Planning Advisor; Town and Planning); West Midlands

Planning Advisor (Town and Country Planning) (West Midlands) - 36346

Number of jobs available 1

Region West Midlands

City/Town Birmingham , Kidderminster , Shrewsbury , Tewkesbury

Building/Site DEFRA GRP EA AQUA HOUSE, B3 1AQ
, DEFRA GRP EA HAFREN HOUSE, SY3 5LB
, DEFRA GRP EA MANCE HOUSE, DY11 7SL
, DEFRA GRP EA RIVERSMEET HOUSE, GL20 8JG

Grade Staff Grade 4

Post Type Permanent

Role Type Planning

Working Pattern Full Time, Part Time, Part Time/Job Share

If you are passionate about contributing to a more sustainable environment, then this is your chance to make a meaningful impact.

We’re seeking a motivated, confident and enthusiastic person to join a team that engages with a range of customers to promote sustainable growth and secure the best possible environmental outcomes.

You will manage our engagement and relationship with a designated group of Local Planning Authorities, to advise and influence:

• Planning applications,
• Pre-Application advice,

You will work closely with colleagues in flood risk, water quality, contaminated land, biodiversity, and environmental management to manage and coordinate our expert advice. You will need to meet strict deadlines and targets under challenging work pressures. Alongside developing strong relationships with your Local Planning Authorities, you will also be working closely with developers and consultants, as well as having some engagement with water companies and government departments.

The successful candidate will need the ability to develop strong relationships, have excellent communication and customer service skills, and an awareness of the Government’s growth agenda, relevant planning systems, how the development industry in general operates as well as an understanding of Environment Agency objectives. This is an opportunity to deepen your knowledge of planning systems while developing valuable skills in project management, financial oversight, leadership, and innovation.

Incident response is central to our mission, everyone who joins us undertakes training and is expected to incident response, which could attract additional payments; full training is provided.

We are fully committed to being an inclusive employer and ensuring equal opportunities for everyone. We welcome flexible working patterns for all our vacancies.

The team Sustainable Places is a friendly and supportive team that work across departments to deliver EA2030 goals. We work closely with internal technical teams to evaluate environmental data, evidence and assessments and produce consolidated planning responses on behalf of the Environment Agency. Externally, we advise councils and developers to ensure development happens in the right way with the right environmental infrastructure to protect and enhance the environment.

• You will have an environmental or planning degree.
  You may have some experience in Town and Country Planning or a related field and/or have an understanding and interest in the relevant environmental issues.

Essential:

You will be able to demonstrate the following:

• A Strong team ethic and ability to work independently;
• Effective influencing and negotiation skills;
• Excellent IT and other communication skills and be able to successfully engage with a range of audiences;
• Effective writing skills to influence customers while building strong relationships;
• An ability to achieve results and proactively solve problems;
• Have good people and project management skills. An ability to work flexibly responding to competing demands in a time pressured environment.

You’ll have an inclusive incident management objective in your development plan. We’ll help you find a role to suit your needs.

Please note that West…