Job context The new North Yorkshire Council has brought together the services previously provided by seven district councils and the county council to create the third largest unitary authority in England. The Council wants to complement the areas natural capital, strong economy and resilient communities to improve the way local services are delivered and support a good quality of life for all. The Councils Planning Services play a fundamental role in managing the natural and built environment, ensuring that the future development needs of the county can be accommodated to make it a better place in which to live and work. The role involves the provision of planning advice and managing a caseload of planning applications and related consents, including complex and major planning applications and appeals submitted under the Town and Country Planning Acts and other related legislation. In addition to attending Planning Committees and other relevant groups to present agenda items and represent the service. The post holder will help to deliver a proactive, customer-focused and compliant end-to-end development management service that meets statutory requirements. Including contributing to the delivery of excellent performance and customer service, planned outcomes, targets and objectives and continuous improvement. The post holder will exercise at all times professional judgement, following the RTPIs Code of Professional Conduct in the carrying out of the duties of the post and maintain an up-to-date knowledge of all legislation applicable to aspects of planning practice. Note: This is a politically restricted post as defined by the Local Government and Housing Act 1989. Knowledge and Experience Degree level education or proven equivalent level of technical and organisational knowledge in own specific field. Evidence of working on major and complex cases. Able to demonstrate an excellent knowledge of planning legislation and regulations. Presenting evidence at Public Inquiries and Court proceedings Knowledgeable and competent in the availability and use of IT systems, especially the use of Microsoft Office. Commitment to Personal Development and evidence of continuing professional development. Occupational Skills Ability to understand and promote the Councils vision and priorities as it applies to services. Experience of dealing with major development proposals through the planning process including experience in leading and planning negotiations. Ability to lead and take ownership of tasks and accept responsibility for the results. Effective customer care skills, including how to understand, deliver and manage customer expectations. Ability to organise workloads and manage time work to strict deadlines. Working in a large and complex corporate and political environment. Presentation skills. Good ICT skills. Ability to work autonomously and limited supervision.be Analyse information from a range of sources, probing for further information or a greater understanding. Good communications and listening skills. Ability to persuade, influence and negotiate positively. Good organisational management and record keeping. Able to prevent and/or manage challenging behaviour.Taking constructive action to prevent triggers occurring and minimise identified behaviour.Acts in a manner which is likely to promote calm and reassurance. Principal Planning Officer Principal Planning Officer Principal Planning Officer Principal Planning Officer