Principal Planning Officer

Salary: £47,571 - £55,179 per annum

Permanent Contract

37 Hours per Week

Do you want to be part of a progressive Unitary Authority with a strong performance ethos?

Thurrock presents unrivalled opportunity for planning professionals and has one of the largest and most ambitious planning agendas in the country.

The posts of Principal Planning Officer – Infrastructure and Principal Planning Officer – Policy have been created as part of the Strategic Services Team to provide additional capacity and capability to prepare the Thurrock Local Plan and to drive forward the Councils ambitious place-making agenda

The Council’s approach to growth is that it should be community-driven, infrastructure-led and make a key contribution to high quality place-making.

Reflecting these priorities, the Principal Planning Officer – Policy will be responsible for the development of planning policy and strategy to help inform the preparation of the Thurrock Local Plan. As a key part of this role, the post holder will be required to co-ordinate the development of policy, to act as an “intelligent client” in the procurement and commissioning of supporting technical studies and to project manage the work of inter-disciplinary project teams where it is necessary and required to assist in the production of the Local Plan and the supporting evidence base.

The Principal Planning Officer – Infrastructure will need to possess a wide breath of professional knowledge, expertise and experience on a range of matters including planning for the development and delivery of strategic growth locations (housing, employment and town centres) while also ensuring that the enhancement of the Boroughs built and natural environment, including green and blue infrastructure assets continues to contribute to the transformation of Thurrock as a place to live, work and enjoy.

You will be joining a team of 17 planners and designers charged with progressing the Local Plan through the Regulation 18 and Regulation 19 stages and onto Examination and Adoption in 2025.

With such a big agenda, we are after the brightest and best talent; commercially minded and emotionally intelligent. The post holders will need to need to be engaging, confident and dynamic with a can-do approach as well as demonstrating the experience and the skills required to be able to influence and manage multi-disciplinary project teams.

The suitable candidates will also hold a Town Planning Degree or qualification in a related discipline and be eligible for Membership of the RTPI or other relevant accredited body.

We reserve the right to withdraw the role at any time - Candidates may be invited to interview upon submitted complete application.

Closing Date: 11 December 202

Our vision – An ambitious and collaborative community which is proud of its heritage and excited by its diverse opportunities and future.

Thurrock Council is committed to equal opportunities. As a Disability Confident Employer, disabled people will be offered an interview where they meet all essential criteria on the person specification. We champion flexible working and job share applications are welcome.

Thurrock Council is committed to the principles of agile working and seeks to empower our employees, wherever service needs allow, to work flexibly in order to optimise productivity and enhance performance

We serve a diverse community where people are different yet equal. Diversity underpins everything we do.

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