Development and Flood Risk Officer

Job Title : Development and Flood Risk Officer
Job Category : Operational / Industrial
Location : County Hall – E3, Essex County Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:30
Development and Flood Risk Officer – £141.50 – £200 per day PAYE dependant on experience.
Candidates must have a working knowledge of water and drainage asset management, including:- general knowledge of SuDS guidance and legislation, principles of sustainable development and best practice in the application of SuDS, basics of water-related law, regulation and policy, statutory planning and SuDS Approval processes.
Please note, this is a remote working , candidates must be available for an immediate start. .

Role Responsibilities:

Responsible for responding to major planning application consultations and chargeable pre-application enquiries within required timescales, updating the applications database/case management system.
Work collaboratively with partners to address technical issues arising, to resolve quickly with no impact on response times.
Responsible for maintaining up-to-date knowledge of leading edge practice national legislation and guidance, determining effective practical application across the Council.
Deliver follow-up process to planning consultations e.g. logging assets on the asset register.
Attend engagement events as required and update partners/interested groups of the team’s activities on a regular basis if appropriate.
Screening out sites that do not require a response

Knowledge, Skills and Experience:

Educated to degree level or equivalent by experience.
Evidence of continuing professional development and expert knowledge in relevant professional area.
Working knowledge of water and drainage asset management, including:-general knowledge of SuDS guidance and legislation, principles of sustainable development and best practice in the application of SuDS, basics of water-related law, regulation and policy, statutory planning and SuDS Approval processes.
Knowledge of applying a risk-based approach to asset management.
Experience of SuDS, from an approval perspective is desirable.
Experience of drainage design and analysis software systems (e.g. Micro Drainage), together with knowledge of data management.
Ability to build networks of contacts and maintain effective relationships across the Council and partners in both the public and private sector.
Proven track record of delivering excellent customer service skills.