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Adecco are pleased to be recruiting for a Senior Town and Country to work within Southern Water!
Location: Falmer
Salary: 47k - 66k per annum
Role: Permanent
Hours: Full Time 37 hours per week working Monday to Friday
Key Purpose
Working within the Enabling Team in Capital Delivery, this role is to support the Town and Country Planning Lead in fulfilling SW's requirements on Capital (and other) projects, ensuring that we make best use of our permitted development rights and deliver planning consents in accordance with our requirements under Town and Country Planning legislation.
The core purpose will be to:
Deliver small and medium sized planning consents for SW's Capital Programme and determine and execute the activities necessary to achieve this, including, but not limited to:
* Work within project teams to undertaking the planning activities for SW's delivery of Capital Projects
* Working with the project teams to maximise the use of our Permitted Development rights.
* Provide support to project teams on all consents required for construction projects.
* Support the Planning Lead on advising on policy, regulatory and strategic matters affecting or likely to affect consents delivery.
* Formulating planning and consents strategies on small to medium projects, including strategies and plans to support consultation and technical engagement.
* Work with our Capital Delivery Comms team in managing consultation and technical engagement delivery for small to medium Capital Projects.
* Be able to check others planning, consultation and technical engagement related deliverables and activities are effectively delivered to the necessary quality.
* Work with the Planning Lead to support them in undertaking internal and external stakeholder engagement and collaboration as necessary, in particular form relationships with our Local Planning Authorities.
* Undertaking reporting as required to demonstrate progress in consents delivery.
* Work with the Consenting Lead for our Special Projects and provide support on DCOs where needed.
* Be able to prioritise work and adapt to urgent needs.
Accountabilities Estimated Time Spent:
- Managing Delivery - as senior T&C Planner, you will work with the Capital Delivery teams, including our supply chain partners, to advise on our PD rights, secure planning consents, and discharge planning conditions in a timely, consistent and efficient manner. 70%
- Team management - none 0%
- Technical Expert - subject matter expert on T&C Planning. 15%
- Strategic Integration - collaboration across business. 5%
- Engagement & collaboration - engagement with key stakeholders, internal and external bring together corporate approach to T&C Planning, particularly with Local Authority Planning departments. 5%
- Business Planning / Finance & Commercial ensure visibility, reporting and high level dashboard of T&CP - presenting costs, risks and opportunities clearly and concisely. Clear presentation of financial data / business cases and appropriate high level interpretation and reporting. 5%
Skills & Competencies:
* Good understanding of current and emerging Planning legislation especially relating to the water industry.
* Background in T&CP within corporate setting.
* Understanding of current environmental initiatives including biodiversity net gain.
* Good analytical skills.
* Effective communicator - good written and verbal communication skill - ability to present to different groups including Local Authority Planners and stakeholders.
* Good problem solving skills, with the ability to work effectively under pressure is essential.
Knowledge Qualifications Technical:
* Good knowledge of T&C Planning, preferably in the water industry.
* Understanding of relevant legislation, including the Town and Country Planning Act, General Permitted Development Order, Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations, Environment Act.
* Good analytical skills and able to draw appropriate conclusions from relevant data and information.
* Good communication and interpersonal skills, Essential
* MSc or similar level RTPI accredited degree in T&C Planning.
* Member of professional body - working towards Full Member of RTPI.
Desirable
5 yrs (plus) experience working in a planning Team, preferably with a proportion of that time spent in work supporting the UK Water Industry or related industry.
Key relationships:
Local Authorities, contractors, consultants, Enabling Team - ecologists, planners, environmental advisors, design engineers, project management, Strategy Leads, legal team
Adecco acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. The Adecco Group UK & Ireland is an Equal Opportunities Employer.
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