Planning Policy Manager

South Kesteven District Council; Grantham; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

A key role at South Kesteven District Council, overseeing the development plans and leading a planning policy team. The position offers an opportunity to drive strategic initiatives addressing community needs and climate change while ensuring quality service delivery.

Qualifications

• Experience in delivering professional services.
• Ability to manage a planning policy team effectively.

Responsibilities

• Manage the preparation and delivery of the Council’s development plans.
• Advise on planning policy to various stakeholders.
• Lead the preparation and implementation of the Local Plan.

Skills

Leadership

Planning Skills

Programme Management

Job description

Hours:37 Hours per week

Salary: SK19 to SK20 (£48,851 - £50,502 per annum)

Contract:Permanent

This is a key role in the delivery of the Council’s strategic corporate priorities. Working for us, you will have the opportunity to make a real difference for our residents, securing growth, regenerating town centres and communities, supporting actions to address climate change, reducing inequality and delivering value for money services.

You will have plenty of opportunities to demonstrate your leadership, planning skills and experience to deliver a professional service achieving key outcomes in line with the corporate priorities of the Council.

In this role you will:

• Effectively manage the preparation and delivery of the Council’s development plans and supervise a team of planning policy staff on a day to day basis in order to provide a high quality, efficient and customer focused service.

• Take responsibility for advice on planning policy for South Kesteven to elected members, senior officers developers, partners and the general public.

• Lead the preparation, monitoring, review and implementation of the Local Plan and its Review for the district, ensuring good programme management.

• Line manage a Planning Policy team that includes;
• Principal Conservation Officer
• Principal Design Officer
• Planning Policy Officer (Affordable Housing)
• Planning Policy Officer(s)
• Lead and manage the team and budget to ensure delivery of the Councils planning policies functions, alongside the Assistant Director of Planning.

This role is politically restricted.