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Principal Planning Officer - Development Management

Job Posted: 17 days ago

  • Salary: £ 50 - 50 / Hour

    Job Type: Contract

  • Location: West Midlands

Expire in: 11 days

Job Description

Carrington West are assisting their local authority client based in the Midlands in their search for a Principal Planning Officer to join their Development Management team. This will be offered on a 6-month initial contract (Extensions likely); you will be expected to deal with a mixed caseload of applications.   We are looking for a qualified Town Planner with recent local authority planning experience and the ability to hit the ground running in picking up their own caseload. Applications will include major Residential schemes (100 dwellings), motorway service stations and battery storage units to name a few.   To apply for this role, it is essential that you have worked as a development management case officer in a local authority planning department or at an equivalent level in a private practice. The successful candidates must have good fundamental and technical knowledge and understanding of all relevant planning legislation and policies. You will need to have excellent communication and negotiation skills as you will be working in a team environment, as well as dealing with other professionals. We are looking for a motivated self-starter with a can-do attitude.   Our client is willing to offer a flexible working situation, with an expectation of site visits being required on a weekly basis.   It would be beneficial to hold a RTPI accredited Planning Degree or equivalent Planning qualification and/or have experience in a similar position.   Interviews are due to take place imminently, if this post is of interest, please do get in touch today   Carrington West Pay Rate - £50per/hour Job Ref - 61508   Please call Cameron de Wit on (phone number removed) for a confidential discussion on this role, or email myself or our planning team if you are short of time to chat: (url removed) (url removed)   Carrington West's dedicated Town Planning Recruitment Team supply clients UK wide on both a permanent and contract basis and all levels of seniority. If this role is too senior, too junior or in a location that is unsuitable, but you are keen on options, please still feel free to apply and we can discuss other, often unadvertised roles with you

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