The role

The Strategic Applications Team manages the largest planning applications in the rest of the borough, including large regeneration schemes in Canada Water, the Aylesbury Estate and Peckham. These projects involve many policy areas, often require GLA referral and may include environmental statements.

We are recruiting a planning officer to work in our Strategic Applications Team. The role will involve working on some smaller applications of your own and supporting colleagues on larger schemes with conditions and amendments. The role provides for opportunities to learn and develop your planning skills, working as part of a multi-disciplinary team on large applications from pre-application to decision and implementation. Dealing with mixed-use commercial and residential schemes to student housing proposals, the position would suit a planner looking to extend their development management experience working on some of the most exciting developments in London.

Key duties and responsibilities of the role

• Delivering complex and specialised town planning services including development management, the preparation of planning policy, transport planning services and delivery of planning related projects in accordance with recognised performance standards and delivery plans
   
• Contributing to decisions and recommendations regarding development management, planning policy, transport planning services and planning projects and activities that will have lasting effects on the development of the borough and impacts on the local environment, economy and community
   
• Providing advice on the statutory planning process reaching high standards of clarity and accuracy and to ensure that the impacts of planning and transport policy and decisions are properly monitored and reported to demonstrate that they are effective in achieving the council’s aims
   
• The post holder will provide advice with the potential to impact on the legal, reputational and financial risks faced by the council

About Southwark:
We are the largest local authority social landlord in London, managing 55,000 homes lived in by 40% of Southwark’s residents. We are home to over 18,300 businesses including iconic London venues and social enterprises and we have a young, diverse and growing population.

At Southwark we are committed to making our borough just and fair and are taking positive action to tackle inequalities.  Our residents and communities are our greatest asset and the passion we have for Southwark is shared by millions of Londoners who enjoy our outstanding cultural offer, use our hospitals and attend our universities. Our refreshed borough plan and focus on Southwark Stands Together, (which is our work with Southwark’s communities and the council’s staff to tackle racism, injustice and inequality) underpins all that we do.

Additional details

About You:

As a planning officer you will be well organised, flexible and able to think critically working with colleagues as part of a dedicated team.

Additional Information:

• 36 hours Monday – Friday, Full time
• This is a permanent position
• DBS check is required for this role
• For questions about the role please contact dipesh.patel@southwark.gov.uk

Benefits and more information:

In your role, we want you to feel supported, challenged and rewarded. You will benefit from our family-friendly policies including flexible working, home working, and a local government pension scheme, plus many other staff benefits. You will join a motivated, driven and supportive team that strives for excellence and values its members. You will also be part of a successful and high-achieving development team that is making a real difference to the lives of residents in the borough. For more information about the wide variety of benefits you can take advantage of please visit our Staff Benefits page.

Recruitment timetable

Advert Closing date: 9 September 2024

Interview date: Week commencing 16 September

Guaranteed Interview Scheme:

As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role, and identify with one of the below criteria:

•  Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
•  Are currently in care, or have previously been in care
•  If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition

We are an organisation who is passionate about our people and understands that richness of diversity is a requirement to provide the best possible services to our communities. This is demonstrated through our council-wide ambitious commitment to tackle racial inequality in our communities and workforce through our Southwark Stands Together programme. We particularly welcome applications from members of the Black, Asian and ethnic minority communities to increase representation at this level in the Council.

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