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SalaryWe have ambitious plans and are looking for ambitious people to embody our high performing inclusive organisational culture, where everyone can thrive whilst making a real difference to our local communities.
There are a number of fantastic opportunities to lead and deliver this agenda. We are looking for a Heads of Service to provide strategic leadership to our planning, services an expert Service Manager to lead the implementation of our ambitions through our Local Policy framework and a strategic Infrastructure Co-ordinator to ensure that our major development is supported by appropriate facilities of the right scale and at the right time.
Leading one of the Planning Teams this role reflects the need for strategic thinking. The post holder will be the interface with senior leaders both inside and outside the organisation including elected Members.
We are striving to develop excellence in Development Management, infrastructure planning and policy development. The service has a vision to be an exemplar locally and nationally in delivering our corporate aims and pledges, tackling the climate emergency and ensuring a high-quality environment for our residents.
Your next role
You will assist both Head of Planning, external investors and the Council in developing key projects through the strategic planning and transport system.
You will lead a team of planning officers dealing with planning applications in line with Planning Policy/Legislation, Council priorities and financial targets.
With your proven ability of management within a Local Authority environment you will work in a collaborative manner with elected Members, the Council’s Corporate Board, other directorates, external and internal stakeholders, community members and other bodies that interact with this role.
With a relevant professional qualification, you will have a strong background in dealing with major Planning Applications and hold relevant technical knowledge with a proven track record of effective people supervision and project management, including supporting the empowerment of others to take ownership and accountability of outcomes.
Being IT competent and proficient with digital processes, you will seek to improve digitisation across the teams and combine this with the ability to analyse data and intelligence to drive improvements.
With a relevant professional qualification, you will have a strong background in Development Management with an understanding of the development industry and the importance of sound planning policy.
You must be fluent in the English language (as a requirement of Part 7 of the Immigration Act “for the effective performance of a customer-facing role”).
Your next package
Please see our Rewards and Benefits offer for more details.
As an employee, you will receive a diverse and exciting environment in which to work, encouraging creativity and innovation whilst recognising the need to support ongoing personal development and a flexible work life balance.
For Swindon to thrive in the future, we need to lay the foundations now. It’s why our regeneration and transformation programmes are already underway. So, you’ll be joining us at an exciting time on our journey. We’ll look to you to share your knowledge, influence decisions and drive real, positive change. With your contributions, we’ll achieve our vision of a prosperous, re-vitalised Swindon together. And you’ll be proud to say it was made better with you.
Please see our Vision and Values page for more details.
Your next steps
Read the role profile and select the Apply button where you will be redirected to the Swindon Borough Council website to complete our online application process. Clicking the ‘Apply’ button on this job website is not an application, you must register on the Swindon Borough Council website in order to be considered for the role.
For further information about the roles, please contact Tracy Harvey, Interim Head of Planning, email tharvey2@swindon.gov.uk
Potential applicants are sometimes put off if they don’t meet 100% of the requirements. We think individual experience, skills and passion make all the difference, so if you meet the majority of the criteria, we’d love to hear from you.
If you are experiencing technical issues submitting your application please email resourcing@swindon.gov.uk
