Land Use Planner

The Land Use Planner will act as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) on Land Use planning matters within NWS and will directly support the development of this technical area within the organisation. Working alongside the Major Permissions team, the Land Use Planner will support and be responsible for planning and co-ordination of outputs from suppliers to support delivery of the consenting programme.
Responsibilities

• Develop the Land Use planning function within NWS as a technical discipline.
• Function as SME for the purposes of supporting the development and implementation of Land Use planning requirements within NWS.
• Develop clear vision and standards and champion the use of best practice planning standards, tools and processes specific to Land Use planning.
• Build and maintain internal and external networks to access technical and professional best practice.
• Ensure that stakeholder responsibilities and needs are understood and addressed specific to the technical area of Land Use planning.
• Identify future capacity and capability needs of the Major Permissions team and be responsible/accountable for the implementation of the Consenting Strategy to ensure successfully delivery of the consenting programme.
• Provide specialist advice and support to ensure successful delivery and development of the Land Use planning function within NWS.
• Identify and lead the introduction of best practice relating to Land Use planning and develop associated methodologies, tools, and templates, using industry standards.
• Where appropriate, be accountable for directing the work of Project Planners / Project Support Officers to ensure that consistent, appropriate, and optimised Land Use planning methodologies are applied across the team.
• Manage external suppliers to ensure that relevant Land Use planning outputs and deliverables are of the required quality in accordance with industry standards and best practice as an accountable Land Use planning intelligent customer.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience
Essential

• Experience (3 plus) of working and delivering on Land Use planning matters for projects in the UK
• Experienced and comfortable with change with the ability to work with an organisation that is undergoing significant transformation and can demonstrate a proven ability to conform to shifting priorities, demands and timelines through analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Visible leadership - able to lead through engaging, motivating, coaching and empowering others.
• Collaboration - able to establish and develop collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders, bringing people together to benefit projects or programme.
• Working with ambiguity - able to build consensus and set direction in uncertain situations and apply knowledge and techniques to reduce ambiguity.
• Conflict resolution - able to recognise, anticipate and effectively deal with existing or potential conflicts or disconnects at individual, team or strategic levels.
• Communication - demonstrably strong oral and written communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders, both internal and external to the organisation, and at all levels of seniority.

Desirable

• Chartered or working towards chartership of a relevant professional body or having commensurate qualifications and experience.

• Degree qualified in Town Planning.

• Relevant experience of working with internal and external stakeholders to deliver project objectives.

• Development Consent Order and or major infrastructure project experience.

• Experience leading, motivating and managing multi-disciplinary teams, including internal and external resources, to drive integration, teamwork and problem solving while holding teams accountable for performance.

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Who are we?
Simply put, our job is to secure a safer future for us all. We do this by managing and disposing of the UK's nuclear radioactive waste safely and securely for generations to come. We have a critical role in the biggest multi-decade clean-up project in Europe. As part of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) group, we provide permanent answers for nuclear waste.
Nuclear Waste Services builds on the work delivered at the Low-Level Waste Repository (LLWR) site and the Geological Disposal Facility (GDF) programme, maintaining these key activities whilst also adding further essential services for customers in the nuclear energy, defence, industrial, medical, and research sectors. Maintaining and developing this knowledge and experience is key to securing and developing our unique nuclear waste capabilities for the UK and the rest of the world
If you join Nuclear Waste Services, you'll be part of a team that brings together some of the most brilliant minds from around the UK, working across many specialisms - scientific, engineering, safety, operations, commercial, community engagement, and regulatory - to name a few.
We want Nuclear Waste Services to be a great place​ to work where people are respected, included and can perform at their best. We do this by living our Nuclear Waste Services values;
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We are action orientated ​​​​​​​- We deliver for our customers, partners, and people safely & securely.
We are collaborative and inclusive - We have greater success when we work together.
We are ambitious - We are problem solvers who embrace and act upon new challenges.​​​​​
We act with integrity - We are trusted to build a safe, secure and sustainable future

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Nuclear Waste Services (NWS) is a joint trading name of LLW Repository Limited and Radioactive Waste Management Limited.
This role will be employed by LLW Repository Limited unless the successful candidate is currently on Radioactive Waste Management Limited terms and conditions. In this situation the employee will continue on their current terms and conditions.
NDA group appointments: the NDA Group Mobility Principles will apply.What's in it for you?

• On appointment to NWS you will receive 25.5 days annual leave, plus bank holidays and you can accrue up to 13 extra days leave
• Rewarding performance (annual bonus scheme)
• We offer a generous pension scheme through CNNP
• learning and development support
• payment of relevant annual professional subscriptions
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Financial advice assistance
• Flexible working
• Extended family-friendly policies
• Cycle to work scheme
• We welcome flexible and agile working practices
• Flexible working requests can be submitted from day 1 of employment

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Equal Opportunities
We value the unique differences that each of our colleagues bring to work every day and are committed to creating an environment where everyone feels respected, included and able to perform at their best. At Nuclear Waste Service we are committed to creating a workplace that is diverse and inclusive. We value the diversity of our people and actively seek to have a workforce that represents the rich diversity of the communities we support. Currently we are underrepresented in some areas, and would particularly welcome applicants from Women, Black, Asian and Ethnic Minorities, LGBTQ+ and candidates who have a disability.
In promoting equal opportunities, Nuclear Waste Service welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We select people according to their abilities and our needs. As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet all of the essential criteria for the vacancy.
Please note: Nuclear Waste Services reserves the right to close the vacancy early.
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