Planning Manager (Invest Nl) Req02618

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Come and Join Our Team at North Lanarkshire Council!

Are you passionate about place making, supporting sustainable economic growth, and making a positive impact? We have an exciting opportunity for a dedicated, forward thinking professional to join our team and contribute to the transformation of North Lanarkshire.

Why Choose Us?

• Inclusive Vision: Our long-term vision is inclusive growth and prosperity for all. We want to more effectively plan and co-ordinate public and private sector investment to deliver transformational change across town centres and local communities at pace and support economic growth.
• Exciting Projects: Support the delivery of major council investment projects that transform communities, support population growth, create jobs, and boost the local economy.
• Collaborative Environment: Work with a multi-disciplinary team to support potential developers through the statutory consents process.

As Planning Manager (Invest NL), you’ll play a key role in shaping the future of North Lanarkshire. Your responsibilities will include:

• leading a multi-disciplinary Invest in NL team to provide bespoke advice to potential developers to help co-ordinate and accelerate the statutory consent process to facilitate increased investment and deliver positive outcomes.
• Delivering an effective development management service for major Planning applications including council investment projects and programmes in close collaboration with other council services and external agencies.
• Taking a lead role in reviewing and further developing the end-to-end process for statutory consents to improve the efficiency of the statutory consent process in North Lanarkshire.

Qualifications and Experience:

• You should have a Degree or Diploma in a relevant discipline.
• Membership of the Royal Town Planning Institute or equivalent professional body is essential.
• Substantial knowledge and experience in Planning are required.
• Familiarity with forthcoming planning developments/initiatives is a plus.
• Collaborative partnership experience is desirable.

Skills and Attributes:

• You’ll need to be business and customer-focused, with a track record of identifying opportunities and achieving outcomes.
• Strong leadership skills and adaptability are essential.
• A sound understanding of Planning policy, legislation, and initiatives at various levels is crucial.
• Excellent organisational and IT skills are expected.
• Good written and verbal communication skills, as well as the ability to analyse information, produce reports and present information to a range of audiences are essential.

Work Environment:

• You’ll join a dynamic and flexible team within the Place service.
• The team currently operates a hybrid model of home-working and office-based work at the Civic Centre complex in Motherwell.
• Travel throughout North Lanarkshire and occasional travel within the Glasgow City Region will be part of your duties.

Interested candidates - for an informal discussion please contact Lorna Bowden, Planning and Place Manager (bowdenl@northlan.gov.uk)

Working here at North Lanarkshire Council

If you’re considering a career with us, you’ll be keen to know what’s in it for you. We have a great package of benefits available, from health and wellbeing to finances and family. This includes 27 days annual leave and 6 public holidays*, and a wide range of benefits available to you find out more at work well NL. We also have a full package of learning and development through our learning academy LearnNL to help you reach your full potential and further your career.

For more information on local authority careers visit the myjobscotland career hub

North Lanarkshire Council are Happy to Talk Flexible Working, we operate a Smarter Working Policy.

Click here to see our Recruitment Charter.

*For all casual/sessional roles, you will receive 12.1% of your hourly rate for every hour worked in total recompense for annual leave, including public holidays. These rates will be indicated separately on your payslip. You will only be paid for the hours that you work.

We are a Disability Confident Leader and offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who consider themselves to be disabled, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.

We have also adopted the Armed Forces Community Covenant to show our support for service personnel, veterans and their families. We offer a guaranteed interview for service leavers, spouses, reservists and veterans, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.

North Lanarkshire Council is committed to #KeepingThePromise. This means that if you have ever been in care (looked after at home with a social worker, lived with a relative other than your parents, experienced foster, residential or secure care) you are entitled to a guaranteed interview for this post, as long as you meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description. This is one way North Lanarkshire is demonstrating our commitment to supporting Care-Experienced People.

The Plan for North Lanarkshire is to be the place to live, learn, work, invest and visit. The Council recognises that work is an important part of adult life and is critical to our wellbeing and shaping how we live. The Fair Work Convention’s Framework defines Fair Work as work that offers effective voice, fulfilment, opportunity, respect and security. We believe Fair Work can boost creativity, realise untapped potential and increase productivity. To find out more click on the link.

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The following link contains our Easy Read documents which will help explain the process and what happens during the selection process.

Easy Read – My NL

***PLEASE NOTE WE DO NOT ACCEPT CVS IN PLACE OF THE APPLICATION FORM. TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS VACANCY YOU MUST ENSURE AN APPLICATION FORM IS SUBMITTED. ANY CV SUBMISSIONS WILL BE DISREGARDED.***