Guidant are currently looking for a Principal Planning Officer for a permanent position with a local authority.
You will be required to contribute to the Council's engagement with regional and sub-regional partnerships, the emerging Growth Deal, aviation issues and any matters generally of strategic significance.
The job sits within the Strategic Land Use Team of the Spatial Planning and Economy Unit of the Environment and Infrastructure Department. The Team is comprised of 7 posts engaged in the Department's strategic planning activities and monitoring of development activity in the County. The wider work of the Unit includes development management in relation to minerals and waste development and the Council's own development, minerals and waste planning and strategic transport policy matters.
Main Areas of Responsibility
- Attend meetings and contribute to the work, as necessary, of regional, inter-regional and sub-regional partnerships, including Wider South East Officers Group, East of England Strategic Planning Officers Group, Hertfordshire Planning Group, South and West Herts Strategic Planning Partnership, East and North Herts strategic Planning Partnership, London Stansted Cambridge Consortium (The Innovation Corridor) etc.
- Attend meetings and contribute to the work, as necessary, of aviation/airport matters, including growth proposals and airspace change processes at London Heathrow, Stansted, City and Luton airports and wider aviation issues generally, such as the Strategic Aviation Special Interest Group.
- Undertake the main liaison role with the Hertfordshire LEP on economic research and also provide a key strategic link between economic development matters and spatial planning.
- Attend meetings and contribute to the work, as necessary, of the Hertfordshire Growth Board.
- Prepare and present reports and briefing papers to senior officers and elected Members.
- Commission and project manage consultancy advice/studies on planning and other matters.
- To mentor and supervise, as required, the Senior Planner post within the Strategic Land Use Team.
- Generally contribute, as necessary, to the wider work of the unit, the Department and the County Council insofar as it relates to planning matters.
Qualifications and Experience
- Degree/Masters with eligibility for RTPI accreditation or similar professional body
- Extensive relevant experience in Planning and experience of supervising/mentoring.
If you feel you have the above mentioned skills and experience then please apply now with a copy of your most recent and up to date CV.
Guidant is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
