A rare and exciting opportunity to join a thriving council in Kent as their Planning Policy Manager
Job Title: Planning Policy Manager
Council: Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council
Salary: £58,767 to £62,118 + £5,000 annual market supplement + £3,000 Golden Hello
Working arrangements: Flexible, hybrid working; 1-2 days per week in the office
Location: Kings Hill, Kent
Benefits include: Free parking, generous holiday allowance
Additional: Family friendly employer; committed to providing a positive work-life balance for their employees
Introduction:
Hays are delighted to be working in partnership with Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council in the recruitment of a permanent Planning Policy Manager. This opportunity is open to candidates experienced at Planning Policy Manager level, as well as those looking to take the step-up from Principal or Team Leader level. Whilst some public sector experience is essential, the council will welcome those looking to make the switch from the private sector too.
The opportunity:
Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Planning professional to lead and manage the Planning Policy Section.
The council is proud of their track record in planning and development and were one of the very first local authorities to adopt its Local Development Framework, which has helped deliver some major projects, including the new community at Kings Hill and other strategic development schemes that have seen them at the head of the field in the provision of quality new housing growth.
The council have been successful in bringing forward some challenging brownfield sites and now our focus is on sustaining growth to meet identified needs for the next twenty years in the emerging Local Plan.There are demanding times to come - balancing growth and constraints in the new Local Plan; sustaining local economic growth; providing housing that is truly affordable; fostering their important rural economy; working with local communities where disadvantage exists in an otherwise affluent place; help making the best of their excellent education facilities in the Borough; working in an environment where pressures on infrastructure are growing and planning around the concerns of flooding - just to list a few of the council's current challenges.The Borough is partly Green Belt and AONB with a diverse range of towns, villages and countryside. In Tonbridge they have a town centre with major improvement opportunities. The Borough offers a breadth of experience for the professional planner found in few other places, being both a place of high business growth and traditional agricultural characteristics of the Garden of England.You will have responsibility for the effective running of the Planning Policy section. You will need to be a Member of the RTPI and have experience of development plan preparation with a flair for community involvement. You may be an experienced manager looking for a challenging new role or an enthusiastic and ambitious senior planner looking to develop into your first senior management role.
Benefits:
- Flexible working arrangements - The council are committed to flexible working and encourage an environment where staff can get their work/life balance right. A range of flexible working arrangements are offered including remote working, flexi-time scheme, part-time and job-share opportunities.
- Family friendly employer - as well as a number of flexible working arrangements to support working parents, there is also enhanced occupational maternity and paternity pay
- Generous holiday entitlement - starting at a minimum of 24 days (plus bank holidays) and increasing to up to 36 days per year, depending on your chosen career path and how long you have been with the council
- Staff wellbeing programme including counselling sessions, health and wellbeing programmes and legal and financial advice
- Free car parking - on site and around the borough (including electric charging)
- Health and fitness - various corporate discounts and packages
- Continued professional development is fully supported
- Professional subscription fees
- Local Government Pension Scheme
How to apply: For more information or to apply, please click the "apply now" button or contact Daniel Baker on / .
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