Planning Officer - Design and Conservation (12 Month FTC)

Planning Officer - Design and Conservation (12 MTH FTC)

Reference number: SC07032

Location: London

Schedule: Full-time

Salary Range: (Full time equivalent) - £44,430 - £51,663

Contract Type: Permanent

The role

Are you passionate about shaping spaces, preserving heritage, and delivering quality design in an inner-city setting? Southwark Council is seeking a talented Urban Design and Conservation Officer to join our dedicated team on a 12-month fixed term basis who will contribute to the conservation and enhancement of our diverse borough.

What you'll do:

• Project Consultation: Provide expert design and conservation insights on a range of projects, from small to medium-sized developments.
• Policy Management: Lead and manage policy programs and projects, ensuring alignment with council priorities.
• Documentation & Decision-Making: Prepare design and spatial policy documents and review planning applications to shape impactful outcomes.
• Collaboration: Work closely with multi-disciplinary colleagues across Planning Policy, Development Management, and the Property Team, driving cross-functional projects with a cohesive approach. Innovation & Improvement: Champion sustainable design, service enhancement, and conservation solutions that meet the needs of our vibrant communities.

How will you make an impact

We need dynamic and experienced Urban Design and Conservation Officer who is passionate about public space design and is driven to make a difference to community environments who will bring a blend of the following:

• Proven experience in high-quality development within diverse, urban settings, with a track record of delivering projects on time and within budget.
• Deep knowledge and understanding of planning acts, statutory planning processes, and city-specific conservation needs.
• Skilled at working within a multi-disciplinary team to achieve shared goals.
• Demonstrable expertise in medium-to-large scale design and conservation projects.
• Degree level education (or equivalent) and eligibility for membership in a relevant professional institute. In-depth familiarity with town planning, design, and conservation policies for urban settings.
• Experience in handling complex projects, meeting deadlines, and delivering technical work within a structured timeline.
• Enjoy a balanced approach with flexible home working, alongside travel to our London Bridge HQ.

Additional salary details

Southwark is a community that thrives on diversity, confidence, and ambition. With over 120 languages spoken and a young, multi-cultural population, we are committed to delivering a fairer future for all. You'll be part of a team responsible for making a tangible impact on Southwark's built environment.

About Southwark

As a council, we are successful, passionate, and forward thinking. We are committed to tackling injustice and inequalities and rebuilding our local economy following the pandemic, ensuring that our residents and businesses are central to everything we do.

As a diverse central London borough, Southwark faces a range of challenges, which we aim to address through the delivery of the Borough Plan. We are looking for candidates to join our team to help us continue to make Southwark an inclusive borough for all our communities.

Southwark Council is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds. We monitor our recruitment practices to check that we are employing people in a fair and non-discriminatory way. We also publish annual workforce reports. We are proud to have a workforce that reflects the diversity of our borough.

Benefits and more information

• Working for Southwark Council - Southwark

Recruitment timetable

• Application Closing Date: 11.59pm on the 25 November 2024.
• Interview Date: 4 December 2024.

Application Process

If you are interested in applying for this role, please submit a CV and complete the application forms detailing your suitability for the role. The Job Description and Person Specification can also be found at the bottom of this page under attachments.

We are an organisation who is passionate about our people and understands that richness of diversity is a requirement to provide the best possible services to our communities. This is demonstrated through our council-wide ambitious commitment to tackle racial inequality in our communities and workforce through our Southwark Stands Together initiative.

We particularly welcome applications from members of the black, Asian, and ethnic minority communities to increase representation at senior management level in the Council.

Guaranteed Interview Scheme

As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role, and identify with one of the criteria below:

• Members of the Armed Forces and veterans.
• Are currently in care or have previously been in care.
• If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role, in which case we will move the key dates for the process. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

Attachments

• D&C Planner JD Nov 2024.docx