Planning Enforcement Team Manager

Bristol City Council; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority in Bristol is seeking a Planning Enforcement Manager to lead a dedicated team. Responsibilities include overseeing planning cases, providing technical guidance, and collaborating with stakeholders. Ideal candidates will have a proven leadership track record and a strong understanding of planning enforcement legislation. This role offers a supportive work environment and opportunities for career development in a vibrant city.

Benefits

Flexible working and flexitime

Membership in the Local Government Pension scheme

Generous annual leave allowance

Qualifications

• Proven strong leadership experience in a planning department dealing with complex cases.
• Strong understanding of planning enforcement and allied legislation.
• Excellent ability to provide leadership and support to team members.
• Ability to work strategically while managing complex operational demands.
• A commitment to continuous service improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee operational planning of reports of breaches of planning control.
• Strive for improvement and innovate for effective results.
• Provide oversight and support to ensure efficient enforcement decisions.
• Offer expert technical guidance to stakeholders.
• Lead on technical enforcement matters in key meetings.

Skills

Leadership experience in planning

Understanding of planning enforcement legislation

Ability to support team members

Strategic planning skills

Commitment to service improvement

Job description

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Job description
Full Time, Permanent

Are you ready to lead a busy, exciting and dedicated Planning Enforcement team in a major city that is dynamic and fast paced?

Following a review of our Planning Enforcement function, we are seeking a motivated and experienced Planning Enforcement manager to take a new role within our busy and progressive planning enforcement team within the wider Planning group.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and oversee the operational planning, prioritisation and progression of reports of breaches of planning control
• Continually strive for improvement and innovate to bring efficient ways of getting effective results that provide robust credibility to the planning service
• Provide oversight and support to the Planning enforcement team to ensure swift, efficient and effective enforcement decisions are made
• Provide expert technical guidance and support to all stakeholders, the public, members and senior management
• Lead on technical enforcement matters in appeals, public enquiries, development control committees and other key meetings
• Oversee caseloads, development of staff and nurture new talent
• Collaborate with peers within the wider planning service and ensure seamless overlap and support planning decisions and policy

About You:

• Proven strong leadership experience in a planning department with a great track record of dealing with complex planning enforcement cases
• Strong understanding of planning enforcement and allied legislation
• Excellent ability to provide leadership and support to team members
• Ability to work strategically while managing complex operational demands
• A commitment to continuous service improvement.

This is an opportunity to progress your career in a busy city environment. You'll be part of a passionate team dedicated to protecting and providing credibility to the planning system.

Why Bristol?

Bristol is consistently rated as one of the best places to live and work in the UK. Join us and you'll enjoy all the benefits of living and working in one of Europe's most vibrant and best-located cities known for its cultural diversity, with great architecture and stunning views, a host of cultural attractions and a great range of places to eat and drink.

The city offers one of the country's widest selections of music, multimedia and performance venues, nightclubs, art galleries, museums and historic buildings. In and around the hustle and bustle of the city, we boast over 400 gardens and parks, ideal for walking, cycling and relaxation. Bristol is also one of Europe's most bike-friendly destinations.

We have great transport links with unrivalled rail and motorway connections and an international airport. Bristol is within easy reach of some of Britain's most stunning landscapes, such as the Cotswolds, Cheddar Gorge, Stonehenge and Somerset, Devon and South Wales countryside and coast.

At Bristol City Council, we go that extra mile for our people; we offer a work environment which is fast moving and supportive, giving you the chance to use your skills and develop new ones within a high-profile organisation. For the majority of our roles hybrid working arrangements are available, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice - mixing both home and office working.

Join us and you'll receive an excellent rewards package including flexible working and flexitime, membership of the Local Government Pension scheme, and a generous annual leave allowance. In addition, you'll be working in a supportive environment where you'll have the chance to make Bristol a better place and contribute to its future.

How do I apply?

To apply, please submit your CV along with a supporting statement that details how you meet the criteria within the Person Specification.

To be shortlisted for interview you'll need to demonstrate how you meet each of the essential criteria in the Person Specification. On occasion we will receive high numbers of applications, we may then shortlist against the desirable criteria along with the essential criteria, so if you can, please demonstrate how you meet this in your covering letter.

We're a Disability Confident employer which means we value recruiting and retaining disabled people. Any job applicants who consider themselves to be disabled and meet the essential criteria in the Person Specification are guaranteed an interview. We'll make reasonable adjustments throughout the interview process and provide continued workplace support throughout your career.

Bristol City Council strives to have a workforce that reflects the communities it serves, we are therefore committed to ensuring diversity in our hiring process. We welcome, develop and promote people from all sections of the community. Appointments will be made on merit.