Planning Officer – Property, Planning & Building Control
| Posting date: | 26 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | £22.25 per hour |
| Additional salary information: | per hour PAYE |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 25 May 2024 |
| Location: | WOOLWICH, London, SE18 6HQ |
| Company: | Triumph Consultants Ltd |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | Greenwich RQ1259519 |
Summary
What's involved with this role:
Interim Planning Officer - Property & Planning & Building Control
Reference no: Greenwich RQ1259519
Pay rate: £22.25 per hour PAYE
Hours per week: 35 Monday – Friday, normal working hours
This opening assignment is for 4-6 months
City: WOOLWICH, London
A Planning Officer is required to examine and evaluate all types of planning applications made under the Town and Country Planning Acts and related legislation and to assess whether proposals are in accordance with Council’s policies and liaises with officers of other directorates on matters arising from planning.
Key responsibilities:
Assist with carrying out project briefs and feasibility studies in relation to regeneration and/or economic strategy work and liaising with staff in Council Planning as required.
Deal with enquiries from the public, developers, potential developers, other authorities, Council Members and relevant clients on planning, regeneration and economic development issues and proposals involving policy interpretation, planning law, technical criteria or of a research, policy, plan, development control, design or environment nature.
Assist in the design and conduct of surveys, collection of data and information, preparation of maps, plans and sketches.
Work with supervision on individual projects involving information, research, policy preparation, plans, schemes, planning briefs, design, landscaping implementation or statutory development control functions.
Contribute to draft reports and proofs of evidence as directed by the Group Leader or designated senior officer in connection with research, policies, public inquires, plans, schemes and design.
Examine and evaluate all types of planning applications made under the Town and Country Planning Acts and related legislation. Assess whether proposals are in accordance with Council’s policies and liaises with officers of other directorates on matters arising from planning.
Assist in the provision of comprehensive planning and regeneration strategy responsive to the needs of the borough. Assist with drafting specifications for projects and monitoring progress.
Deal with enquiries on research data, planning applications policies and proposals, design matters, detained planning schemes and other planning information from the public, other departments and other authorities.
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If you are successful in securing this role, please note that for the entire duration of this contract, regardless of extension you will be working this role at the PAYE rate that has been advertised. For absolute clarity, we only work on a PAYE basis, rather than entertaining umbrella pay terms, we do not offer Ltd/umbrella or outside IR35 rates. If you wish to understand PAYE vs Umbrella more, please let us know and we can send you some additional information for clarity.
Please quote the Job Title & Vacancy Reference No. in your application, or we will be unable to match your CV to the role being applied for.
Other “Essential Requirements” – Please check to ensure that your CV addresses the following items:
Qualifications:
Educated to degree level in a relevant subject or planning experience.
Full UK driving licence and vehicle.
Experience & Skills:
Minimum of 12 months recent experience in a similar role or context and ideally within a public sector organisation.
Experience of assessing or preparing applications for planning permission.
Strong IT skills including Microsoft packages or equivalent (e.g. G Suite).
Good verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills.
Good customer service skills.
Able to manage and deliver work to set timescales.
***Qualification details and any other experience/skills relevant to the job role to help support your application (and help us to help you!) – please give full details within your CV document.
Full Driving licence, access to a vehicle or access to means of mobility support.
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Job Ref: Greenwich RQ1259519
Anticipated Length of Assignment: Unless otherwise stated (we do carry the occasional permanent vacancy) all of our roles are technically temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.
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