Planning Assistant Southampton, England
Job description
About this role:
As the largest city in central Southern England and a regional center for employment, retail, education and leisure, Southampton is a really exciting place to be. The third highest ranking city in the UK for good growth and the world’s leading business incubator for UK tech entrepreneurs, it is a city of great opportunity that has a tremendous track record for delivering on its ambition to compete on the world stage.
This is an excellent opportunity for a candidate to experience working in a busy Development Management teams. Your role will play a significant role in developing an environment where Southampton is chosen over other cities as a place to work and reside.
Your role will combine working in a busy Planning Team handling a range of work including managing a caseload of minor planning applications.
You will be expected to have a positive, solution-finding approach to work with a keen focus on meeting targets and deadlines. You will be responsible for your own workload and your work will involve a range of adminsitrative and technical tasks.
The successful applicant will deal with a wide range of planning issues in all areas of the city. You will have the necessary skills and experience to manage a range of challenging tasks, and will be competent in dealing with planning issues and members of the public.
Applicants must have excellent report writing, communication and IT skills. This is an interesting and challenging role with a good level of scope and variety for the right individual.
For further information about this opportunity please view the job description and person specification. The role also offers the opportunity to undertake an RTPI Professional Apprenticeship Masters Course for the right candidate.
If you feel you have the necessary background, experience and skills to undertake this role we would like to hear from you.
Contact details for informal discussion:
For further information and details regarding the position please contact Rob Sims on 0746875898 or email [email protected]
Additional information:
- Please note the salary quoted is based on full time hours (37 hours).
How to apply:
The supporting statement section of the application form must be completed unless there are specific criteria questions for you to evidence against. Applications are shortlisted against the essential and desirable criteria found within the job description for the post. Please refer to the job description when completing your application form and evidence how you meet the required criteria/questions. A CV on its own will not be considered.
Unfortunately we are not able to accept applications that are made through a third party agency. We cannot guarantee that any correspondence sent from third party agencies will be responded to.
Recruitment contact details: [email protected]
As a Corporate Parent we are actively aiming to support all our Looked After Children (LAC) and Care Leavers. Any Applicants who are care leavers or in a LAC position and who meet the essential criteria for the post applied for will be guaranteed an interview
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