Senior Planning Officer

TN United Kingdom; Kettering; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Planning Officer to join their team on a 3-month contract, with a strong likelihood of extension. This role involves leading projects, managing key evidence documents, and engaging with stakeholders to shape effective planning policies. The ideal candidate will have a relevant degree and experience in planning applications or policy projects. If you are passionate about making a difference in local governance and have the right to work in the UK, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Relevant degree or equivalent qualification for RTPI membership.
• Extended experience in planning applications or policy projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage projects to develop planning policies.
• Conduct research for evidence-based policy development.
• Provide guidance for communities on neighbourhood plans.

Skills

Project Management

Policy Development

Research Skills

Stakeholder Engagement

Education

Degree in Planning

Licentiate Membership of RTPI

Job description

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We are working closely alongside a Local Authority in North Northamptonshire to assist with the appointment of a Senior Planning Officer, on a 3-month contract, highly likely to be extended at clients discretion. Please apply with your CV for immediate consideration.

Rate of Pay: £39.00 - £49.35 per hour

Responsibilities:

• Lead or assist on a number of projects, workstreams and effectively project manage key evidence documents to inform and support in developing policy, and other planning and design guidance, based upon appropriate evidence, involving stakeholders and the public in policy development and taking draft policy through formal adoption processes, including preparing for Key Decisions and Examinations in Public as necessary
• Lead or assist in the undertaking research to provide a sound and up to date evidence base for policy development for both North Northamptonshire as a whole and for specified places as a key element of place shaping.
• Lead or assist in projects to deliver local plan objectives, in relation to a topic or a spatial area
• Maintaining a broad knowledge of the policy issues across North Northamptonshire and developing specialist knowledge in certain aspects according to business needs, preparing briefings for senior officers, managers and Councillors.
• Providing guidance and support for communities considering or preparing neighbourhood plans.

Qualifications:

• A relevant degree or equivalent qualification to allow access to Chartered membership of the Royal Town Planning Institute (or equivalent).
• Licentiate membership of the Royal Town Planning Institute (or equivalent).
• Demonstration of extended experience either of being responsible for a range of non-major planning applications, or planning policy projects.

Please note:

• You should be available to work immediately or at a short notice.
• You should have right to work in U.K

Disclaimer: Brackenberry Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. We are committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Unless otherwise stated all of our roles are temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.

Important: We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary. Incase the role requires an enhanced DBS, your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.