Planning Project Manager

As our Planning Project Manager, you'll play a key role in leading Public Health and Communities Housing and Planning responsibilities. You'll use your experience in planning or a similar setting to ensure health and wellbeing are central to planning responses for Suffolk communities. You'll work collaboratively with partners to maximise opportunities for improving health outcomes through better housing and represent Public Health interests in this field. On a typical day, you might:

• lead and deliver projects and programmes across the Place Making function, focusing on housing, planning, and their links to health
• influence the planning system by developing and implementing plans, policies, and strategies to support health and wellbeing (e.g., providing evidence to planning applications, developing wellbeing policies, and Environmental Impact Assessment approaches)
• collaborate across the Suffolk system (including internal teams and external partners) to improve health and wellbeing outcomes through better housing
• problem-solve, horizon scan, and innovate to improve performance and transform service delivery, balancing stakeholder expectations
• work with contracts teams to commission and manage relevant contracts, agreements, and budgets (e.g., Warm Homes Healthy People grant).
You'll be empowered to challenge and stretch the Council and wider Suffolk system, facilitate creative thinking, and contribute to the delivery of services and projects aligned with the Public Health and Communities Strategy., Step 3 - Upload a supporting statement answering the following questions below (no more than 400 words per question). You should use the Supporting Statement template (Word). 1. Can you describe a time when you worked collaboratively across different teams or organisations to deliver a project or service? What was your approach, and what was the outcome? 2. With your experience in planning or a similar setting, give an example of how you have influenced stakeholders to adopt or adapt a new approach or policy. How did you go about it and what challenges did you overcome? 3. Provide an example of how you have used data, evidence, or local intelligence to inform a decision or shape a project.


• a degree or equivalent knowledge and experience in a relevant area of work
• creativity, innovation, and openness to change
• effective management, networking, negotiating, and advocacy skills
• specialist knowledge of legislation, policy, and best practice in planning and housing
• proven project and or programme management skills and experience delivering successful outcomes in challenging environments
• advanced communication skills, able to convey complex information to varied audiences.
  
  As a modern and effective council, we offer a wide variety of careers to suit people with a range of skills, abilities and ambitions. We offer working options that flex to reflect the way people work today and take the time to understand and support your individual needs. We're driven to make a positive difference to the world around us and encourage everyone with drive and focus to join us and build an influential and impactful career. Reimagine the possibilities.
In return, you'll enjoy:
• up to 29 days annual leave entitlement (pro rata), plus UK bank holidays and two paid volunteering days
• membership of a competitive Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• travel, lifestyle, health and wellbeing benefits
• performance-related annual pay progression, in addition to an annual cost-of-living pay increase
• training and encouragement to expand your knowledge
• a variety of career development opportunities across our organisation
• diverse and active staff networks
• flexible working options, with the right to request flexible working from your first day
Plus lots more!