Senior Planning Officer - Gateshead, United Kingdom - Gateshead Council

Gateshead Council

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Gateshead, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Senior Planner

Grade K

About the role.
An opportunity has arisen for a Senior Planning Officer within the Spatial Planning team.

We are at an early stage in next review of the Local Plan - following the adoption of Making Spaces for Growing Places, a site allocations plan, in February 2021, which sits under the Joint Core Strategy and Urban Core Plan (adopted in March You will join us as work progresses on this, along with other planning documents and evidence. We have also commenced consultation on a future Plan to 2045 for Gateshead.

You will play a key role in helping to influence and shape our Local Plan documents and development in Gateshead.

You will oversee key aspects of Local Plan policy and evidence, including playing a lead role in progressing the MetroGreen Area Action Plan and employment land evidence.

You must have a high Level of technical competence alongside good negotiation and report writing skills, and with a strong customer focus.

It is essential that you are computer literate with a commitment to, and knowledge and experience of, new digital approaches to Planning.

Please take a look at the full job profile. It's important that you read it in full and check that you meet the essential criteria.

A bit about Gateshead Council

We're truly committed to providing our customers with the highest quality of service and we need like-minded people who can help us deliver a sector leading service.

We need people who want to make a difference, who are talented, possess the right knowledge and skills and who want the chance to demonstrate how good they are.

What's in it for you? Well, there's so much on offer and here's just a few of the highlights

You'll be paid a competitive salary plus additional allowances where relevant.
We'll help you save for your future with an outstanding employer contribution to your pension of approximately 18.9% per year.
You'll get a generous annual leave package of 26 days annual leave (plus two statutory days) for new employees, rising to 30 days (plus 2 statutory days) after 5 years continuous local government service.
You have the chance to buy up to 10 additional holidays per year.
You'll have access to great health and wellbeing support, including discounted membership to GO Gateshead Leisure Services and ability to use our cycle to work scheme.
We'll give you the chance to take advantage of various offers and discounts on shopping and household spend, including O2, Virgin Media and Dell

You must have knowledge and experience of

Spatial Planning legislation and plan preparation processes including Local Plan consultation and 4 years experience
Preparing/presenting information, including evidence for Local Plan examination
Commissioning studies and procurement processes
Working on own initiative and as part of a team
Monitoring, negotiating, presentations and report writing
IT and digital planning skills
Supervising members of staff
Spatial Planning legislation and procedure including planning reforms and best practice.
Monitoring, IT and digital planning
Good presentation, negotiation and report writing skills.

You must have the following qualifications.