Planning Officer

Service Care Solutions Ltd; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading public sector client in South Yorkshire is seeking a Planning Officer to join their Regeneration & Environment team. This full-time temporary role involves managing planning applications and developing policies. The ideal candidate will have a degree in Planning and experience in a local authority setting.

Benefits

Referral bonus of £250

Qualifications

• Degree in Planning or equivalent with RTPI membership.
• Experience in local authority policy planning or major applications.

Responsibilities

• Manage caseload of major and other planning applications.
• Develop and implement statutory and non-statutory policy.
• Engage in pre-application discussions with developers.

Skills

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Experience preparing and presenting evidence at appeals

Supervisory or team management experience

Education

Degree in Planning

Full RTPI membership or evidence towards it

Job description

A client within the Public Sector based in South Yorkshire is currently recruiting for a Planning Officer to join their Regeneration & Environment team as soon as possible. The client is offering a full-time, temporary position on an ongoing basis with the ideal candidate having experience of working within a local authority within a Planning environment.

The Role

The key purpose of the role is to deliver and implement corporate and directorate objectives through specialist planning advice, dealing with major and other planning applications, policy development, and associated services.

Key responsibilities will include but not be limited to:

1. Managing a caseload of major and other planning applications and determining applications in line with the Council’s scheme of delegation.
2. Developing and implementing statutory and non-statutory policy and strategy including Local Plans and Neighbourhood Plans.
3. Preparing and advising on CIL/s106 matters including policy and implementation.
4. Engaging in pre-application discussions and negotiations with developers.
5. Acting as expert witness for planning/enforcement appeals and public examinations.

The Candidate

To be considered for this role you will require:

• A degree in Planning (or equivalent) and full RTPI membership (or clear evidence of working towards full membership).
• Local Authority experience working on policy planning or major applications.

The following skills would be beneficial for the role:

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to write complex reports.
• Experience preparing and presenting evidence at appeals or examinations.
• Supervisory or team management experience.

The client is looking to move quickly with this role and is offering £45 per hour Umbrella LTD Inside IR35 (approx. £36 per hour PAYE).

How to Apply

If this position interests you, email a copy of your up-to-date CV to [e-mail] or call Amy at Service Care Construction on 01772 208967 to discuss the vacancy in more detail.

If this role is not of interest but you're seeking other opportunities, please get in touch as we cover all construction-related vacancies across the region.

Referral Bonus

If you know someone who might be interested, please pass on their details or forward this information. If they are successful, you will receive a £250 referral bonus upon successful completion of an initial probationary period.