New Development Planner
Washington
37 hours per week
Temporary 6 month contract
We are working in partnership with Northumbrian Water to recruit a Development Planner 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.
You will act as a decision maker on planning consultations, provide technical expertise on complex applications, and help shape planning policy to ensure sustainable development across the North East.
Key Responsibilities
* Act as a 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.
* Meet agreed personal and team performance targets, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.
* 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.
* Ensure all planning consultation activity is accurately captured on relevant corporate systems.
* Prepare written reports and performance updates as required, including monthly reporting data.
* Identify and influence process improvement opportunities internally and externally with stakeholders.
* Ensure all risks are managed in line with business processes and that PPE is maintained and worn as required.
Essential Requirements:
* Educated to degree level or higher in a relevant discipline.
* Minimum 3 years’ postgraduate experience in Development Management and/or Policy Development.
* Strong understanding of the planning system, planning law, and policy relevant to the water industry.
* Sound understanding of planning policy and practice across the North East region.
* Excellent communication skills with the ability to manage a wide range of stakeholders.
* Full valid UK driving licence.
Desirable:
* RTPI membership
* RTPI-accredited qualification