What's involved with this role: Pay rate is £29.64 - £33.34 depending on experience Interim PT Senior Planning Policy Officer Reference no: Newcastle Under Lyme RQ1450623 Pay Rate: £33.34 per hour PAYE 30 Monday - Friday, TBC This opening assignment is for 3 months City: NEWCASTLE UNDER LYME You will support the Development Management Manager in the day-to-day operational management of the team and delivery of an efficient and continually improving development management service. Provide leadership on the supervision and direction of Planning Officers and support staff and functional leadership on the development, implementation and maintenance of efficient and effective procedures/systems relating to area(s) of planning improvement, as directed by the Development Management Manager. You will undertake the day-to-day processing and determination of planning applications and related workloads. Make planning decisions, under delegated powers, and to deal with correspondence relating to these matters, or such cases as may be directed by the Development Management Manager. Key Responsibilities: To directly support day-to-day team leadership to ensure work processes, standards and compliance are maintained and continuously improved, as well as address any performance issues as they arise quickly and in accordance with policies. Directly support the operational management of the team, including overseeing people, undertaking 121s and appraisals, and responding to performance information. Assist the Development Management Team Manager in the setting and achievement of targets, including the implementation and maintenance of suitable systems for monitoring performance. Determine, under delegated powers, planning applications and provide advice and support to Planning Officers in undertaking their role as case officers for these applications. Act as case officer and deal with planning and related applications and planning obligations, prepare and present Committee reports, and implement and monitor resulting decisions. Key requirements: A relevant degree and be eligible to be a member of the RTPI Experience of dealing with major planning applications. Experience of the above with pre-application enquiries. Experience of discharge of planning conditions and post decision enquiries, non-material amendments and S73 applications. Good communications skills and a proactive approach are imperative. 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. Qualification details and any other experience/skills relevant to the role to help support your application should be clearly shown in your CV. Due to the number of CVs being sent to us unfortunately we cannot respond to all applications. If you have not heard from us within 3 working days please assume that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion. "XI ALD "XI ALD 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.