Experience

Shropshire Council

• United Kingdom
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Planning and Enforcement Officer

  • Jul 2017 - Present

  since commencing my employment within the public sector I have learnt the vast number of differences in how planners work and how to interpret and approach variety of customers and stakeholders. One key aspect of my skills that has been tested and honed is my time and project management ability due to the volume of applications I manage. Additionally I feel that liaising with the public as well as developers and third parties has significantly improved my communication skills, durability and confidence in my decision-making. I have completed multiple officers’ reports, dealt with Judicial Reviews and interviews under caution in an enforcement perspective as well as writing appeal statements and speaking a committee. As well as undertaking my day to day role as an officer I have also taken on additional responsibilities in working with the Licensing Team to advise on their new licensing policy and form a proactive toolkit for both regimes to work together minimising enforcement proceedings and improving expenditure levels. Show less



Green Planning Studio Ltd

• Shrewsbury, United Kingdom

• Planning Technician

  • Jul 2015 - Jun 2017

  Returning to GPS Ltd in July 2015, I worked in both the application and appeals team, preparing a range of documentation. I took personal responsibility for the preparation of multiple CLEUD applications, including writing the accompanying planning statements and producing drawings for a number of dwellings as well as layouts for larger development schemes, using both ArchiCAD and Mircostation. I completed research for and wrote a number of appeal statements, heritage and landscape statements and five-year land supply statements. In my day-to-day role I was responsible for the monitoring of approximately 20-30 applications, as well as liaising with clients and the relevant consultants. While working at GPS Ltd I attended site visits to advise clients, arranged client meetings, represented the company at a number of CPD events, attended Grand Design Live exhibition to promote the company and assisted in topographic and building surveys. During my time working in this fast paced practice I improved my knowledge of the planning system and planning law and developed my transferable and ‘soft’ skills including communication; through liaising with clients and consultants both in written and verbal form, team working and my ability to work to deadlines in a time efficient and effective manner. Show less



Green Planning Studio Ltd

• Trainee Architectural Technologist

  • Jun 2013 - Mar 2015

  Working as part of the applications team and my main role was to design, draw up and submit planning applications for land use and development sites, then monitor their progress throughout the application system. In this role I used ArchiCAD to produce 2D and 3D drawings on a variety of projects. I wrote design and access statements and planning statements for removal/variation of condition applications and produced personal circumstances statements in support of applications where necessary. I managed my own and others workload and time efficiently, demonstrating my excellent organisational and team working skills. Within the team I took on a variety of roles improving my delegation and communication skills. I also had the opportunity to assist in planning appeals producing both written work and explanatory CAD drawings that demonstrated a variety of planning arguments. I left the company in March 2015 to complete my undergraduate degree and took a total of four months off. Show less



ONE Creative environments (ONE)

• United Kingdom
• Design Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Work Experience Placement

  • Feb 2013 - Jun 2013

  During my placement my main role was to assist the associate architect. I undertook a variety of office duties both in administration and an architectural assistants role.I compiled in depth design research into traditional building styles in Qatar resulting in my designing a fountain for an internal shopping mall; assisting with the BREEAM assessments of two health centers; completing 2D CAD drawings of sections and elevations as well as arranging supplier meetings, sending emails, filing, printing and undertaking a variety of information interviews with people in different sectors of the design process. Show less



Birmingham City University

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Student Academic Partnership

  • Jan 2013 - Jun 2013

  For this role I project managed an investigation into the uses of BIM and related media to showcase inaccessible areas of university buildings such as service ducts and basements to students of the built environment faculty. We conducted a site survey and analysis of all the facilities within the university building to provide and accessible model for students to analyse the service areas within the building. In addition we research how to utilise BIM i the day to day managing of a building. For this role I project managed an investigation into the uses of BIM and related media to showcase inaccessible areas of university buildings such as service ducts and basements to students of the built environment faculty. We conducted a site survey and analysis of all the facilities within the university building to provide and accessible model for students to analyse the service areas within the building. In addition we research how to utilise BIM i the day to day managing of a building.



Work Expreience at

• Martin finch Surveyors- Work Experience

  • Dec 2012 - Dec 2012

  For this work experience I completed an onsite building survey, taking copious meticulous notes and organising the data collected into AutoCAD drawings and a spreadsheet. I used both manual and electrical measurements interpreting plans and identifying anomalies within them. Throughout the survey was continually quizzed on my general building knowledge and the causes of construction defects within buildings. For this work experience I completed an onsite building survey, taking copious meticulous notes and organising the data collected into AutoCAD drawings and a spreadsheet. I used both manual and electrical measurements interpreting plans and identifying anomalies within them. Throughout the survey was continually quizzed on my general building knowledge and the causes of construction defects within buildings.