Job Description

About the role

We are looking for an experienced and dynamic Planning Practice and Performance Manager to lead the business practice of our Development Management Team and the operations of the Local Land Charges Team. In this key role, you will be instrumental in ensuring efficient, customer-centric, and high-performing planning and land charge services are provided to our residents.

Reporting to the Development Manager, you will be responsible for;

Managing and optimising the administrative and technical systems used by the Development Management Team, including Uniform, I-dox, Exacom, and the Council's website.

Providing expert advice on planning administrative processes to senior managers, colleagues, Members, agents, and the public.

Leading and developing the Planning Support and Local Land Charges teams, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and high performance.

Managing the Council's relationship with the Planning Portal and coordinating engagement with town and parish councils, planning agents, and architects.

Ensuring robust performance monitoring, reporting on service performance to government and through the Council's internal systems, and managing underperformance effectively.

About you

We are looking for a collaborative and effective manager with demonstrated leadership and management experience and ideally a relevant leadership/management qualification. You will also have excellent knowledge of IT systems, including Document Management Systems and website management, and a good understanding of the planning system. Excellent communication, organisational and time management skills are also essential along with the ability to build effective working relationships with customers, stakeholders, colleagues and partners.

About us

Our recent Local Government Association Peer Challenge highlighted that 'EDDC is a great place to work, with engaged staff and members' and that's certainly true! You will be part of a Gold Investors in People (IiP) organisation which works together with local people to create great value services and an outstanding community, economy and environment in which people want to live, work, visit and enjoy now, and for future generations. And with our wide range of health and wellbeing benefits, our highly flexible and collaborative hybrid Worksmart working arrangements as well as our commitment to continuous learning and development, you can be confident of joining a dedicated community of colleagues who are Happy, Healthy and Here.

To Apply

For more about working for East Devon District Council, visit https://eastdevon.gov.uk/careers/working-at-eddc/

For an informal discussion, please contact Wendy Ormsby, Development Manager on 01395 517465 or email Wendy.ormsby@eastdevon.gov.uk or Ed Freeman, Assistant Director Planning Strategy and Development Services on 01395 517519 or email Ed.freeman@eastdevon.gov.uk.

Please click the apply button to find out more.

Closing date: 2nd November at midnight.

Interviews will be held during week commencing 17th November.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: 44,075.00-51,356.00 per year

Work Location: In person