Team Leader/Urban Planner

Role Overview:

Lead and coordinate the technical planning support provided to the Office of the Housing Commissioner, UPAVP. The role will provide senior-level planning expertise, guide building-plan scrutiny and help ensure that technical observations, application processing and management reporting are accurate, consistent and aligned with applicable planning regulations and prescribed procedures.

Key Responsibilities:

- Coordinate the planning-related work programme and day-to-day priorities of the technical support team, in consultation with the designated UPAVP officials.

- Examine building plans/maps received at the Office of the Housing Commissioner and guide technical scrutiny against applicable planning norms.

- Verify, or coordinate verification of, compliance with the Uttar Pradesh Building Bye-Laws, 2025, Master Plans, Zonal Regulations, Development Control Regulations and other applicable requirements.

- Review scrutiny reports, technical observations, deficiencies and deviations; ensure that findings are clearly documented and supported by relevant provisions or drawings.

- Support the processing of applications in FASTPAS using authorized UPAVP credentials and in accordance with the prescribed workflow; facilitate processing for approval or rejection by the competent authority.

- Coordinate with field offices, architects, planning consultants and other stakeholders to obtain clarifications and resolve technical issues.

- Maintain oversight of digital records relating to applications, scrutiny observations, status and decisions, ensuring completeness and traceability.

- Prepare or review daily, weekly and monthly progress reports, issue summaries and presentations for the Housing Commissioner.

- Identify recurring deficiencies, workflow bottlenecks and opportunities to improve the quality, timeliness and consistency of scrutiny support.

- Provide technical inputs on planning-related matters and undertake other related assignments as required by UPAVP.

Essential Qualifications and Experience:

- Graduate or postgraduate degree in Urban Planning, City Planning, Regional Planning, Town Planning or a closely related discipline from a recognized institution.

- 7-10 years of relevant experience in urban/town planning, development control, building-plan scrutiny, master planning or related assignments.

- Demonstrable understanding of building bye-laws, development-control regulations, land-use planning and plan approval processes.

- Experience preparing technical reports, scrutiny notes, presentations and management updates.

Technical and Professional Competencies:

- Strong knowledge of planning standards, development-control processes and interpretation of planning drawings.

- Working knowledge of CAD or drawing-review tools and standard office productivity tools.

- Ability to review technical submissions critically, identify non-compliance and document observations clearly.

- Strong team coordination, stakeholder management, quality assurance and report-writing skills.

- Ability to work with digital application workflows and maintain accurate records.

Preferred:

- Professional registration or membership, where relevant to the candidate's discipline and applicable requirements.

- Prior experience supporting a government development authority, housing board, urban local body or planning department.

- Experience with online building-plan approval systems, including FASTPAS or comparable platforms.

Expected Outputs / Deliverables:

- Quality-reviewed building-plan scrutiny observations and technical reports.

- Consolidated status reports and management dashboards/updates on applications and pending matters.

- Documented issue and clarification tracker, with follow-up status.

- Coordinated work plan and periodic progress summaries for the technical support assignment.

General Requirements:

- Ability to prepare clear, accurate and decision-oriented reports, presentations and working documents.

- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to coordinate with government officials and multiple stakeholders.

- Professional integrity, attention to detail, confidentiality and adherence to applicable UPAVP procedures.

- Willingness to undertake related assignments and support additional locations or tasks as required during the engagement.