About The Role
Assistant Development Manager (Planning Enforcement & Trees)
37 hours per week
Salary range: £50,480 - £58,554
Dependent on experience, qualifications and evidence of continuous professional development
Are you an ambitious planning professional looking for a new leadership role in Planning Enforcement? This could be the opportunity for you.
This is a key role, in the service. The primary function of the job is to manage the Council's Planning Enforcement and trees team and to assist the Head of Planning in the delivery of the wider service.
The team is currently fully staffed with permanent team members, and comprises of 4 Enforcement Officers and a tree officer.
We're looking for an experienced planning professional who has the knowledge and interest to carry out this key specialist role. The ideal candidate would have practical experience of complex enforcement and some management or supervision experience, though we are keen to hear from candidates with a wide range of planning experience. In particular we need someone with strong communication and negotiation skills and a customer focused approach.
The successful candidate should be an effective manager of people and resources as well as a good negotiator. You'll lead on complex and interesting cases while managing an experienced and well skilled team.
Personal qualities are just as important as professional skills. The successful candidate must work in a highly collaborative way with other functions, be persuasive while respecting the views of others, possess tact and diplomacy, be resilient and handle stressful situations well.
Our modern offices, based in Surrey on the edge of London, are in Addlestone town centre within easy access from the M3 and M25 and the surrounding area.
Benefits
* Hybrid working
* Flexible working and Flexi-leave
* 29 Days annual leave, plus bank holidays
* Excellent Pension Scheme
* Free Parking
* Training and development opportunities
* Payment of one professional membership per annum
* Cycle to work + further related discounts
* Season ticket loan
* Health insurance plan after 1 years' service/ Dental after 3 years' service
* Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
Interview Date: To be Confirmed
About You
We're looking for an experienced planning professional who has the knowledge and interest to carry out this key specialist role. The ideal candidate would have practical experience of complex enforcement and some management or supervision experience, though we are keen to hear from candidates with a wide range of planning experience. In particular we need someone with strong communication and negotiation skills and a customer focused approach
The primary function of the role is to manage the Council's Enforcement and Trees team and to assist the Corporate Head of Service and Development Manager in the delivery of the wider service.
The main objectives of the job are to manage the Council's Enforcement, CIL and Specialist team to ensure:-
* That timely and effective enforcement action is taken against breaches of planning control within the Borough where this is in the public interest.
* That trees and other specialist functions are properly and fully discharged.
* That the quality of work of the Enforcement and Tree Team as well as wider DM team is of a high standard so as to ensure development contributes to the social, economic and environmental well being of the Borough.
* Targets, with particular reference to the quality and speed or quality of action, described in the Planning Business Plan are met (particularly in area of focus).
About Runnymede
Runnymede is an ambitious, passionate, and progressive council with a forward- thinking attitude and award-winning departments. As a Borough Council, we are committed to our core values which we demonstrate through our ongoing policies and projects. We are always keen to improve our services and welcome innovative and proactive individuals who are open minded and have a positive approach in supporting our vision.
Runnymede Borough Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults with care support needs and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. You may be requested to present your identification at the interview stage and there will be several checks conducted during the onboarding process inclusive of an enhanced DBS check for specified roles.
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