Planning Regeneration Officer

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council; Oldbury; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council is offering a role within the Planning Regeneration Team as part of the borough's £3bn Regeneration Pipeline. The post involves working with internal and external partners to drive regeneration outcomes, secure funding, and prepare development briefs with necessary studies and assessments.

You will lead or support regeneration schemes that deliver economic, social and environmental benefits to Sandwell's communities, while contributing to high-quality

Qualifications

• Educated to Degree Level, preferably in Planning or Regeneration.
• Working towards RTPI membership (student/licentiate/full).
• Chartered Membership of RTPI preferred.
• Knowledge of national/regional/local strategies driving regeneration.
• Experience in a complex project environment.
• Knowledge of basic Project Management principles.

Responsibilities

• Support or lead the development of regeneration schemes delivering economic, social and environmental benefits for Sandwell communities.
• Contribute towards creating masterplans and strategies for comprehensive regeneration.
• Identify funding sources and prepare funding applications with supporting information.
• Identify and lead arrangements for viability studies, market assessments, land ownership and valuations.

Skills

Regeneration knowledge

Project management basics

Stakeholder engagement

Analytical thinking

Education

Degree in Planning or Regeneration

Job description

This post provides the opportunity of working on challenging, but exciting major projects contained within our £3bn Regeneration Pipeline. You will be working within the Planning Regeneration Team but the multi-disciplinary nature of the regeneration projects will involve working with both internal and external partners to achieve the necessary outcomes. The role will also require identifying funding sources to drive regeneration projects forward within the borough, preparing development briefs and identifying the necessary supporting studies and assessments necessary to deliver major projects.

• Support or lead the development of regeneration schemes which deliver economic, social and environmental benefits for the communities of Sandwell.
• Contributing towards the creation of high quality places which meet the needs of Sandwell's communities
• Contribute towards the production of masterplans and strategies to enable comprehensive regeneration
• Identify and lead the necessary arrangements for viability studies, market assessments, land/property ownership, and valuations to be undertaken to determine scheme viability and development options Identify funding sources and prepare funding applications to enable sites or deliver regeneration schemes, including the collation of relevant supporting information
• Educated to Degree Level, preferably in a subject consistent with Planning and/or Regeneration
• Working towards either student, licentiate or full membership of the RTPI.
• Chartered Membership of the Royal Town Planning Institute is preferable. (RTPI).
• Knowledge of key national, regional and local strategies which are key drivers for regeneration, including emerging strategies and knowledge of the local area in the context of Regeneration, including the key challenges and opportunities
• Experience of Working within a complex and challenging project environment
• Knowledge of basic Project Management principles.