Job Description
Your new company
Hays are delighted to have partnered with a busy local authority who are looking to appoint a Senior / Chartered Town Planner to assist their development management team on a temporary contract basis. This will initially be a short-term contract, expected to last approx 3 months. However, there could be scope to extend beyond this. You will be expected to work from the office on a hybrid basis, so applicants should live within a commutable distance from Glasgow.
Applications from those wishing to work on a part-time basis will be welcomed.
Your new role
Working as part of the development management team and reporting to the Principal Planner, you will be tasked with processing a high volume of local development and householder applications, and providing planning advice on planning issues with any given development.
You will be responsible for ensuring applications received are assessed under relevant local and national planning legislation in accordance with statutory obligations, policies and good practice.
You will be required to develop effective working relationships with development partners, consultants and the internal teams involved in successful project delivery and will have a keen understanding of the development process as a whole.
What you'll need to succeed
An RTPI accredited (or equiv...