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Planning Officer

Employer
Randstad
Location
Essex
Salary
£22.00 - £24.00 per hour
Closing date
12 Oct 2019

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Contract Type
Contract
Hours
Full Time
Discipline
Planning
Function
Planner
Sector
Property

Job Details



*22-24 per hour* *Flexible Working* *Long term contract* *Essex*

Are you looking for a new challenge based in Essex? Our client are a Local Authority who are currently looking to appoint a Planning Officer on an initial 3 month contract, which has the option for further extensions.

The position is dealing mainly with householder applications but there is scope to progress. The postholder must have good experience of dealing with the public including in potentially confrontational situations. They must understand the purpose and operation of Planning legislation and of administrative functions including report writing and record keeping. They must also be able to use windows based computer software. They must also be able to manage a workload in a fast pace, target driven environment.

It is essential that the postholder has a clean driving licence to undertake site visits using one of the Council's pool cars.

SPECIFIC TASKS

Site visits and site appraisals

Research, analysis, report writing

Dealing with enquiries(by telephone, in writing and in person)

Attending pre-application meetings and carrying out negotiations with applicants

Appraising planning applications and making recommendations

Preparing appeal statements and attending hearings





You will possess excellent communication skills and have experience in the following:

- Clean Drviers Licence

- Development Management

- Planning

- Negotiations

- Presentations





Our client are happy to consider both candidates from a UK or international Town Planning background

Please apply with submission of your CV and Michael Clark from our London CPE office will be in touch. For more information and a confidential chat about the position, please do not hesitate to call us on 0203 680 0630


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Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.

Company

Randstad Construction, Property & Engineering has an established background in Town Planning & Urban Design, formed of two specialist built environment recruitment organisations, Hill McGlynn & Beresford Blake & Thomas (BBT). Together we have an enviable presence and reputation within the construction, property & engineering sectors. 

Providing recruitment solutions alone for the construction, property & engineering sectors means that we know the market and have specialist consultants working in specific fields for those markets.

As part of the Randstad group, we are part of the worlds second largest HR services provider and our sister group companies are also leaders in other market sectors of recruitment.

Our Town Planning team has almost twenty years of combined experience and we are able to offer advice to both candidates and clients at every step of the recruitment process. Weather you are looking for your first Planning job or need to staff an entire office, one of our dedicated consultants can assist.

For more information please contact our team

Teodora Apan – teodora.apan@randstadcpe.com 0203 6800 630

Company info
Telephone
0203 680 0630
Location
3rd Floor
36 Queen Street
London
EC4R 1BN
GB

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