Principal Planner

1 month ago

Essex, United Kingdom Carrington West Full time

Carrington West are assisting their local authority client based in Essex in their search a highly experienced Principal Planner to help deliver high quality and well-designed significant and large scale Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs). This will be for an initial 5 months, although extensions are expected.
 
We are looking for an experienced Planner to work on a wide range of applications including Solar farms, Wind farms, and Road crossings to name a few; all of which having a major contribution to sustainable energy supply and connectivity.
 
To be successful in this role you must have a breadth of planning experience and be highly organised with excellent negotiation skills and previous experience of dealing with developers, agents and consultants on large scale proposals and projects, you must also have a keen interest in delivering sustainable development and creating a long-term legacy, social value and community benefits from NSIPs and major schemes for the local and wider community.
 
Responsible for leading the engagement to produce corporate responses to the Development Consent Order stage to National Significant Infrastructure Projects across a wide variety of infrastructure proposals.
 
Responsible for maximising the Councils influence to shape and secure developer infrastructure contributions for strategic and complex Development Consent Orders; working closely with Senior Leadership Team and outside agencies to align positions when negotiating with developers/applicants.
 
Responsible for the technical/professional analysis, negotiation and assessment of the most complex/controversial development proposals offering professional advice and recommendations to ensure sound evidence-based recommendations/decisions are made.
 
Act as a representative on relevant financial/infrastructure matters to lead negotiations on the most complex DCO proposals applications to support strategic planning proposal by developers, scheme promoters and their consultants.
 
Work collaboratively with key stakeholders to progress planning control matters and advising on planning issues to ensure that DCO's are fully appraised and evaluated.
 
Candidates must be MRTPI qualified.
Knowledge of NSIPs and DCOs would be highly advantageous.
Strong negotiation skills coupled with excellent stake holder management experience.
 
Our client are offering hybrid working arrangements with only the need onsite for key meetings. It would be beneficial to hold a RTPI accredited Planning Degree or equivalent Planning qualification and/or have experience in a similar position.
 
Our client is looking to review CVs shortly. If you are interested in going forward for the role then please get in contact as soon as possible using the details provided below.

Carrington West Pay Rate - £65per/hour (Depending on experience)
Job Ref - 52976
 
Please call (phone number removed) for a confidential discussion on this role, or email the following: (url removed)

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