise SIM activity.
• Engage with internal stakeholders to discuss capacity and asset protection issues, ensuring appropriate escalation to the Team Leader when required.
• Ensure all planning consultation activity is accurately captured on relevant corporate systems.
• Prepare written reports and performance updates as required, including monthly reporting data.
• Identify and influence process improvement opportunities internally and externally with stakeholders.
• Ensure all risks are managed in line with business processes and that PPE is maintained and worn as required.

Essential Requirements

• Educated to degree level or higher in a relevant discipline.
• Minimum 3 years’ postgraduate experience in Development Management and/or Policy Development.
• Strong understanding of the planning system, planning law, and policy relevant to the water industry.
• Sound understanding of planning policy and practice across the North East region.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to manage a wide range of stakeholders.
• Full valid UK driving licence.

Desirable

• RTPI membership
• RTPI-accredited qualification