Senior Planner (Development Management)

Job Title Senior Planner (Development Management)

Salary Range PO2 - PO4 £40,737 to £55,992 pa

Permanent, full time or part time (18h)

Location Wandsworth Town Hall, Wandsworth

About us

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Planning Officer to join the Development Management Team in the Growth & Place Directorate at Wandsworth Borough Council.

You will work within one of our Development Management teams covering the east of the borough, including Battersea, Tooting and Balham. The role offers exposure to a diverse and challenging caseload, including major and complex applications, pre application advice, planning appeals and committee work, often involving high profile and sensitive proposals.

Wandsworth's planning service is busy, forward looking and committed to delivering high quality design, sustainable growth and positive outcomes for local communities and historic built environments. This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated planner looking to develop their career within a high performing inner London authority.

Objective of role:

• Managing a caseload of complex and sometimes controversial planning applications
• Leading on pre application discussions and negotiations with applicants and agents
• Preparing high quality reports and presenting recommendations to Planning Committee
• Working closely with internal colleagues, Members, local communities and external stakeholders
• Contributing to a responsive, customer focused planning service that meets agreed timeframes

About you

If you are a highly motivated individual with a creative approach to problem solving alongside a "can-do" attitude to improvements in service delivery this could be the role for you!

Essential Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• A degree in planning or a related discipline, with RTPI membership or eligibility for full membership
• Demonstrable experience of managing complex planning applications
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including report writing and public speaking
• The ability to negotiate effectively and make sound planning judgements under pressure
• A collaborative approach, with the ability to work positively across teams and disciplines

Closing Date- Monday 11th May (23:59).

Shortlisting - W/C 18th May.

Interviews - TBC.

We may close this vacancy early once a sufficient number of applications has been received.Please submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Richmond & Wandsworth Better Service Partnership are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions to the Councils and can improve the way we deliver services.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer. If you require any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process, please let us know.

We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.Some posts may be exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to these posts will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

We offer a wide range of benefits designed to attract, develop, and reward our employees such as 40 days annual leave (including Bank Holidays), flexible working and a generous pension plan.