Principal Planning Officer (Planning Obligations and CIL) Before you apply -Turn on alerts for jobs like this!

An exciting opportunity to oversee the Planning Obligations team of six officers in the City's Planning and Development Division to ensure planning obligations are negotiated in a timely and efficient manner. This key role will lead on all aspects of the management of the Planning Obligations team including overseeing negotiation S106 obligations and Unilateral Undertakings on planning schemes including Deeds of Variations.

The senior position will also oversee the governance of the CIL and Neighbourhood CIL regime including reporting, auditing, financial management and drafting reports to decision making Committees on allocating CIL funds., We will be reviewing this policy and approach at regular intervals to ensure we're meeting our attendance needs.

The City of London Corporation want to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to thrive in the work that we do. The City of London Corporation is currently undergoing a programme to ensure that our pay and reward practices are competitive and equitable. We are committed to regularly benchmarking and reviewing pay across the whole organisation and against external sectors., What we do

We like to say this is the City of whatever you make it. And we mean that. The sheer diversity of our responsibilities throws up a career's worth of opportunities. And all of this stems from our position as the uniquely connected champion of the Square Mile.

The Square Mile is the historic centre of London and is also known as the 'City' - the financial and commercial heart of the UK. Our reach extends far beyond the City's boundaries, making a positive contribution to the private, public, charity and community sectors across the capital and beyond.

This, along with our independent and non-party political voice and convening power, enables us to promote the interests of people and organisations across London and the country and play an influential role on the world-stage.

We're also responsible for a wide portfolio of work and institutions including the City of London Police, the London Port Health Authority, the Barbican and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. We're also responsible for green spaces such as Hampstead Heath and Epping Forest, as well the Animal Reception Centre at Heathrow.

Find out more about the City Corporation, who we are and what we do, the services we provide, the businesses we support and the things to see and do in the City and Green Spaces around the City.

Whatever opportunity you are considering as a next step, we are pleased that you are exploring the City of London Corporation.

Over the next five years, we will provide leadership at local, London-wide, national, and international levels through the outcomes articulated in our new Corporate Plan 2024 - 2029. This corporate plan provides direction and leadership on the issues that matter, including tackling the climate crisis; growing the economy to support jobs and businesses and fund public services; and embracing new technologies that can transform education and healthcare. This is leadership not just for our generation, but for the generations of the future.

In parallel, we have also developed the City of London Corporation's first ever five-year People Strategy 2024 - 2029. This strategy will help us create an exceptional work environment where our people feel safe and deeply connected with our vision and values. It will help us create an environment where employees have the skills, recognition, and motivation to deliver our exciting and ambitious Corporate Plan. Our corporate plan and people strategy will, in parallel, enable us to become a truly world-class organisation.

Working together, there is no limit to what we can, and will, achieve.