The role
About Southwark:
Southwark is a large, ambitious and progressive council with a ‘can do’ attitude and enviable reputation. As a Council, we are successful, passionate and forward-thinking. We are committed to our ‘Fairer Futures for All’ promise which ensures that our residents and businesses are central to everything we do. If you want to make a difference at a local level, apply to Southwark Council today.
Southwark Council is an ambitious central London authority, which is home to some of the largest and most exciting developments in the country. The Planning and Growth Division is looking to recruit qualified and experienced officers to deal with major planning applications in the busy Development Management Unit.The Role:
Managing a diverse caseload, you will represent the council and use your experience in negotiations to achieve the best outcomes for the community. You will provide support to elected members and senior officers using your sound judgement to make reasoned and considered recommendations on complex matters, and to present cases to the Planning Committee.
There is the prospect of challenging but highly rewarding work for the successful candidates.
About You:
We are looking for an experienced planner to join a busy Development Management team, taking a leading role in a wide range of projects from major cases to one of the country’s most ambitious council house building programmes delivering affordable housing and the playing an important role to the council's response to the climate emergency.
You may be an experienced supervisor looking for a fresh challenge or a planner looking for your first supervisory role. An important part of the role will be to provide consultancy advice to other council departments, shaping development proposals from the start.
In return, we offer the opportunity for you to grow as a leader with a well-respected leadership development programme; a modern work environment with hybrid working from home and our attractive offices at London Bridge, along with the chance to be involved in an exciting range of projects which have the power to transform our part of London.
For an informal discussion about this opportunity, please contact Dipesh Patel on 020 7525 1778.
We particularly encourage and welcome applicants from black, Asian and ethnic minorities since we are underrepresented at management level and are passionate about making improvements in this space.
If you think you have the right values, experience and expertise to add to our culture, please do not hesitate to apply.
Recruitment timetable
Recruitment timetable
Closing date: 9th May 2022
Interview date: 24th & 25th May 2022
We are an organisation who is passionate about our people and understands that richness of diversity is a requirement to provide the best possible services to our communities. This is demonstrated through our council-wide ambitious commitment to tackle racial inequality in our communities and workforce through our Southwark Stands Together initiative. We particularly welcome applications from members of the black, Asian and ethnic minority communities to increase representation at senior management level in the Council.
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