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Principal Planner – Development Management
Greater London (On-Site)
Temporary, Full time
No DBS check required
£45,000 - £74,999
FULLTIME
Principal Planner – Development Management
£46,041- £57,201 per annum
12 month fixed term (maternity Cover)
ABOUT US
Newham will offer you a unique working environment within one of the fastest growing, youngest and most diverse boroughs in the country. We are home to international districts like the Royal Docks (the new location for the Mayor of London’s City Hall) and Stratford (where the London Legacy Development Corporation’s planning powers will shortly be returning to the borough). These areas amongst other parts of the borough are experiencing significant and exciting development.
Newham Council is ambitious and has adopted a range of corporate priorities which at the core focus on the well-being of our residents. This includes the Building a Fairer Newham Corporate Plan including focus on community wealth building initiatives, tackling the housing crisis, inequality and racial disproportionality and achieving tangible outcomes in tackling the borough’s declared Climate Emergency through our new Just Transition Plan.
Alongside these corporate priorities, the Planning Service is integral to the delivery and growth of c.2800 new homes targeted per year, 31 Strategic Sites, an Enterprise Zone, Opportunity Area Planning Framework, large scale and distinctive employment-generating schemes, and major infrastructure projects underway. Alongside delivering the current Local Plan, the policy team is in the midst of producing a new Local Plan – shaping the borough for the next 15 years. The production of the new Local Plan is a corporate priority for the administration, who are focussed on using planning policy innovatively to deliver for Newham residents.
Newham offers many career-defining opportunities to work at pace, at scale, and on innovative responses to complex issues. We are evolving in how we deliver services to our residents and businesses, and we benefit from a hybrid approach to working (ie a mix of office based and home working).
Newham has a flexible working policy and we are open to considering proposals as to the exact pattern of work, such that hours can be arranged around you and your family's needs, as well as our business needs.
We also have various benefits such as the Local Authority pension scheme, Newham rewards and discounts, employee assistance and wellbeing programme, access to online learning and development resources, and a cycle to work scheme.
ABOUT THE JOB
The successful candidate(s) will lead in contributing to the delivery of an efficient and effective Development Management service for the borough, including engagement with developers and other key stakeholders in enabling the delivery of quality developments within a robust planning policy framework.
Your role as Principal Planner will require you to lead on day to day management of a sub team of planners supporting and guiding them in progressing their own application caseloads and undertaking delegated signoff of applications. You will also contribute to and take a lead on service improvement and/or other project work as well as potentially having a small caseload of more complex applications, pre-applications and related appeals to progress.
The post is career graded with appointment to a particular grade, and progression between grades dependant on experience and performance.
If you want to help shape this part of east London and leave a lasting legacy for its residents, come and join the team!
ABOUT YOU
This is a very key role in the Planning Team and you will play an integral part in driving forward high quality development within the borough.
We are looking for individuals with in-depth planning knowledge and extensive Development Management experience and ability to effectively and independently manage a complex caseload of applications and other responsibilities. You should be self motivated, enthusiastic, able to work as part of a team and have the ability to work at pace and under pressure in a positive and solutions led manner whilst supporting others in their own work.
You will be confident in tackling new challenges and flexible in your approach to your work to adapt and meet the needs of the service. You should be able to lead, innovate and organise, and inspire and nurture the talent and interest of other team members.
You will be politically astute with an appreciation of London and national politics and implications for planning and infrastructure delivery. You will be able to communicate complex and technical information accessible to a range of audiences and build successful professional relationships both within the Council and with external stakeholders.
Please ensure you refer to the person specification section of the Job description for full understanding of the expectations for the role and the below information in respect of what is required as part of your application.
If you wish to informally discuss the role please contact Hannah Richardson via email hannah.richardson@newham.gov.uk or 02033730456 or Louis Moore via email louis.moore@newham.gov.uk or 02033737626.
APPLYING FOR THIS ROLE
Please submit your application via the online portal, including providing details of your education, qualifications and work history. All applications must be accompanied by a supporting statement (no more than 2x A4 sides) which outlines how you meet the requirements of the person specification within the job description. Your application needs to demonstrate clearly and concisely how you meet each of the criteria. Please give specific examples wherever possible. If you believe that you should be appointed to a particular grade you need to ensure your application demonstrates how you meet the requirements and person specification relating to such grade. If you do not address the basic criteria pertaining to at least the lowest grade fully, or if we do not consider that you meet them, you will not be shortlisted to interview. Applications that are not accompanied by the required supporting statement will not be accepted. CVs without a detailed supporting statement will not suffice.
IMPORTANT: If you are an LBN member of staff and applying for this role as a secondment you should note that secondments are subject to the agreement of your current employing service. Please ensure that you inform your line manager of your intention to apply for the post in the first instance.
https://www.newham.gov.uk/downloads/file/7774/principal-jd-august-2022
Closing date: 1st September 2024.
Additional Information
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