Planning Officer Opportunities
We are currently working with a local authority in the West Midlands who is seeking the assistance of a Principal Planning Officer and two Senior Planning Officers to assist in the provision of an efficient and effective Planning Management Service.
You will be required to support the organisation’s overall strategic themes and, in particular, to secure a better environment for all the people of the local area.
Principal Planning Officer (Grade 5)
Start: Jan 2022
Rate: £40 per hour umbrella (Inside IR35)
Duration: 6 months initially
Senior Planning Officer (Grade 4) x2
Start: Jan 2022
Rate: £25-£30 per hour umbrella (Inside IR35)
Duration: 6 months initially
Mixture of remote and on-site working based in the West Midlands
Key Responsibilities:
- Encouraging sustainable high quality design and development through the planning application and enforcement process
- Enhancing and conserving the quality of the physical environment
- Ensuring a safe and healthy built environment
- Proactively supporting the organisation's wider regeneration ambitions
- Assist in preparing and implementing statutory and non-statutory planning and regeneration frameworks
- Contribute to the preparation of statutory and non-statutory planning policies and frameworks
- Contribute to corporate development initiatives and assist in the delivery of local services
Skills & Experience:
- Substantial experience of the delivery of the planning management function
- Sound knowledge and application of planning legislation
- Experience of computer based Planning Management systems
- Experience of partnership working with stakeholders such as local community groups, developers, government agencies, Members and MPs
- Knowledge and experience of the implementation of capital projects and the implementation of CPO’s
For more information on the roles we are currently working on within Local Government, please in the first instance email your CV to the team at J.kumar@venngroup.com or call us on 01216160660.
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