Planning Officer

Carrington West are assisting their local authority client based in Essex in their search for an Interim Planning Officer to join their Development Management team. This will be offered on a 3-6 month initial contract (Extensions likely); you will be expected to deal with a caseload of householder applications, pre applications, and potentially some small scale minor applications (Such as 1-2 houses). We are looking for an enthusiastic and ambitious individual that has relevant qualifications and demonstrable experience and expert knowledge appropriate to the job role. Candidates must have the ability to analyse issues and set them down in a variety of written forms in a clear and concise manner and be able to organise workload and tasks independently to ensure deadlines, performance targets and customer service commitments are met. They should also have a good understanding of the use of technology for the delivery of modern and streamlined services and processes. Due to considerable coverage of Green Belt across the District, any candidate will be expected to be familiar with how planning applications are determined when located within the Green Belt. SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE/ATTRIBUTES Qualification in a planning or related discipline to degree level or significant demonstrable experience and knowledge of working in the relevant service delivery discipline Appropriate demonstrable experience and knowledge of working within Development Management as a Case Officer Ability ..... full job details .....