Principal Planner

Main Purpose of the Job/Key Objectives:

Job Context:

• The postholder reports to the Strategic Applications Team Leader.
• The postholder assists with responsibility for staff in the Strategic Applications team.
• The postholder will occasionally be required to work outside standard office hours.

Skills, Abilities, Experience and Qualifications:

Skills and Abilities:

Planning and urban design skills:
high level of proficiency.

• Customer care champion.
• Good understanding of the dynamics of team working.

Developing individual management skills:
disciplinary and counselling.

• Good appreciation of employment legislation.

Competent team management skills:
organisation, crisis management and change management.

• Proficient level of general and competent level of specialist IT skills.

Time/priority management:
effective understanding of Project Management techniques.

• Ability to work effectively under pressure and handle stress.

Experience:

• Effective supervisory experience and developing management experience at team level within development management or urban design.

Appeal experience:

public inquiries and developing experience of public meetings, member level meetings or committees, plus working to complex constitutional procedures, including public hearings and legal challenges.

Qualifications:

• RTPI accredited postgraduate degree.
• Eligible for Membership of RTPI or RICS (Planning and Development).
• Evidence of relevant Continuing Professional Development (CPD).
• Management training (desirable).

Job Types:
Full-time, Fixed term contract, Temp to perm

Contract length: 7 months

Salary:
From £31.00 per hour

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Experience:

• Principal Planner (required)
• Appeal experience: (required)

Work Location:
In person

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