Planning and Enabling Manager

Homes England; Manchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Homes England is seeking a Planning and Enabling Manager to lead the delivery of diverse projects across the North West. The ideal candidate will possess strong project management skills and relevant qualifications, ensuring effective planning strategies and stakeholder engagement. Join a committed team dedicated to making positive changes in the housing sector.

Benefits

33 days annual leave

Flexible working patterns

Health screening

Professional development support

Family friendly benefits

Qualifications

• 3-5 years experience in residential, commercial or regeneration development.
• Strong knowledge of development process and planning legislation.
• Ability to manage multiple complex projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of projects and secure planning certainty.
• Draft planning and technical strategies.
• Engage with Local Planning Authorities.

Skills

Project Management

Communication

Stakeholder Management

Negotiation

Education

Degree in relevant field

MRTPI/RICS qualification

Job description

Liverpool, North West England, L3 1BP : Manchester, North West England, M1 6EU

Job Summary

Working in a team with the Head of Planning and Enabling and other Planning and Enabling Team Members, the Planning and Enabling Manager will play a critical role in taking the lead (as well as supporting senior colleagues) in the delivery of a portfolio of projects ranging from small to large strategic and more complex sites. You will provide technical knowledge to de-risk the sites and secure planning certainty to enable the supply of new homes on sites within Homes England’s land portfolio. The role may also include working on projects in the wider north of England within multi-functional teams focusing on specific projects and initiatives.

You will be joining an enthusiastic, friendly and experienced team of 12 people, who are committed to making positive change. You will support senior colleagues in the delivery of a varied range of projects using your technical and commercial skills to ensure that your projects are de-risked appropriately and taken to market in an agile way, that maximises the potential for early delivery of development and ensures good value for money for the Agency.

The Head of Planning and Enabling is committed to delivery, taking an innovative and creative approach to resolving issues and pro-actively identifying solutions, wherever possible. We believe in working in a collaborative and flexible way to foster good decision making and problem solving within their team.

Job Description

The role will support the design and delivery of exciting and rewarding projects across the North West and may include:

Drafting planning, technical and de-risking strategies/ briefs to instruct consultants

Preparing responses to Local Plan consultations and supporting the project management of consultants to prepare and submit planning applications.

The ability to understand, technically appraise and inform a range of planning documents and matters

Engaging with Local Planning Authorities to, for example, agree content of planning applications and negotiate proportionate planning conditions and s106 Agreements

You will support colleagues in acquisitions and disposals through the provision of technical support and planning strategy advice by carrying out technical due diligence and assessing planning potential/risks for sites that are being considered. You will also be required to contribute to preparing early drafts and shaping approval papers and planning strategies for land owned by the Agency or to be acquired directly through the Other Government Departments transfer model or partnering arrangements.

The role will support the design and delivery of exciting and rewarding projects across the North West and may include:

Drafting planning, technical and de-risking strategies/ briefs to instruct consultants

Preparing responses to Local Plan consultations and supporting the project management of consultants to prepare and submit planning applications.

The ability to understand, technically appraise and inform a range of planning documents and matters

Engaging with Local Planning Authorities to, for example, agree content of planning applications and negotiate proportionate planning conditions and s106 Agreements

You will support colleagues in acquisitions and disposals through the provision of technical support and planning strategy advice by carrying out technical due diligence and assessing planning potential/risks for sites that are being considered. You will also be required to contribute to preparing early drafts and shaping approval papers and planning strategies for land owned by the Agency or to be acquired directly through the Other Government Departments transfer model or partnering arrangements.

Person specification

Educated to degree level and desirably with a recognised professional qualification (MRTPI/RICS) with 3-5 years relevant experience within the residential, commercial or regeneration development industries. You will have strong experience within the development industry and possess a good working knowledge of the development process, pre-acquisition, land transactions, de-risking, development economics and viability appraisals, as well as a sound understanding of the planning process and related policy and legislation.

You’ll have good project management skills and the ability to manage multiple complex projects and consultant teams simultaneously. A good/growing understanding of the marketplace and of the house building sector is essential for this position.

Delivering on a mission as bold as ours isn’t always easy. You will have excellent communication skills including oral, digital, and written and be resilient and comfortable managing stakeholders and your discussions will always be shaped by a good understanding of the commercial and operational impact of what we do as a Planning and Enabling team. You will enjoy working in an innovative, fun and engaging way and will be able to negotiate and persuade.

You will be ambitious, striving to exceed targets and continually improve, and you will be able to demonstrate you can work with others as part of a team in a collaborative, inclusive way.

If you would like to learn more about, and discuss the role, please contact our resourcing team – [e-mail] whom will be happy to arrange a call with our Hiring Managers.

Benefits

Homes England is an executive non-departmental public body with its own terms and conditions, benefits and pension scheme. We are a government agency working in partnership with the private sector and want to employ and retain great people. In return we offer a range of excellent benefits, some of the key benefits include:

Holiday - Homes England offers all staff 33 days annual leave per year in addition to 8 statutory bank holidays.

Working Flexibly - At Homes England we have a strong culture of flexible working and encourage all employees to have a healthy work/life balance. We offer a wide range of potential working patterns, including part time, job share and compressed hours.

Health and Wellbeing - We offer health screening with Nuffield Proactive Health Clinics, a free Employee Assistance Programme which offers confidential support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week as well as access to Occupational Health.

Professional Development - At Homes England we are committed to your continued professional and personal development with learning as one of our core values. We pay for one job-related professional membership subscription per year for our employees.

We also offer an excellent range of family friendly benefits, for example, maternity, paternity, shared parental leave.

Selection process details

How to apply?

To apply please follow the links to our careers page.

Security

Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check.

Selection process details

For more information on the role, please see the attached Job Description.

Successful applicants will be advised of the outcome of their application and interviews held as soon as practical after the closing date. Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment. We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your interest in this role and Homes England.

Please note – Homes England has a responsibility to ensure compliance with HMG Baseline Personnel Security Standard to address the potential problems of identity fraud, illegal working and deception generally. To ensure compliance we will carry out a pre-employment Personal Identity and Vetting Report through Experian to meet the standard and you will therefore be asked to provide certain information in order that the verification check can be carried out if you are successful in your application.

Homes England are an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer that values and respects the people who work for us. Our aim is to be an employer of choice, enabling everyone to reach their full potential.

Homes England Is Committed To Protecting The Privacy And Security Of Your Personal Data. For Further Information Please Refer To Our Privacy Notice Which Can Be Viewed Here

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/homes-england/about/personal-information-charter

Nationality Requirements

Open to UK,CommonwealthandEuropean Economic Area (EEA)and certain non EEA nationals. Further information on whether you are able to apply is availablehere.

Working for the Civil Service

Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. There is a guaranteed disability confident interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Further information

Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

Contact point for applicants

Name: Recruitment Team

Email: [e-mail]

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This Job Is Broadly Open To The Following Groups

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
  
  

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window).

Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

Contact point for applicants

Job Contact

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Recruitment team

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