Planning Policy Manager

Carrington West; Hounslow; Hybrid; GBP 110,000 - 154,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in town planning is seeking a confident and experienced Planning Policy Manager for a 12-month contract. The successful candidate will play a vital role in developing a new local plan and coordinating a team, requiring significant experience in the field and a post-graduate degree in planning or related discipline. Hybrid working arrangements are offered.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in a Planning Policy Team.
• Significant experience preparing a Local Plan.
• Experience giving evidence at Local Plan examinations.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate the Planning Policy Team.
• Support development of the new local plan.
• Prepare evidence for Local Plan examinations.

Skills

Planning Policy

Leadership

Project Management

Regeneration

Education

Post-graduate degree in planning

Job description

Carrington West are assisting their local authority client based in the South West in the search for a Planning Policy Manager to join their town planning department on 12 month contract.

We are looking for a confident and experienced Planning Policy Manager to support the council and senior leadership team in the development of a new local plan. We are looking for candidates with both technical and management experience, to lead, coordinate and prepare the team through the next stages of their local plan. The council have recently changed timetables and are in the process of procuring evidence (eg. housing and employment needs) and scoping strategy.

We are looking for candidates with:
·Extensive experience of working in a Planning Policy Team
·Significant LPA experience of preparing a Local Plan up to and including an Examination
·Experience of giving evidence at a Local Plan examination
·These duties and responsibilities should be regarded as neither exclusive nor exhaustive as the post-holder may be required to undertake other reasonably determined duties and responsibilities.

To apply for this roles, it is essential that you have extensive experience working and leading (Not mandatory) a Planning Policy team. The successful candidates must have good fundamental and technical knowledge of all relevant planning legislation and policies; significant experience preparing a Local Plan up to examination; and giving evidence at a Local Plan examination.

It would be beneficial to hold a Post-graduate degree in planning, regeneration or a related discipline, and have the eligibility for membership of RTPI.

The council are looking for candidates who will be able to hit the ground running and are offering hybrid working arrangements.

Carrington West Pay Rate - £550per/day (Negotiable depending on experience)
Job Ref - 56509

Please call Cameron de Wit on 02393 876014 for a confidential discussion on this role, or email myself or our planning team if you are short of time to chat:
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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.