Planning Team Leader

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity exists for a Planning Team Leader within the Development Management Team at East Cambridgeshire District Council. The role involves managing a team and overseeing major planning applications, aiming to contribute to the district's growth with a strong customer focus.

Benefits

Flexible working

Childcare scheme

Training and development

Occupational health programme

Holiday and sickness scheme entitlements

Qualifications

• Experience managing a caseload of major planning applications.
• Strong interpersonal skills and customer service focus.
• Self-motivated with the ability to work under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Line manage three senior planning officers.
• Assess applications and sign decisions.
• Manage a varied workload including major developments.

Skills

Management

Communication

Negotiation

Organisation

Education

Chartered Membership of the RTPI

Job description

Planning Team Leader

Post No:PLN060/PLN071

£50,788 – £57,837 per annum plus benefits

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Development Management Team at East Cambridgeshire District Council as a Planning Team Leader on a permanent basis. We are looking for a driven, systematic and dynamic individual with excellent management and people skills who wants to make a difference.

With a diverse range of buildings and projects in the district, including internationally renowned heritage and environmental assets, new industrial, residential and retail proposals, there are wide-ranging areas of work to be enjoyed within this role. East Cambridgeshire is committed to growth, with a positive and pro-active approach to development. It is open for business with a strong customer focus.

In this post you will be working in development management and will line manage three senior/planning officers, supporting staff in the assessment of applications and signing decisions, whilst supporting their personal development and ensuring an effective and efficient service is delivered to our customers. In addition, you will have your own varied workload including a number of major developments across the District.

The successful candidate must be well organised and self-motivated with the ability to work under pressure. You must have excellent interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills and the ability to contribute to a high-quality service to our customers. We would expect the successful candidate to have chartered membership (or be working towards) of the RTPI and experience of managing a planning application caseload of major planning applications for residential and commercial development.

You will have experience of managing, coaching and mentoring a team of staff members and possess a confident manner when dealing with Elected Members, whilst being capable of working under pressure to meet deadlines.

Job profile and Person Specification - Planning Team Leader(PDF,113.83KB)

Benefits

In return, the Council offers a range of benefits including:

• flexible working
• childcare scheme (in approved cases)
• training and development
• occupational health programme
• holiday and sickness scheme entitlements

If you are looking to work for an organisation that prioritises environmental sustainability, the Council has made a clear commitment to operate in a responsible and sustainable manner and has recently been awarded the silver accreditation of the Investors in the Environment scheme as well as coming 22nd (out of 164) on the latest national council climate scorecard.

For an informal discussion regarding the post please contact David Morren on 01353 665555.

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Closing date for completed applications is: Friday 4 July 2025

The selection process will be held on: weeks commencing Monday 14 and Monday 21 July 2025

Please note that only candidates selected for interview will be contacted by the HR Department with the confirmation of an interview. If you have not been contacted by that date, please assume your application has not been successful on this occasion.

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The council is an equal opportunities employer and operates a no smoking policy.