Principal Planning Officer
Reading, Berkshire
3-month temporary contract commencing Mid-March.
(PAYE hourly rate) - £39.20 to £43.12
(Umbrella or Ltd Company hourly rate inside IR35) - £50 to £55Hybrid working - combination of home working, office and site visits. About twice per week in the office (site visits and meetings) and possibly the need to attend evening committee meetings.
Reed Recruitment are recruiting on behalf of a Reading Borough Council for a temporary Principal Planning Officer. You will be working in one of the Development Management Teams and will assist and deputise for the Development Management Team Leaders in the running of that team. You will contribute at senior level in all aspects of the planning service
Main Duties and Responsibilities
1. To organise and prioritise a demanding and complex personal workload comprising a range of major and more complex cases and projects with minimum of supervision.
2. To consistently meet and maintain personal performance targets in a pressurised environment.
3. To take personal responsibility for making recommendations to planning applications committee or full Council on very complex and politically sensitive planning issues, including either/or major planning applications, development briefs, new or revised planning policy and strategic planning matters.
4. To be an expert witness and defend the Council's decisions and policies at planning hearings.
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