£50 Per Hour
Full Time
Contract
Somerset, Somerset
Public Sector And Council
Posted 14 days ago
Expires In 15 Days
Job Description
- Responsible for a range of complex planning casework to deliver strategic outcomes for the Council.
- Accountable for negotiating on proposals to deliver high quality development in the council in accordance with national guidance, planning law and adopted local plans/other guidance.
Responsibilities
- Provide clear leadership to deliver the Council’s strategic priorities and meet the Council’s financial targets, as a member of the Directorates Senior Leadership Team.
- Update and advise Elected Members in respect of operational and policy issues in relation to the Service.
- Lead with a clear identity in terms of flexible and responsive ways of working, inclusive and diverse culture, and high level of employee engagement and wellbeing.
- Undertake representational and communication duties on behalf of the Council to promote and protect the Council’s interests in matters concerning their specialist areas.
- Create, monitor, and review frameworks of performance measures and quality standards to be applied in the delivery of services.
- Function as an ambassador for the Council promoting, both internally and externally, the Council’s vision, strategic aims, and values.
- Support the delivery of the Councils’ key strategic aims and objectives ensuring understanding and commitment from staff from across the Service.
- Support Corporate and Directorate and service specific transformational change programmes with the aim of maximising efficiency, modernising services, and achieving better outcomes and opportunities for service users and customers.
- Ensure flexibility in reacting to the needs of the Council, its’ customers and partners supporting a culture of continuous improvement.
- Ensure compliance with all relevant legislation, the Council’s standards of conduct, organisational policy, and professional codes of conduct to uphold standards of best practise.
Qualifications:
- Degree in Town Planning or related subject. (Essential)
- Membership of (or be eligible to join) the RTPI (Essential)
- Project Management qualification (Desirable)
Knowledge
- Knowledge of the statutory, regulatory and policy frameworks of the planning system and associated regimes – (Essential)
- Knowledge of planning legislation and case law in respect of issues arising from pre-application enquiries, applications, appeals and planning enforcement (Essential)
- Familiar with IT systems used for data input, report writing and presentations. (Essential)
Skills:
- Negotiation skills – Essential
- Ability to manage complex projects (Essential)
- Ability to develop and maintain relationships with elected Members.
Experience:
- Significant experience of working at a Senior level in Development Management/Placemaking
- Demonstrate the ability to manage a caseload or competing workloads to deliver strategic sites and Maintain performance (Essential)
- Experience of providing advice across a range of planning issues in a development management/planning environment, including process and procedural matters (Essential)
- Experience of managing wide ranging caseloads (Essential),
- Experience of supervising junior staff – (Essential)
Isaac Bonsu
Isaac.Bonsu@voxconsultants.com
02081384125
Division V85
Vox Network Consultants London
34 Lime Street
Greater London
EC3M 7AT
0208 1384125
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