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Are you eager to land a brand new role? Our client, a busy local authority in North Northamptonshire. Are looking for a Development Management Officer to join their organisation.

Job Role: Development Management Officer
Temporary or Permanent: Temp
Possible End Date: 3 months (Possible Extension)
Location: Kettering/Thrapston/Corby/Wellingborough
Rate of Pay: £40 p/h umbrella inside IR35
Office Based/Hybrid:
Flexible on office attendance. Currently looking for one day a week in the office as a minimum. Mostly WFH at the moment. People need to come into the office to do their own site notices and site visits.

Purpose:
This role works across the functions of Planning Policy and Development Management and Enforcement. The postholder will fulfil allocated tasks and duties to meet the operational demands of the Planning Service.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assisting in developing policy, and other planning and design guidance, based upon appropriate evidence, involving stakeholders and the public in policy development and taking draft policy through formal adoption processes, including preparing for Key Decisions and Examinations in Public as necessary
• Assisting in maintaining databases and monitoring systems. Analysing evidence and drawing out trends, patterns and characteristics for both the borough as a whole and specified places in need of policy development
• Dealing with a case load of some of smaller scale planning applications, and/or alleged breaches of planning control, including the carrying out of site inspections, research, consultations and assessment of the case.
• Providing advice and assistance to the public, prospective applicants, and others about more complex planning proposals. Providing effective customer liaison and information to all in actual and alleged breaches of planning control.
• Providing policy observations on applications for planning permission, advice to other Council departments, and working on corporate projects as required, including the Infrastructure Delivery Plan.

Job Requirements:

• Previous experience working within a local authority or a similar organisation.
• At least 2 years experience within a Development Management Officer role or equivalent.
• A relevant degree or equivalent qualification to allow future access to Chartered membership of the Royal Town Planning Institute (or equivalent).
• Demonstration of a Personal Development Plan that explains a commitment via Licentiate, Associate or the Experienced Practitioner route, to achieving Chartered Membership of the Royal Town Planning Institute (or equivalent)
• The ability to carry out site visits or investigations on a variety of outdoor locations including domestic properties, overgrown land, and building sites. Must be able to use ladders and scaffolding and be able to walk across sites with uneven ground conditions.

Please be advised that only candidates that have the specific skills and experiences required for this role will be shortlisted and submitted to our client for review. 

How to Apply:

If you are interested in applying, please press the button below, send your CV to tareeq.smith@temptingrecruitment.co.uk or contact Tareeq on   020 3854 4911

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