Planning Officer
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| Job Type | Permanent / Full Time |
| Area | Essex, England |
| Sector | Government / Local Government - Local Government |
| Salary | Competitive |
| Start Date | ASAP |
| Advertiser | Emma Cannon |
| Job Ref | 522574 |
| Job Views | 525 |
- Description
- You will be responsible for working with the local government to provide a framework for developing business growth in the area.
This job will require you to go into the office a couple of days a week.
You will be working as part of a team to support the delivery of things we need to support our economic growth. This will include employment land, business accommodation and digital connectivity where it is directly linked to growth in our opportunity businesses. Further ensuring economic success, you will develop both new and established partnerships with business
As an ambassador for you will also promote both the locational economic advantages of working in the area, in order to appeal to new businesses, residents and communities.
You will work flexibly with Planning team to steer planning policy, masterplans and applications to improve the quality of business accommodation.
You will also work with Marketing to support the delivery of strategic employment sites by the private sector.
You will have project management, analytical and delivery focused skills.
You will be able to bring to the table significant experience in planning policy and development management for economic development projects.
You will have:
- Educated to degree level and/or appropriate professional qualification relevant to the field of planning or equivalent by experience.
- Evidence of continuing professional development and expert knowledge in relevant professional area.
- Proven experience of economic development.
- Demonstrate evidence of working effectively with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders, successfully influencing partners and ensuring good relationship management.
- Proven track record of effective management of multi-disciplinary and complex projects.
- Ability to provide robust written and verbal communications on proposed courses of action to senior leaders.
- Holiday entitlement of 26 days per annum (plus bank holidays), with the opportunity to buy additional annual leave.
- Very generous pension scheme
- Learning and Development Opportunities
- Employee Wellbeing and Counselling provision
- Employee Networks
- Volunteering leave
- Eye care vouchers, travel discounts, season ticket loans and much more!