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Principal Planning and Development Officer

Employer
Osborne Richardson
Location
London (Greater)
Salary
£40+ per Hour
Closing date
30 Oct 2021

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Sector
Property, Local Authority
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Job Level
Officer, Planner, Principal
Specialism
Planning

Job Details

Our client is a Local Authority based in North London and they require a Principal Planning Officer to join a dedicated planning team who are currently working on a significant strategic application within the Borough. You will member of the team you will be involved in taking this team from pre-application discussions through to the delivery of the scheme on site. You will also support other members of the team working on major and complex planning application and deal with contentious development control issues, including undertaking negotiations with applicants/prospective developers and representatives of other Council departments.

As a more senior member of the team you will be expected to represent the Council by preparing and presenting expert and professional evidence at public inquiries, informal hearings and in court and you will regularly be required to provide professional advice to Council members, senior officers, applicants and the public on planning applications, development proposals and related matters.

To carry out this role you will need to be a degree qualified town planner with experience working within a local authority development management team. You will need to understand the principles of excellent design and place-making and have experience of providing advise on how to achieve high quality infill development within a dense urban context. Ideally you will have London experience and a comprehensive understanding of the current issues and developments affecting planning, regeneration and local government in London.

Initially this will be a contract to the end of December but it could be extended and the rate our client is looking to pay will be up to £50p/hr umbrella. Please get in touch for further information on this role.

Company

Osborne Richardson is widely accepted as one of the UK's market leading recruitment agency specialising in the town planning sector.

We are a specialist provider of recruitment consultancy services to town planning and regeneration candidates and have expert knowledge of the town planning and regeneration sectors.

We represent a wide variety of private and public sector employers including planning, property, architectural and engineering consultancies, private property companies, blue-chip retail and residential developers, regeneration agencies and other publicly funded organisations.

We're 100% candidate focussed which means that your needs are our starting point.

We offer a totally bespoke service to candidates so you can specify your requirements and we will work towards them.

Private Sector Roles – CJ Obi -  020 729 11150

Public Sector Roles – Thomas Atkinson 0207 580 1500

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