Team Leader

Dover District Council; Whitfield; Presencial; GBP 45.000 - 60.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Dover District Council is seeking a Team Leader for the planning policy and projects team to guide a group of planning officers and technical staff in delivering and reviewing a robust suite of planning policy documents for the district. You will provide professional advice on policy matters and oversee responses to planning applications with consistent application of local and national policy.

You will appear as an expert witness at examinations in public and other planning appeals, manage S106

Responsabilidades

• Lead a team of planning officers and technical staff to deliver planning policy documents.
• Provide professional advice and guidance on planning policy and development management decisions.
• Appear as expert witness at examinations in public, planning appeals, public inquiries and court hearings as required.
• Manage the S106 Monitoring Officer responsibilities and secure/deploy developer obligations and the Infrastructure Funding Statement.
• Lead the production of the Infrastructure Delivery Plan in collaboration with internal and external partners.
• Oversee day-to-day management, staff allocation and alignment with the Corporate Plan and policies.
• Advise elected members and the management team on planning policy matters.

Descripción del empleo

As a Team Leader within the planning policy and projects team, you will lead a team of professional planning officers and technical staff to deliver, implement and review a sound and robust suite of planning policy documents to provide the framework for development across the district, following the adoption of the Local Plan in 2024.

The role requires providing professional advice, information and guidance on all relevant matters to planning policy, including leading the teams approach to responding to planning applications to ensure consistent application of local and national policy in development management decisions. You will be required to appear as an expert witness for the Council at examinations in public and other planning appeals, public inquiries and court hearings, as required.

You will have a good grasp of the importance of developer contributions in delivering strategic infrastructure and will manage the work of the S106 Monitoring Officer in terms of securing and spending developer obligations and production of the Infrastructure Funding Statement. You will also lead production of the Infrastructure Delivery Plan, working closely with internal and external partners., As Team Leader, you will be responsible for day-to-day management responsibilities, including direct staff management and assignment of team resources whilst ensuring implementation of the Corporate Plan and relevant Council policies. You will provide advice to elected members and management team and support the Planning Policy and Projects Manager to contribute to the wider management of the service, including at Council and other public meetings.