Principal Planner - Development Management

Tower Hamlets Council Pension Fund; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Tower Hamlets Council is seeking a Principal Planner to lead on strategic development projects, focusing on sustainable development and community benefits in London. The successful candidate will excel in project management, relationship building, and possess eligibility for RTPI membership. Join a dynamic council that values collaboration and open communication, working towards positive change in the borough.

Qualifications

• Experienced town planner with knowledge in development management.
• Ability to contribute to positive housing and community benefits.
• Passion for regeneration and place making.

Responsibilities

• Lead major development schemes, ensuring they meet community needs.
• Mentor team members and contribute to team management.
• Steer projects through feasibility and pre-application stages.

Skills

Project Management

Stakeholder Engagement

Creative Problem Solving

Development Management

Collaboration

Sustainable Development

Education

RTPI Membership Eligibility

Job description

Town Hall
160 Whitechapel Road
LONDON
E1 1BJ

Tower Hamlets is a diverse and fast growing London borough. We have the highest targets for housing delivery in the London Plan and our own ambitious pledge to deliver 4,000 genuinely affordable homes.

Our borough is home to iconic places such as Canary Wharf,Brick Lane, Whitechapel and the Olympic Legacy. Cutting edge, contemporary development sits alongside a rich history reflected in more than 50 conservation areas, hundreds of listed buildings, award winning parks, and the Tower of London World Heritage Site.Truly the best of London in one borough.

The Planning Service is at the forefront of facilitating growth, place making and delivering development that meets the needs of all our diverse communities.

There will be opportunities to join our east and west area teams, to lead on major and strategic development schemes, working with the private sector and our partners to deliver regeneration and growth.One role will be the planning lead for the Council's house building programme and associated projects. In this role you will steering schemes through feasibility and pre-app stages through to final decision, with an overarching Planning Performance Agreement.

Principal Planners will have opportunities to mentor other team members and contribute to the management of their teams.

About You

As an experienced town planner, you will have:

• a positive approach to development management that optimises affordable housing and community benefits;
• a passion for place making, regeneration and sustainable development;
• an ability to build relationships and work collaboratively with stakeholders;
• confidence to seek creative solutions and balance complex planning issues;
• excellent project management skills;
• eligibility for RTPI membership.

The successful candidate will also exhibit the ‘TOWER’ values and behaviours of the Council including working Together, being Open, Willing, striving for Excellence and having Respect.

If you are a highly motivated and results-orientated professional with a passion for shaping and delivering sustainable development, we would love to hear from you.

Requirements

This post is open to candidates with the appropriate knowledge, skills and experience to fulfil the job description and person specification attached to the role.

Tower Hamlets vision for our borough is that: people are aspirational, independent and have equal access to opportunities; we are a borough that our residents are proud of and love to live in; and we are a dynamic, outcomes-based council using digital innovation and partnership working to respond to the changing needs of our borough. We want people who aspire to our TOWER values: Together; Open; Willing; Excellent; Respect.

Tower Hamlets has a zero-tolerance approach to, and works to eradicate, all forms of discrimination on the basis of race, sex, disability, age, religion or belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital status, status as a civil partner, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy and maternity and looks to employ a diverse workforce representative of those groups. We recognise that people can also be disadvantaged by their social and economic circumstances, so we will work to eliminate discrimination and disadvantage caused by social class.

We welcome applicants interested in flexible working arrangements and also applicants who live in the borough.