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Area Planning Manager

Job Posted: 13 days ago

Salary: £ 500 - 500 / Day
Job Type: Contract
Location: Shrewsbury, Shropshire

Expire in: 14 days

Job Description

Marks Consulting Partners are currently recruiting for an Area Planning Manager to work with one of our local authority clients in Shropshire.

This is a 6 month contract covering maternity leave, paying £500 per day (Umbrella). The role is part remote; the split varies week to week so some flexibility is needed, though it typically averages to around one day a week working from home.

What you will be doing:

  * Managing an area based caseload of planning and associated applications under the Town and Country Planning Act, including large and complex schemes

  * Acting as lead officer presenting applications to planning committee, plus attending public inquiries, court hearings and site visits as required

  * Providing day to day line management and support to a team of planning and business support officers

  * Deputising for the Planning and Development Services Manager as needed

  * Offering lead professional planning advice on corporate and strategic development projects

  * Acting as senior officer point of contact for Members, applicants and other stakeholders, and maintaining relationships with external planning agents and advisors

What you will need:

  * Senior level development management experience gained within a local authority planning environment

  * A track record of leading complex, high profile planning applications through to committee decision

  * Confidence presenting at planning committee and representing the authority at appeals or public inquiries

  * Experience managing or supervising a team of planning professionals

  * Own vehicle for site visits, with mileage reimbursed

  * Relevant planning qualifications appropriate to a senior planning role

If this job is not quite right for you but you are looking for something new, please contact us for a confidential discussion.

Marks Consulting Partners specialise in the recruitment of professionals across Property Services, Housing Services, General Practice, Town Planning, Regeneration & Development, and Building Consultancy, working with housing associations, local authorities, and related public sector organisations

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