Planning Development Manager

Full time 37 hours per week – Monday to Friday

Salary Grade 12 - £54,019 to £59,192 per annum

About the role

As a key member of the planning team, you will be expected to provide strong leadership for the development management service and be responsible for managing a team of circa 19 professional and support staff with more in the future, whilst also working alongside, and managing and supporting where necessary, other teams within the Council and Service area.

What are we looking for?

We are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic individual who is willing to take change of a busy public facing team. The department is expanding and looking at new and innovative processes and procedures and the successful candidate will need to manage and influence change whilst committing to high-quality service provision.

The ideal candidate will be personable, with great communication skills, and an inherent supportive attitude and drive. However, of equal importance is a sense of commerciality and pragmatism that will form the backbone of the Development Management team.

Why join us?

Employee benefits: A generous employee benefit packaged including 26-32 days holiday plus bank holidays, free healthcare cash plan, flexitime and so much more. You can read about all our employee benefits here.

If this sounds like the role for you, we welcome your CV submission by completing an application form on our job site. If you have any queries about the application process, please telephone the HR Team on (01909) 533121.

Please note that the application process will require you to upload your CV. If you don't have one to upload, you can download a CV template we've created to help you get started.

If you would like more information about the role, please contact Alastair Curran, Head of Planning and Place at alastair.curran@bassetlaw.gov.uk or (01909) 533533.

We value the diversity of our people and actively encourage applications from all sections of the community. We maintain fair and well thought out recruitment processes at every stage to make sure that everyone is treated equally.

CLOSING DATE:  We will close this vacancy as soon as we receive sufficient suitable applications. Therefore, please ensure that you submit your CV as soon as possible so that you can be considered for the role.