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Environment Agency; Larkhill; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Environment Agency is seeking a Planning Advisor (Town and Country Planning) to join the Sustainable Places team in the West Midlands. You will manage engagements with Local Planning Authorities to influence planning applications and provide pre-application advice, working with flood risk, water quality, contaminated land, biodiversity and environmental management colleagues.

The role emphasizes strong relationship-building, excellent communication and customer service, with incident response

Qualifications

• Experience engaging with Local Planning Authorities to advise on planning matters.
• Able to coordinate with cross-department teams for environmental outcomes.
• Awareness of government growth agenda and planning systems.

Responsibilities

• Manage engagement and relationships with Local Planning Authorities to advise on planning applications and pre-application advice.
• Coordinate expert input with flood risk, water quality, contaminated land, biodiversity and environmental management teams.
• Meet deadlines and targets under pressure while communicating with developers and consultants.

Skills

Relationship building

Communication skills

Customer service

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

36346 - Planning Advisor (Town and Country Planning) (West Midlands)

If you are passionate about contributing to a more sustainable environment, then this is your chance to make a meaningful impact.

We’re seeking a motivated, confident and enthusiastic person to join a team that engages with a range of customers to promote sustainable growth and secure the best possible environmental outcomes.

You will manage our engagement and relationship with a designated group of Local Planning Authorities, to advise and influence:

• Planning applications,
• Pre-Application advice,

You will work closely with colleagues in flood risk, water quality, contaminated land, biodiversity, and environmental management to manage and coordinate our expert advice. You will need to meet strict deadlines and targets under challenging work pressures. Alongside developing strong relationships with your Local Planning Authorities, you will also be working closely with developers and consultants, as well as having some engagement with water companies and government departments.

The successful candidate will need the ability to develop strong relationships, have excellent communication and customer service skills, and an awareness of the Government’s growth agenda, relevant planning systems, how the development industry in general operates as well as an understanding of Environment Agency objectives. This is an opportunity to deepen your knowledge of planning systems while developing valuable skills in project management, financial oversight, leadership, and innovation.

Incident response is central to our mission, everyone who joins us undertakes training and is expected to incident response, which could attract additional payments; full training is provided.

We are fully committed to being an inclusive employer and ensuring equal opportunities for everyone. We welcome flexible working patterns for all our vacancies.

The team

Sustainable Places is a friendly and supportive team that work across departments to deliver EA2030 goals. We work closely with internal technical teams to evaluate environmental data, evidence and assessments and produce consolidated planning responses on behalf of the Environment Agency. Externally, we advise councils and developers to ensure development happens in the right way with the right environmental infrastructure to protect and enhance the environment.