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Development and Flood Risk Officer

Employer
Essex County Council
Location
Essex (Anywhere Worker)
Salary
£28,373
Closing date
3 Jul 2022

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Job role
Officer
Contract Type
Full time

Essex is committed to enabling inclusive economic growth, helping people get the best start and age well, helping create great places to grow up, live and work and transforming the Council to achieve more with less.

The Development and Flood Risk Officer will log applications, assessing, deciding and informing the Planning Authority whether proposals are supported or objected to, on the basis of flood risk and inclusion of sustainable drainage systems (SuDS). This is part of the Lead Local Flood Authority’s statutory consultee role for major planning applications.

The role is required to work across and understand the policies/processes in highways, water companies and the Environment Agency, maintaining knowledge of recent developments in the field of SuDS including flood risk, water quality, biodiversity, viability, water supply, construction and building regulations. Knowledge and understanding of drainage design and analysis software systems is key to success in this role.

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.

As part of employment with Essex County Council should your role require a DBS check you will be required to register with the DBS update service. The DBS update service ensures all registered DBS certificates are kept up to date and allows authorised parties to view the status of your certificate. This is an annual subscription and you will be responsible for ensuring this is maintained. For further information on the DBS update service please visit: https://www.gov.uk/dbs-update-service

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