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Principal Planning Officer

Employer
Macdonald & Company
Location
North West England
Salary
£40 an hour (Outside IR35)
Closing date
20 Feb 2022

Job Details

A fantastic opportunity has arisen to work for a Local Planning Authority in the North West. This opportunity will give you the chance to work on a challenging caseload that will vary in size and scale from major to strategic applications. This caseload will commonly include large-scale residential, mixed-use and commercial schemes.

Due to the geography of the area, you will find yourself managing a range of applications in urban, rural and greenbelt environments.
Responsibilities include:

  • Manage and processing a varied caseload
  • Build a good relationship with major developers, architects and external consultants through paid pre-application meetings.
  • Attend site visits
  • Draft detailed delegated reports and present at committee
  • Negotiate complex conditions and reserved matters
  • Negotiate S106 Agreements
  • Present case at remote committee
  • Assess viability and affordable housing

Pay rate: £40.00 per hour OUTSIDE IR35

Contract duration: 3 months with a view to extend on a rolling basis

Home working: 5 days per week with the requirement of site visits when applicable

Successful candidates will have a degree in Town & Country Planning or an affiliated subject, with practical experience as a Senior or Principal Development Control Officer in the UK working on major applications.

In addition, you will have a natural enthusiasm and interest in major development in conjunction with excellent verbal and report writing skills.

If you would like to be considered for this position, then please get in contact with the Planning Team at townplanninggroup@prime-people.co.uk.

Company

Macdonald & Company is the leading professional recruitment consultancy for the real estate, built environment, energy and environmental sectors. Established in 1994 and headquartered in the UK, we apply local knowledge with true global connection through our offices in Asia-Pacific, the Middle East and Africa.

Our specialist teams act for every class  of organisation owning, occupying, financing or advising on property, construction and engineering – developers, investors, institutions, funds, banks, consultancies and contractors. We are the preferred recruitment partner of RICS - the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.

Company info
Website
Telephone
020 7629 7220
Location
50 Great Marlborough Street
London
London
W1F 7JS
United Kingdom

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