Our client is a Local Authority in East London and they have a Planning Officer vacancy within their Development Management team. The role will see you working on range of development management case work from minors and householders applications. You will be required to provide pre-application advice, process planning applications and issue Certificate of Lawfulness. On a daily basis, inline with our clients service-wide and corporate performance indicators, you will assess, negotiate and set out clear and robust recommendations in an accurate, well written officer report based on relevant planning policies and other material considerations.
To apply for this role you will need recent experience within a local authorities development management team. You will need to be able to work under pressure when required and quickly and efficiently in order to maintain our clients service standards. A degree level qualification in a relevant town planning discipline is required, full RTPI chartership is not essential.
This role will initially be offered for 2 months but our client is London currently managing a high volume of planning applications so their could be potential for it to be extended beyond this. This will be a home working role though you will need to carry out your own site visits where appropriate.
The rate offered is £27/hr umbrella. Please get in touch for further details.