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Garden Community Lead Officer

Employer
Hertfordshire County Council
Location
Hertford
Salary
£43,857 - £46,845
Closing date
20 Jun 2021

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Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time

Job Details

Diversity: We are an inclusive employer and value a diverse workforce

Job Duties:
Benefits:

  • Working as part of a friendly and dedicated team
  • Flexible working arrangements
  • Generous annual leave entitlement
  • Excellent Career Development
  • Excellent pension scheme with employer contributions
  • £2,000 welcome payment (to persons joining the County Council)
  • Discounts on everyday shopping/holidays/entertainment/leisure along with cashback with our Herts Rewards Scheme
  • Occupational maternity / paternity and adoption pay
  • Excellent Wellbeing schemes.

 What you’ll do:

Build on your planning expertise across a diverse range of life-improving projects.

Working in partnership with other members of the Growth and Infrastructure Unit to create a joint approach to planning and strategy, you’ll liaise with a variety of stakeholders and partners to feed into work around the main development schemes and priorities in the geographical area covered by your team. You’ll engage proactively with HCC service departments to collate information on requirements and draft responses to local plan consultations, as well as Heads of Terms and S106 agreements.

You will lead on specific Garden Community and other strategic sites (including those covered by planning performance agreements) in a team environment.

Supporting the local plan and development management process with our local authority and other external partners, you’ll represent the county council at meetings across Hertfordshire to ensure consistent practices. And, as well as advising senior officers and elected Members on HCC’s growth interests, you’ll mentor junior team members and deputise for the Team Leaders when required.

What you’ll bring:

  • A relevant professional qualification, equivalent degree or extensive experience
  • Experience of Development Plan consultations and submissions, with a track record of contributing towards the development of planning policy
  • Knowledge of local government structure and working practices
  • Knowledge of infrastructure planning, the CIL/S106/NPPF policy framework, planning obligations and the Community Infrastructure Levy
  • Knowledge of growth and land-use/spatial planning
  • A team player with excellent negotiating, communication and influencing skills, with the ability to build and maintain strong working relationships with internal and external partners.

If you’re ready for new challenges in a varied and rewarding role, with an organisation that values you as an individual, then apply now.

Closing Date: 20 June 2021
Interview Date: w.c. 5 or 12 July 2021

For an informal discussion and more information please contact: Russell Monck on 01992 588274.

Company

We want all employees to feel they can be themselves at work. Feeling included is good for us as individuals but is also good for teams and the people and communities we serve.

  • We improve Residents’ lives - We put our residents at the heart of all we do.
  • We work with Integrity - We say what we do, and we do what we say.
  • We act Sustainably - We consider the impact of our actions on future generations.
  • We champion Equality and fairness - We are all equal and treat everyone fairly.

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