Principal Town Planning Consultant
Principal Town Planning Consultant
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Join our growing team as a Principal Town Planner!
Job title:
Principal Town Planning ConsultantJob Description:
What youll be doing :
- Provide consistently high quality professional advice on planning matters to clients members of the public Councillors and others as necessary.
- Negotiate with applicants and a wide range of stakeholders in order to obtain high quality outcomes within given time constraints set out in our contractual arrangements with clients.
- Provide concise accurate justified and timely reports and recommendations on major planning applications and pre application discussions applying current legislation and policy changes as appropriate.
- Keep up to date with current and emerging policy development at a local regional and national level so that clients are in a strong position to benefit from existing policies and potential changes.
- Support your peers and mentor more junior staff to ensure project and team targets are met and knowledge and expertise is shared whilst assisting to secure new and repeat work in the way you deliver projects.
- Be involved in service improvements and our business operations to ensure resilience competitive edge efficiency and effectiveness going forward.
- Be willing to travel to meet our client requirements. Driving license required.
What were looking for :
- Membership of the Royal Town Planning Institute.
- 710 years or more relevant experience including acting as an expert witness at Planning Inquiries
- High level of ability to prioritise and manage a workload whilst working flexibly to meet both the commercial and contractual needs of the business.
- Demonstrable experience of working as a senior/principal planning officer or consultant in the public/private sector.
- A high level of knowledge and understanding and application of current and emerging planning legislation.
- Being ambitious to enhance the reputation of the Development Management service for innovation quality and timeliness of delivery.
About Capita Local Public Service
Capita Public deliver services and solutions that keep the UK government including local councils running and improving services to the public. Capita Local Public Services (LPS) is a 170m business with 3000 staff working in a matrix operating model to deliver services to over 50 clients encompassing both Local Government and Community Health (NHS) Capita has a long and rich history working with Local Government and the NHS and both markets are central to our growth strategy for the next 5 years.
Whats in it for you
A competitive salary from 40000
23 days holiday (rising to 27 with the opportunity to buy extra leave
company matched pension life assurance a cycle2work scheme 15 weeks fully paid maternity adoption and shared parental leave paternity pay of two week and plenty more
voluntary benefits designed to suit your lifestyle from discounts on retail and socialising to health & wellbeing travel and technology
the opportunity to take a paid day out of the office volunteering for our charity partners or a cause of your choice
access to our Employee Network Groups which represent every strand of diversity and allow colleagues to connect and learn from each other on an open inclusive platform
What we hope youll do next:
Choose Apply now to fill out our short application so that we can find out more about you. You can contact the Talent Acquisition Partner for this role on
Were an equal opportunity and Disability Confident employer which means we recruit and develop people based on their merit and passion. Were committed to providing an inclusive barrierfree recruitment process and working environment for everyone. If you need the job description or application form in an alternative format (such as large print or audio) or if youd like to discuss other changes or support you might need going forward please email or calland well get back to you.For more information about equal opportunities and process adjustments please visit the Capita Careers website.
We will be in touch with you regarding your application shortly however if you need to contact our recruitment team please email
Location:
LondonUnited KingdomTime Type:
Full timeContract Type:
PermanentRequired Experience:
Staff IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
