Area Planning Manager

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Job Description

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Hours: 37 hours per week

Worker Type: Hybrid Worker

Salary: Grade K £53,630 - £56,840 per annum 'pro rata for part-time'

Location: Loxley House, Station Street, Nottingham, NG2 3NG

We've got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you've been looking for? Read on to find out more...

Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best.

In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.

* You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here.

About the Role

Are you passionate about planning and looking for a new challenge? Do you have a passion for shaping our communities and city for the better?

Nottingham City Council (NCC) has an exciting opportunity for an experienced and qualified individual to join the Development Management (DM) service area as an Area Planning Manager.

Nottingham is a progressive and pro-active local authority with strong ambitions for our city. This role is a great opportunity for planners wishing to grow their strategic planning experience.

Reporting directly to the Head of Development Management, the successful candidate will be one of two Area Planning Managers overseeing the delivery of the development management function in Nottingham city, both leading a team of up to 10 Planning Officers including graduates and Enforcement Officers.

As a single-tier authority, NCC, as Local Planning Authority, has responsibility for both District and County level planning matters, with the service area handling over 2000 applications every year.

On a day-to-day basis the Area Planning Manager's duties will include (but not limited to):

• Allocating planning workload to Case Officers including pre-application advice
• Signing off applications that have been determined using delegated powers
• Aligning planning with strategic policies and procedures
• Reviewing and approving Committee reports
• Presenting applications at Planning Committee
• Facilitating cross-partnership working with other NCC planning teams including Policy, Heritage and Urban Design and GIS
• Offering planning advice and guidance to Councillors and other internal colleagues
• Negotiating S106 agreements
• Embedding planning reforms within the DM function including Biodiversity Net Gain
• Managing your teams HR functions, including objective setting, check-ins and performance reviews

About You

The ideal candidate will have:

• a degree in a Planning, Urban Design or Architecture related subject and be eligible for membership of a relevant professional organisation i.e. the Royal Town Planning Institute) RTPI.
• be able to demonstrate significant experience of working on a wide range of major developments and regeneration projects within an urban environment.
• be a self-starter and be able to keep up to date with planning reforms from central Government including changes to planning related guidance, regulations and legislation

You can find the job description for this post here

At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional information for applicants page.

For informal enquiries please contact Paul Seddon, Director of Planning and Transport by telephone on 0115 87 62797 or by email at paul.seddon@nottinghamcity.gov.uk

Closing Date: 18th August 2024

Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Interviews will be held: 3rd September 2024

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About Us

Thank you for your interest in working for Nottingham City Council. As one of the largest employers in Nottingham we offer a wide range of roles across a range of services. In return for your skill, drive and commitment to serving the people of Nottingham, we can help you to develop an exciting and rewarding career, with access to the following benefits.

In addition to working within a great team and a competitive salary you will have access to:

• 26 days annual leave (rising to 33 days after 5 years' service) + bank holidays with the ability to buy additional leave annually
• Access to a generous, defined benefit pension scheme offering 17.9%
• Smart Working - to support your work life balance
• Health and wellbeing benefits including access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Discounted membership at selected local sports and fitness centres, cinema, shopping and much more!

Nottingham City Council is committed to recruiting a talented workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and with different abilities. We recruit for diversity and value difference.

We particularly want to hear from you if you are from the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic community, identify within the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender community (LGBT) and if you are Disabled - these groups of people are underrepresented in our workforce, and we'd like to reflect our local population more through our recruitment processes.

We are supportive of flexible working arrangements wherever possible and we would encourage you to discuss this with us during the selection process, should this be something you are interested in.