Validations Officer

The Planner Jobs Redactive Publishing Limited; Portsmouth; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is assisting a local authority in the UK to find a Validations Officer for their town planning department. The role is a 3-month rolling contract requiring expertise in the validation assessment and processing of various applications. Candidates should have experience in local authority planning and a good grasp of planning legislation. The position offers a pay rate of £35 per hour and flexible hybrid working arrangements. Interested applicants can contact the dedicated recruitment team for further discussions.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Validations Officer in a local authority planning department.
• Good understanding of planning legislation and processes.
• Ability to communicate effectively with customers.

Responsibilities

• Ensure effective validation assessment of applications.
• Maintain the Statutory Register and ensure compliance.
• Provide accurate information to customers and handle queries.

Skills

Technical knowledge of planning regulations

Customer service skills

Attention to detail

Education

Post-graduate degree in planning or related discipline

Job description

Carrington West are assisting their local authority client in the search for a Validations Officer to join their town planning department team on a 3-month rolling contract.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Ensure the effective validation assessment and processing of a range of applications including Householders, Trees, Minors, Change of Use, as well as Full apps and Majors.
• To be responsible for ensuring the maintenance of the Statutory Register and similar records relating to Planning, Building and Enforcement in accordance with the relevant legislation.
• The provision and maintenance of an effective service to customers either in person, in writing or by telephone, fax, e-mail; providing information and/or answering queries in accordance with the Service, department, and Council requirements on customer care and ensuring accuracy so as to avoid litigation and/or costs. Including the provision of a duty service as required.
• To be responsible for ensuring the timely receipt of all new legislation relating to development. To interpret that legislation, ensure its dissemination to all relevant staff, training where necessary and instigate changes to processes and procedures when required.

To apply for this roles, it is essential that you have worked as a Validations Officer in a local authority planning department. The successful candidates must have good fundamental and technical knowledge and understanding.

It would be beneficial to hold a Post-graduate degree in planning, regeneration or a related discipline, and have the eligibility for membership of RTPI.

The council are looking for candidates who will be able to hit the ground running and are offering flexible hybrid working arrangements.

Carrington West Pay Rate - £35per/hour

Job Ref - 62943

Please call Cameron de Wit on 02393 876014 for a confidential discussion on this role, or email myself or our planning team if you are short of time to chat:

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Carrington West's dedicated Town Planning Recruitment Team supply clients UK wide on both a permanent and contract basis and all levels of seniority. If this role is too senior, too junior or in a location that is unsuitable, but you are keen on options, please still feel free to apply and we can discuss other, often unadvertised roles with you.