Principal Planning Policy Officer

The Planner; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 86,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Job summary

The Planner Jobs Redactive Publishing Limited is seeking a Principal Policy Planning Officer for a South East London-based authority. The role focuses on complex policy work within the Planning Policy team, leading policy development and external evidence commissions, and defending policy at examinations and appeals.

The ideal candidate will be a degree-qualified Town Planner with a strong Planning Policy background, capable of managing external stakeholders, producing clear communications, and

Qualifications

• Degree qualified Town Planner with strong Planning Policy background.
• Specialist skills in one or more areas aligned to national and local policy priorities.
• Well organized and confident dealing with external third parties and able to produce well written communications.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the development and promotion of policies, including commissioning specialist evidence by external consultants.
• Defend policies at public examinations and appeals.
• Provide planning policy expertise in response to requests for advice and guidance across the authority and external customers.

Skills

Town Planning

Planning Policy

Policy development

Stakeholder management

Public consultation

Communication skills

Education

Degree-qualified Town Planner

Job description

Our client is a Local Authority and they are looking for a Principal Policy Planning Officer to join them for a role where your work will have a complex policy focus within the Planning Policy team.

You will lead and manage the development and promotion of policies, including the commissioning of specialist evidence by external consultants and you will be required to defend these at public examination and appeals. You will also provide planning policy expertise in response to both requests for advice and guidance across the authority, and in response to the needs of external customers, at all stages of the planning process.

As and when required you will also deputise for the Head of Plan Making and Place Shaping, managing the team in their absence. You might be required to directly line manage junior planning policy staff.

To apply for this role you will need to be a degree qualified Town Planner with a strong Planning Policy background. You will need to have specialist skills in one or more areas to enable the team to provide a comprehensive and professional range of skills aligned to national and local policy priorities. You will need to be well organised and confident dealing with external third parties and able to produce well written communications.

This role is based in South East London and our client is looking to pay up to £53/hr Umbrella depending on your experience, the role is inside IR35. Initially this role will be offered as a 6 month contract.

Our client offers hybrid working, with 2 days a week in the office.