Your New OrganisationSouthend-on-Sea City Council is a unitary local authority, providing vital services to meet the needs of the localmunity. We employ around 1,800 staff who work alongside our partners and localmunities to deliver the city vision and make lives better for the people of Southend.Working for Southend-on-Sea City Council offers a challenging and rewarding career in localernment within a collaborative and innovative environment, with the benefit of flexible working practices to support a positive work-life balance. As a Unitary Authority, we are responsible for all localernment functions ranging from social services, transport, public health and parks through to planning, trading standards,munity safety and education, so we offer a wide range of career opportunities. The diversity of our economy andmunities and investment in a number of exciting regeneration projects makes our Council a great place to work, learn and make a difference.Southend-on-Sea is a city of some 180,000 residents, with 7 miles of waterfront, an international airport, a university, and fantastic transport links to London and surrounding areas. The team achieves nationally-leading application performance and has a history of dealing with high-profile projects. There are many other exciting major schemes in the pipeline.Your new roleWe are seeking an ambitious Planner to work in our busy, high-performing Development Management Service on a full-time and permanent contract. This role is being offered on a hybrid basis, which is abination of working from home, visiting sites and attending the office.As a planner, you will provide professional assistance to Planning colleagues and deal with all types of development proposals from preliminary negotiation and registration through to implementation and enforcement. You will deal with a proportion of correspondence, planning applications, informal enquiries and negotiations and be involved in appeals, including preparation of statements, plus the opportunity to attend Informal Hearings and Public Enquiries. You will contribute to the operation and development of the service’sputerised systems.What you'll need to succeed
To be successful in this role, you need to be able to demonstrate excellent organisational andmunication skills, with good keyboard skills. You will demonstrate a passion to exceed service expectations by being friendly, professional, collaborative, and responsive. You will also be able to build strong relationships both internally and externally.It is vital that you have clear verbal, electronic, and written skills as you will be liaising with a variety of stakeholders at different levels and also be able to multitask and manage conflicting priorities. It is essential that you have excellent verbal and writtenmunication skills and the ability to make judgements unaided and to work proactively.A full and clean driving licence is essential for this role and your application will not be progressed without it.You will be expected to have a degree in Geography or a related subject.What you'll get in returnIf you join the Council, you will enjoy a range of benefits, including flexible working (with a blended approach to office and homework),
25 days holiday in a full-time contract (excluding bank holidays) and excellent training and development opportunities. A full list of benefits provided by Southend-on-Sea City Council can be found on the Jobs on the council web page under the "Why Work for us Tab".