Planning Officer

Planning Officer
Washington
37 hours per week- hybrid 3 days working from home
6 month Fixed Term Contract

About the Role
We are working in partnership with Northumbrian Water to recruit a Planning Officer to join their New Development Planning team. This is a key role supporting the planning application and strategic policy consultation process, ensuring the protection of water and wastewater assets while delivering high-quality customer service to developers, local authorities, and internal stakeholders. This is a fixed term contract however Northumbrian Water regularly has internal roles become available, offering potential for long term opportunities within the company.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as a key decision maker within the planning application and strategic policy consultation process, ensuring the protection of water and wastewater assets to agreed quality standards and timescales.
• Provide planning technical support to New Development Planning Assistants on larger or more complex planning applications and strategic policy development.
• Lead day-to-day consultation with local authority planning officers, developers, consultants and contractors on planning applications and strategic planning policy.
• Proactively manage customer, developer and local authority expectations in line with company policies, procedures and operational requirements to minimise SIM activity.
• Engage with internal stakeholders to discuss capacity and asset protection issues, ensuring appropriate escalation to the Team Leader when required.

• Educated to degree level or higher in a relevant discipline- Desirable
• Demonstratable experience within Planning- Essential
• Sound understanding of planning policy and practice across the North East.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to manage a wide range of stakeholders.