Planning Performance Manager

Carrington West are assisting their local authority client in the search for a Planning Performance Manager to join their Town Planning department on an initial 6 month contract.

The role is will require you to provide strategic advice to the Assistant Director of Planning and to the planning and building control services on continuous development and improvement.

Main Areas of Responsibility:
1.Work with and represent the Assistant Director - Planning and the Head of Development Management on financial and budgetary management, performance improvement, monitoring and marketing
2.To be responsible for local and national performance monitoring and the maintenance, provision and analysis of data
3.To be the guardian and driver of customer satisfaction for the planning and building control services and oversee complaint and FOI/EIR responses
4.To work with the corporate Transformation Team, Assistant Director - Planning, the Head of Development Management, Manager and Team Leaders, and the Head of Digital and Innovation, to enable and implement process and system efficiency including through information, digital and automated technology.
5.To identify opportunities for service improvement and lead their implementation
6.To line manage and work with the Technical Support Team Leader to support transformation and improvement and maintain high-quality support to the planning and building control services
7.To support the planning and building control services in preparing for Local Government Reform and transitioning to a new unitary authority
8.To work with and report to the Council's Extended Leadership Team, Corporate Leadership Team and Portfolio Holders in delivering improvement.
9.To support corporate service and business planning for the planning and building control services
10.To manage procurement and contract management for the planning and building control services
11.To manage staff learning and continuous professional development for the planning and building control services
12.To manage recruitment for the planning and building control services for the planning and building control services
13.To manage the on-line presence of the planning and building control services
14.To deputise for the Assistant Director - Planning and Head of Development Management when required
15.To undertake such other relevant duties as may be required by the Executive Director Place & Regeneration and the Assistant Director - Planning

It would be beneficial to hold a Post-graduate degree in planning, regeneration or a related discipline, and have the eligibility for membership of RTPI.

The council are looking for candidates who will be able to hit the ground running and are offering hybrid working arrangements with a weekly office presence required.

Carrington West Pay Rate - £Flexible subject to experience
Job Ref - 68216

Please call Cameron de Wit on View phone number on carringtonwest.com for a confidential discussion on this role, or email myself or our planning team if you are short of time to chat:
View email address on carringtonwest.com
View email address on carringtonwest.com

Carrington West's dedicated Town Planning Recruitment Team supply clients UK wide on both a permanent and contract basis and all levels of seniority. If this role is too senior, too junior or in a location that is unsuitable, but you are keen on options, please still feel free to apply and we can discuss other, often unadvertised roles with you.