Principal Planning Officer
Manchester City Council, City Centre, Manchester
Principal Planning Officer
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Manchester City Council, City Centre, Manchester
- Full time
- Permanent
- Onsite working
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Closing date: Closing date not specified
Job ref: 20869e82cc6c48c296f9ae30f61f6f9a
Location ref: City Centre, Manchester
Full Job Description
The Planning Service plays a vital role in shaping Manchester's growth and ensuring development supports the city's ambitions for residents, businesses and communities. As a Principal Planning Officer within the Areas team, you will make a significant contribution to this work by leading key aspects of service delivery while helping to deliver high-quality planning outcomes across the city. This role manages the delivery of the development management service within the Areas Team in Manchester alongside the other Principal Planning Officer in the team. The Area Team covers outer Manchester from Heaton Park in the north through a number of regeneration town centres, including Wythenshawe, regeneration areas through to Manchester Airport in the south. The workload is diverse and challenging; but it is central to the delivery of high-quality developments and a high-quality development management service. The role would be key to the delivery of the Project 500 housing initiative.
This is a varied and influential role combining strategic leadership, service improvement and operational planning work. You will provide leadership to the team, ensuring the effective delivery of the development management service. You will also take a lead role in driving continuous improvement, performance management and customer service excellence.
Alongside these responsibilities, you will manage complex major planning applications, appeals and enquiries, providing expert professional advice and supporting the effective management of the wider team. The role involves working closely with planning colleagues, councillors, committees, developers/agents/investors, residents, community groups and a range of internal and external partners to achieve the best outcomes for Manchester.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced planning professional who wants to take the next step to management and influence service delivery, support organisational improvement and help shape the future development of the city.