Interim Service Director, Development And Regulation
- Employer
- Osborne Richardson
- Location
- England, South East England
- Salary
- £400 - £500 per day
- Closing date
- 13 May 2021
- Reference
- OR/079827
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- Sector
- Local Authority, Public sector
- Contract Type
- Interim, contract & temporary
- Hours
- Full Time
- Job Level
- Consultant, Director, Head of Department
- Specialism
- Development Control, Planning
Job Details
Our client is a Local Authority based in the South East England and they are seeking an experienced Interim Director for their Development & Regulation Service.
The primary role of this post will be to support the establishment of the new department including the development of a new management lay that reports to the Service Director, initiating a service improvement plan for the Planning Service that cuts across the whole of the Place Directorate and supporting existing managers/services with their current priorities.
Applicants for this post must be qualified Town Planners with experience of local authority town planning and have a strong background in successful Change Management. Your strong technical knowledge of UK planning legislation will need to be complimented with good management skills and the confidence and ability to direct a team.
Critical to this role will be the ability to communicate effectively and to engage in negotiations that can often be sensitive and complex so you will need to be able to engage productively with third parties to develop good relationships that ensure successful development.
The post is initially offered as a 5 month contract and the rate offered will be dependant on your experience (This role is inside IR35).
Part time working weeks will be considered. The department is working at home due to covid restrictions, with occasional need to be in the office (approx. 1 day per week).
Please get in touch for further details.
Company
Osborne Richardson is widely accepted as one of the UK's market leading recruitment agency specialising in the town planning sector.
We are a specialist provider of recruitment consultancy services to town planning and regeneration candidates and have expert knowledge of the town planning and regeneration sectors.
We represent a wide variety of private and public sector employers including planning, property, architectural and engineering consultancies, private property companies, blue-chip retail and residential developers, regeneration agencies and other publicly funded organisations.
We're 100% candidate focussed which means that your needs are our starting point.
We offer a totally bespoke service to candidates so you can specify your requirements and we will work towards them.
Private Sector Roles – CJ Obi - 020 729 11150
Public Sector Roles – Thomas Atkinson 0207 580 1500
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