Area Planning Service Manager

The Planner Jobs Redactive Publishing Limited; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A Local Government Organisation in West London seeks an experienced manager to lead professional teams in delivering planning services. Responsibilities include managing day-to-day DM functions and ensuring performance targets are met. Ideal candidates will have a proven track record in Local Authority planning and will oversee a team of two. Competitive pay of £446 per day is offered for this long-term contract until March 2026.

Qualifications

• Proven track record in similar roles within a Local Authority planning department.
• Established in managing professional teams.
• Experience in meeting performance targets and service plans.

Responsibilities

• Manage and lead professional teams in day-to-day DM functions.
• Support management of Area Planning Team (North) and enforcement functions.
• Ensure service plans and performance targets are met.

Skills

Team management

Project delivery

Knowledge of Local Authority processes

Job description

Our client is a Local Authority in West London who are offering a long contract, until at least end of March 2026.

Your key function will be to manage and lead professional teams responsible for the day-to-day delivery of DM functions and to support the effective management of the Area Planning Team (North) and planning enforcement functions. It will be your responsibility to ensure agreed service plans and performance targets are delivered and that a culture of putting residents first and continuous service improvement is maintained. You will have 2 direct reports.

We are looking for someone who is already established at this level and has a proven track record in similar roles within a Local Authority planning department.

The rate on offer is £62/hr and the working week is 36 hours so this is equivalent to £446 per day (inside IR35).