Your New Organisation Southend-on-Sea City Council is a unitary local authority, providing vital services to meet the needs of the local community. We employ around 1,800 staff who work alongside our partners and local communities 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 local government 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 local government functions ranging from social services, transport, public health and parks through to planning, trading standards, community safety and education, so we offer a wide range of career opportunities. The diversity of our economy and communities 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 role We are seeking an ambitious Planner to work in our busy, high-performing Development Manag...