Sustainable Places - Planning Advisor Location: London

Help us create a better environment Would you like to join a friendly and supportive team who help protect and enhance the environment and delivering our goals for green growth and a sustainable future?You’ll work with our technical teams and advise south London councils/developers to ensure development happens in the right way, in the right place and with the right environmental infrastructure to protect and enhance the environment. South London is a diverse environment with high levels of growth ongoing and a wide range of environmental opportunities. You will respond to enquiries, planning applications and local plans advising on ways to reduce flood risk, improve and restore rivers, manage waste, protect our groundwater from pollution and safeguard future supply, renew flood defences, and adapt to a changing climate.You will need to use your enthusiasm, and knowledge of the environment to:• Develop/maintain effective partnerships with councils, developers, and consultants • Influence planning decisions, pre application discussions and local plan policy and guidance • Manage our advice on major projects and National Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs) • Identify and implement improvements and efficiencies to our ways of working• Work strategically across river catchments to maximise environmental outcomes You will be qualified to at least degree standard (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline and/ or have experience of working in the Town & Country Planning system in an environmental role.You will have:• Ability to follow agreed processes and apply them to different situations to deliver results• Interest in environmental issues and opportunities and how they fit into the planning process • Ability to present information from a range of sources to a non-technical audience • Experience of customer service including written communication and acting on customer feedback • Problem solving skills and ability to work on complex issues /opportunities and in partnership with internal and external stakeholders to deliver shared goals. • Team working skills and experience in managing and prioritising workloads to deliver team goals and influence decision making process