Senior Planning Officer - Council

Spinwell Global; Thrapston; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Planning Officer to join their dynamic team. This role offers a unique opportunity to engage in the public sector's planning policy function, where you will lead projects, manage evidence documents, and support the delivery of essential planning policies. The position requires a blend of strong communication, organizational skills, and the ability to conduct site visits across various locations. If you are passionate about planning and eager to make a significant impact, this is the perfect opportunity for you to grow and contribute to meaningful projects within the community.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent qualification for Chartered membership access.
• Extended experience in planning applications or policy projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects and manage key evidence documents for policy development.
• Assist in implementing policies and preparing appeal statements.

Skills

Communication Skills

Report Writing

Organizational Skills

Time Management

Customer Service

Team Player

Assertiveness

Site Investigation

Education

Relevant Degree

Licentiate Membership of the Royal Town Planning Institute

Tools

Planning Policy Documents

Architectural Drawings

Job description

Role: Senior Planning Officer REF 1501840
Contract Length: 13 weeks
Location: Hybrid/Thrapston - 4 days per week, with a minimum of one day a week in the Thrapston office
IR35: Inside
Pay Rate to Intermediary: Negotiable

Spinwell is recruiting for a Senior Planning Officer for an excellent opportunity within the public sector.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE SENIOR PLANNING OFFICER

This role works across the Planning Policy function area. The postholder will fulfil allocated tasks and duties to meet the operational demands of the Planning Policy Service.

• Policy: Effectively lead on projects, workstreams and effectively project manage key evidence documents to inform and support policy development.
• Support the delivery of Council’s planning policy function, ensuring guidance is up to date by planning and participating in projects and work streams including researching and writing policy, consultation and engagement exercises and assisting in taking those projects and work streams through the milestones to external examination where necessary.
• Assisting in implementing and delivering policies and guidance in practice, preparing appeal statements, appearing at hearings and answering enquiries from applicants, their agents and other customers in relation to planning matters, advising other departments as required.

SKILLS/EXPERIENCE OF THE SENIOR PLANNING OFFICER

• 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.
• Conversant with policy documents, plans, maps and architectural drawings.
• Understanding of the English Planning System.
• Good communication skills.
• Report writing skills.
• Able to deliver excellent customer service under pressure.
• Computer literate.
• Good organisational skills.
• Able to travel independently to multiple sites across the Council’s administrative area to undertake site visits on a frequent basis (3-5 times a week), or further away to attend meetings and events on behalf of the Council. For example, the ability drive with access to own transport.
• Good time management skills.
• Good personal presentation.
• A team player.
• Confident and assertive.
• The ability to carry out site visits or investigations on a variety of outdoor locations including domestic properties, overgrown land, and building sites. Must be able to use ladders and scaffolding and be able to walk across sites with uneven ground conditions.

If you are a Senior Planning Officer, apply now or send your CV to Spinwell!