Job Role: Area Manager – Development Management
Job Location: Somerset Council
Essential
* Chartered member of the Royal Town Planning Institute (MRTPI) or eligible to be a member
* Experience of designing and implementing service transformation processes to deliver service change and improvement
Act as the lead officer and manager for two of the four Area Planning Committees leading the two teams of officers focused on delivering high quality development in Somerset. The postholder will report to the Head of Service, will deputise for the Service Manager Development Management and will be required to ensure that the service performs to an excellent level that meets national/legal requirements and responds positively to transformational change and the expectations of a wide variety of internal and external stakeholders.
Your Role
* Act as the lead officer for two development management area teams (consisting of professional planners at principal, senior, planning officer, graduate and apprenticeship grades) providing a high quality, customer focused, development management function, responsible for determining planning and relevant applications.
* Assist the Service Manager Development Management in the management of the Development Management Service and lead two of the area teams in determining planning applications.
* Ensure all applications are professionally managed to determination from pre-applicatio...