Drainage planning Officer
24-7 recruitment are looking for a Drainage Planning Officer to join the amazing team based in Chelmsford Essex, responsible for logging applications, assessing, deciding and informing the Planning Authority whether proposals are supported or objected to.
Our client, Essex County Council (ECC) is one of the largest and most dynamic local authorities in the UK, serving a population of 2 million residents, and has a very successful track record of delivering transformational change. They are committed to becoming a place where individuals, partners and communities feel proud to play their role and genuinely want to belong. We're immensely proud of our flexible working options.
Location Chelmsford / Remote
Payrate £16.25 per hour
What will you be doing as a Drainage planning Officer:
- log applications, assessing, deciding and informing the Planning Authority whether proposals are supported or objected to, on the basis of flood risk and inclusion of sustainable drainage systems (SuDS).
- Responsible for responding to major planning application consultations and chargeable pre-application enquiries within required timescales, updating the applications database/case management system.
- Work collaboratively with partners to address technical issues arising, to resolve quickly with no impact on response times.
- Responsible for maintaining up-to-date knowledge of leading edge practice national legislation and guidance, determining effective practical application across the Council.
- Deliver follow-up process to planning consultations e.g. logging assets on the asset register.
- Attend engagement events as required and update partners/interested groups of the team's activities on a regular basis if appropriate.
- Screening out sites that do not require a response.
What you will need to be considered for the Drainage planning role:
- Educated to degree level or equivalent by experience.
- Evidence of continuing professional development and expert knowledge in relevant professional area.
- Working knowledge of water and drainage asset management, including:-general knowledge of SuDS guidance and legislation, principles of sustainable development and best practice in the application of SuDS, basics of water-related law, regulation and policy, statutory planning and SuDS Approval processes.
- Knowledge of applying a risk-based approach to asset management.
- Experience of SuDS, from an approval perspective is desirable.
- Experience of drainage design and analysis software systems (e.g. Micro Drainage), together with knowledge of data management.
- Ability to build networks of contacts and maintain effective relationships across the Council and partners in both the public and private sector.
- Proven track record of delivering excellent customer service skills.
Benefits of working for 24-7 recruitment:
- Fantastic opportunity to join the Essex council workforce
- Weekly pay
- 28 days holiday
- Access to online portal and payslips
- Amazing existing team
- Free onsite parking
- Flexible working options and other lifestyle benefits, we'll enable you to make the most of your life outside work, too.
- We'll support you to be to your best, with the resources, training and development to empower you.
What to do next?
If this Draining planning officer position sounds like the role for you, we would love you to get in touch. Please apply online, call Gerry on 07738 883213 or email gerry.redmond@24-7recruitment.net and one of the team will be in touch.
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