Principal Planning Liaison Officer - Taunton, United Kingdom - Somerset Council

Somerset Council

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Taunton, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Description

Some key information

This role offers hybrid working, allowing you to work either from home, with agreement from the manager, or from one of our offices
30 days' annual leave (plus bank holidays)
You will join a team passionate and committed to transforming our communities through high quality, safe and accessible development, whilst working to create desirable places for people to live and work as part of Somerset's ambitious growth plans
The contract offered is permanent and on a full time (37 hours) basis

What will I be doing?
Working in Somerset provides the opportunity to help improve lives of the people that live here.

You could be a key part of that and allows you to get involved in some of the UK's most high-profile growth initiatives, including new garden communities, housing infrastructure funds, enterprise zones, and national infrastructure projects such as Hinkley Point C and Gravity.

This provides the opportunity to take on a wide range of challenging and rewarding work - giving you valuable experience than can be difficult to find elsewhere.

Our team has a positive and supportive culture, and an environment that enables people to develop and improve which means that you'll have everything you need to grow your career in planning.

Our team has a wide range of different backgrounds, but it is important for this position that you have experience of the planning system.

The work is varied, but day to day activities will often include:

Agree the scope of technical assessments that developers need to undertake though our Vision and Validate approach for new developments.
Negotiating and securing highway works for all road users and contributions through legal agreements.
Deliver on the council's message on better places through our place making principals.
Provide advice and guidance and develop junior members of the team.
Advise Senior Management on specific highways development matters
Undertaking investigations into planning/political and technical issues.
Representing the Highway Authority at planning committee meetings and appeals.
Engage and build relationships with a range of parties including planning, developers and consultants.

What kind of experience or qualifications do I need?

We offer a range of ongoing support, training and guidance to help you to be the best you can be.

It is essential that you are educated to a degree level or have relevant professional experience.

Experience of working in the planning system would be desirable and having experience of highways development management would be preferable.

You would need to be able to work to deadlines, read and understand policies, procedures and guidance as well be a good communicator.

We're proud to be here for the people of Somerset. And that means everyone in Somerset.

An important part of this is ensuring that we are as diverse and inclusive as the people and communities we serve.

What's in it for me?

We are proud to offer an environment that is supportive and rewarding, working as part of a team who are passionate about the work they do to improve the lives of people in Somerset.

We offer great training and development opportunities, with supportive management.

As well as this, we have some fantastic employee benefits available:

We promote a healthy worklife balance and offer flexible working arrangements wherever possible, including working from home.
Generous annual leave allowance, with the opportunity to purchase additional leave
Staff discounts in gyms.
Employee Assistance for the times you may need some support and a variety of employee wellbeing services.
Auto enrolment onto our generous Pension Scheme and optional pension enhancement through our Additional Voluntary Contribution scheme.
A Flexible Benefits Scheme via salary sacrifice to obtain a cycle for work and health screenings.
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Anything else I should know?
The Salary for the role is Grade 9, ranging from £39,186 - £43,421 per annum.

Job Reference:
SCC04789