Pre-Development Case Manager (Fixed-Term Until 31St March 2025)

Pre-Development Case Manager (Fixed-term until 31st March 2025)

Role Description

Developer Services is responsible for dealing with private developers and household customers in relation to the provision of new water and wastewater services to meet their needs. On an annual basis, NI Water receives c.5,000 total Planning Applications for Single, Multi-Unit & Strategic connections, 800 Pre-development Enquiries (PDE) and 35000 property certificates.

Reporting to the Senior Infrastructure Planner; the Pre-Development Case Manager will be part of a team analysing and managing Statutory Consultee responses to Planning Authorities, Pre-Development Enquiries and completion of Property Certificates. They will be responsible for ensuring NI Water compliance with environmental requirements in accordance with relevant legislation, whilst supporting economic growth and development, taking account of current capacity constraints, to ensure NI Water is protected in complying with its environmental and legislative responsibilities. The Pre-Development Case Managerwill apply a customer centric ethos in completing technical assessment of and responses to all Planning Applications, PDE’s and Property Certificates to achieve compliance within Service Level Agreements.

The Pre-Development Case Manager will be part of a team analysing and managing statutory planning responses for Single, Multi-Unit & Strategic applications, completion of single and multi unit pre-development enquiries and completion of Property Certificates whilst ensuring compliance with relevant legislation and customer Service Level Agreements.

Please refer to the Candidate Brief below for further details of role responsibilities.

Candidates MUST be able to demonstrate in their application and where necessary at interview that they meet the following, essential criteria:

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA

1. Have a 3rd level qualification e.g. HNC/HND/Degree or equivalent in a relevant field and a minimum of 1 years’ experience in dealing with planning applications or 1 years’ relevant experience in operations, asset management, engineering delivery or construction industry to include knowledge of design and construction of sewers and water mains.

OR

A minimum of 2 years’ experience in the civil engineering or construction industry within operations, asset management or engineering delivery with a working knowledge of design and construction of sewers and water mains or 2 years’ experience in dealing with planning applications.

2. Good communication and interpersonal skills with experience of dealing with customers/developers.

3. Proficient in the use of MS Office applications including Word and Excel.

4. As this post requires you to travel on official duty throughout Northern Ireland, you must have access to a form of transport which will enable you to fulfil your responsibilities. This is an operational requirement and is essential to meet business needs.

Salary

This role offers a competitive remuneration package with a salary scale of £28,441 to £34,761 per annum (pay award pending).

The starting salary will normally be at the first point of the scale.

Location

Westland, 40 Old Westland Road, Belfast, BT14 6TE.

Seagoe, Unit 41, Seagoe Industrial Estate, Craigavon, Co Armagh, BT63 5QE

Ballykeel Office, 188 Larne Road, Ballymena, Co Antrim, BT42 3HA

What we Offer

• Generous annual leave and public/privilege holidays
• Flexible working and family friendly policies
• Hybrid Working (applicable to some of our roles after three months following onboarding and training)
• Occupational sick pay
• Employee assistance programmes
• Cycle to work scheme
• One of the largest corporate volunteering schemes in NI
• Award winning health and wellbeing programme which focuses on supporting four key area of employee health; Physical, Mental, Social and Financial

How to Apply

To submit your application, please click APPLY NOW.

For additional information about the role please download a Candidate Brief from the Additional Documents section below.

Closing date for submission of Applications: Tuesday 16th July 2024 at 10.00am

Interviews dates:

Monday 29th July 2024

Tuesday 30th July 2024

Wednesday 31st July 2024

Thursday 1st August 2024