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Team Manager – Planning
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Team Manager – Planning
Location: Leicester (Hybrid – 2 days per week onsite at County Hall)
Rate: £300 per day
Hours: 37 hours per week
Contract: Interim contract until November 2026
We are seeking an experienced Team Manager – Planning to lead a professional planning team within a busy planning service. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced planning professional to take responsibility for a broad range of planning functions, including minerals and waste planning, development management, team leadership, and strategic service delivery.
The Role
As Team Manager – Planning, you will be responsible for leading and managing a planning team, ensuring the effective delivery of high-quality planning services. Key responsibilities will include:
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- Leading the preparation, implementation, monitoring, and review of the Minerals and Waste Local Plan.
- Managing all aspects of development management, including pre-application advice, planning applications, appeals, site monitoring, and enforcement.
- Leading, supporting, and developing a team of planning professionals and support staff.
- Managing workloads, priorities, resources, budgets, and performance.
- Preparing and presenting reports, recommendations, and professional advice to committees and decision-making meetings.
- Representing the organisation at planning appeals, hearings, public inquiries, and other formal proceedings.
- Providing expert advice on planning policy, legislation, and emerging changes.
- Building effective relationships with stakeholders and supporting collaborative approaches to complex planning matters.
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About You
You will have:
- A degree in Town Planning or a related discipline.
- Professional membership of the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) or an equivalent professional body.
- Significant senior-level experience within a planning environment.
- Strong experience in local plan preparation, development management, and complex planning matters.
- Proven experience leading and managing professional teams.
- Experience presenting reports, managing budgets, and delivering service improvements.
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
Experience within a minerals and waste planning environment or at a senior level within a county planning authority would be advantageous.
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