Assistant Planning Officer - career grade (maternity cover) Number of Positions 1 Contract Type Fixed Term Working Hours 37 Salary £29,793 - £38,009 career grade (inclusive of Local Weighting) Job Category Planning Location East Herts Council offices, Wallfields, Hertford Reference eastherts/TP/907/198 About the role Are you about to embark on a career in Planning? If so, East Herts Council is looking for an Assistant Planning Officer to come and join our welcoming and progressive Development Management team for a 1 year fixed-term contract to provide maternity cover. East Herts is a District rich and diverse in character, with attractive market towns and villages and special landscape, natural and built heritage features, including 42 Conservation Areas and over 3,000 listed buildings. It is also experiencing significant growth, and we have a number of strategic sites coming forward for development, including a new settlement of 10,000 homes within the emerging Harlow and Gilston Garden Town. Our ambitious planning policies aim to maximise affordable housing delivery, secure sustainable, environmentally progressive development and deliver the highest quality built environment, whilst respecting, celebrating and protecting the Districts distinct rural character and unique heritage. We are looking for enthusiastic, hard-working individuals who are keen to learn and share our aims and ambitions. Good customer skills, being able to communicate effectively (written and verbal) and efficient time management are essential skills for this role. In return, we offer the opportunity to work on a varied and interesting caseload of work, working as part of a fast-paced, friendly and experienced team that will support you to develop your skills and progress your career. Whilst youll have your own portfolio of work, we encourage career progression through mentorship from experienced officers and opportunities to work as part of a project team on some of our strategic development projects. East Herts also offers a great working environment, flexible/home working options and many benefits, including opportunities to gain further qualifications in the town planning field through the town planning apprenticeship pathway. Key Responsibilities - Responsible for a varied case load of planning and other related applications - Provision of pre-application advice - Provision of the Councils duty officer service - Ensuring that development of the highest quality is secured, meeting policy and corporate objectives The ideal candidate will have: - A good standard of general secondary education, including GCSE qualifications in Maths
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