Senior Planning Officer: Lead Major Developments & Mentor

Rossendale Borough Council; Bacup; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Local Government Pension Scheme

Generous annual leave

Professional development

Varied workload

Opportunity to shape the borough

Job summary

Rossendale Borough Council is seeking an enthusiastic and experienced Senior Planning Officer to join our Development Management team. You will manage your own caseload of planning applications, prepare professional reports, and present cases to the Planning Committee.

You will provide planning advice to applicants, agents, councillors and the public, and play a key role in line-managing and mentoring other team members.

Qualifications

• Extensive Development Management experience needed.
• Excellent communication skills to interact with applicants, agents, councillors and the public.
• Ability to deliver high-quality work in a busy, customer-focused environment.
• Experience in line-management or mentoring is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Manage own caseload of applications.
• Prepare professional planning reports.
• Present applications to Planning Committee.
• Provide planning advice to applicants, agents, councillors and the public.
• Line-manage and mentor other team members.

Skills

Communication skills

Development Management experience

People management

Job description

Rossendale Borough Council is seeking an enthusiastic and experienced Senior Planning Officer to join our Development Management team. You will manage your own caseload of planning applications, prepare professional reports, and present cases to the Planning Committee.

You will provide planning advice to applicants, agents, councillors and the public, and play a key role in line-managing and mentoring other team members.