Senior Planning Officer

Overview

Carrington West are assisting their local authority client based in the South Coast in the search for an Interim Senior Planning Officer to join their Development Management team on an initial 6-month contract.

• Deal with a varied caseload of planning applications, primarily Complex Minor and Small Scale Major applications – a mixture of Full applications and pre-applications.
• Work in a hybrid arrangement with weekly site visits.
• Collaborate with other professionals and work effectively in a team environment.

• Worked as a development management case officer in a local authority planning department or at an equivalent level in private practice.
• Good fundamental and technical knowledge and understanding of all relevant planning legislation and policies.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
• Motivated self-starter with a can-do attitude.
• Beneficial to hold a Post-graduate degree in planning, regeneration or a related discipline, and have eligibility for membership of RTPI.

• Pay Rate – £45 per hour.
• Flexible working arrangements.
• Hybrid basis with weekly site visits.

Please call Cameron de Wit on for a confidential discussion on this role, or email