Principal Infrastructure Funding Negotiator

Full-time (37 hours per week) Principal Infrastructure Funding Negotiator contract to start on 01-02-21 until 30-09-21 with a possible extension.

Main Duties:

- To be the single point of contact for developers, district and workplace teams for a number of strategic development sites.

- To be responsible for the efficient and effective process and coordination of workplace teams involved with S106 requirements.

- To understand progress, critical timescales, resource implications, issues and risks and update the strategic sites programme accordingly.

- To be the intelligent client and instruct, manage and monitor production of the legal agreement, consulting with expert officers.

- To check service area’s responses to planning consultations (Single Response) for key sites and ensure requirements are reflected appropriately.

- To identify, justify, co-ordinate, negotiate and secure funding for workplace service infrastructure needs arising from development proposals in policy & planning documents and planning applications.

- To ensure that a clear audit trail is kept of negotiations and key decision and that all required approvals are obtained prior to S106 agreements being completed.

- To line manage Development Negotiators, supporting them with their negotiations, carrying out appraisals and providing training as required.

Requirements:

- Substantial experience working within planning, legal, infrastructure planning or delivery.

- Experience in negotiation with different organisations.

- Good understanding of finance – capital and revenue including indexation and inflation.

- Experience in understanding legal agreements and working with lawyers.

- Team player with good interpersonal skills.

- Ability to remain calm under pressure and work to tight deadlines.

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