Principal Development Planning Officer

Overview

Principal Development Planning Officer
As a Principal Officer In The Development Planning Group, you’ll help to plan and deliver big changes in Birmingham. You’ll be involved in and lead various local planning and regeneration services and projects. Your tasks will include:

• Leading the creation and implementation of site and area-based planning and regeneration frameworks, development briefs, and masterplans.
• Engaging with a wide range of stakeholders and our communities through consultations and negotiations.
• Providing a lead for planning advice to a variety of major development projects across the city, including support and guidance to priority housing regeneration initiatives.
• Leading neighbourhood planning processes.
• Supporting the maintenance of the city’s development site pipeline.
• Producing briefing notes, Cabinet/governance and Scrutiny reports.
• Lead planning input to Compulsory Purchase Orders (CPOs).

Permanent

Grade D - £45,091 – £51,356

Consultation grade - subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review

Working 36.5 hours per week

Responsibilities
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Qualifications
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• As a member of the Development Planning Group, contribute to major corporate projects, seek and monitor external funding, develop projects and ensure the proper use of S106 funds.
• The role encompasses being an ambassador for the city – actively promote the city's development opportunities to developers and investors and work closely with Business Improvement Districts, ward members, community groups, schools, and universities.
• RTPI membership or eligibility is a requirement for this role.
• Please upload your up-to-date CV via the attachments part of your application; this is required for shortlisting.
• Unfortunately, we cannot consider any applications without a CV attached.
• Disability Confident Leader employer; committing to employ, retain and develop all staff. Please indicate any reasonable adjustments or accessibility needs during your application.
• For informal enquiries contact:  quoting
• A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be undertaken.
• Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements, before any employment offer can be confirmed.

We strive to advertise all roles for a minimum of two weeks. However, due to high application volumes vacancies may close earlier than the stated deadline. We encourage you to submit your application without delay to ensure consideration.

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