What's involved with this role: JOB TITLE: Senior Planning Officer - Development Management Office REF: N Northamptonshire RQ1603697 Pay rate: £38.89 per hour PAYE Contract Type: Temporary, Anticipated 3 months Working Arrangement: Hybrid working, Mainly office based, at least 3 days in the office. The role: On behalf of a local council, we are seeking a Senior Development Management Officer with experience either of being responsible for a range of non-major planning applications, or planning policy projects. You will manage and support projects, evidence documents, and policy development through town planning adoption processes. Key Responsibilities: Undertake research to build and maintain a strong evidence base for policy. Deliver local plan objectives for specific topics or spatial areas. Maintain broad policy knowledge and develop specialist expertise; prepare briefings. Support communities with neighbourhood planning. Lead/assist in public participation and community engagement activities. Manage databases, monitor trends, and analyse evidence for policy development. Provide policy advice on complex planning applications and corporate projects. Prepare statements, represent the Council at appeals, hearings, and court. Support delivery of special projects as required. Draft commissioning briefs and support consultant procurement. Assist with applying IT and GIS in planning policy processes. What the client is looking for: A relevant degree or equivalent qualification to allow access to Chartered membership of the Royal Town Planning Institute (or equivalent) Licentiate membership of the Royal Town Planning Institute (or equivalent). Chartered membership of the Royal Town Planning Institute (or equivalent). - desirable Demonstration of extended experience either of being responsible for a range of non-major planning applications, or planning policy projects. Experience of using computerised planning systems and GIS. Working knowledge of current planning legislation and practice. How to Apply Quote the Job Title and Reference Number in your application. Submit your CV in Word format. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis—early submission is recommended. We will also add your details to our mail out lists. Please note you may receive details of roles outside of your immediate vicinity, as many candidates are able to relocate temporarily for work. Please disregard any such emails that are not of interest and let us know if you would rather not receive such mailouts and/or if you wish us to delete your details and prefer to apply direct to our advertised roles. If you do not hear from us within three working days, unfortunately your application has not been shortlisted on this occasion. Thank you for your interest in working with us Please quote the Job Title & Vacancy Reference No. in your application, or we will be unable to match your CV to the role being applied for. AD Please note that clients invariably ask us to strip out contact details from CVs before we submit them for consideration. This is always quicker and easier to do if you send your CV to us in Word format, rather than as a PDF please.