Priority Candidates will be considered in the first instance Wigan Life Centre South College Avenue Wigan WN1 1NJ Salary: Grade 10, £43,693 - £47,754 per annum.
37 hours per week Your role: This is an exciting role for an experienced planner who is looking to increase their profile and progress their career in a busy and high performing Local Planning Authority.
We pride ourselves on our planning offer to investors.
Across multiple schemes we have grown our reputation as proactive, positive and solution-focused, working with applicants to realise high-quality development.
In this role you will manage and maintain a caseload that includes some of the most high-profile projects in the north-west.
Holding the relationship between the Council and developer, you will project manage the planning performance agreement, pre-application and planning application processes, liaising with elected Members and stakeholders within our communities.
You will supervise an Area Team of Development Management colleagues, ensuring that performance and the quality of decisions is maintained at a consistently high-level.
About you: You will be commercially minded with an in-depth understanding of the development process, being able to engage on a peer-to-peer basis with blue-chip consultancy teams, and to realise opportunities to commercialise and generate income within the service.
As well as being highly motivated and enthusiastic about development, we are looking for an individual with a passion to deliver an effective and responsive service.
At the same time, you will demonstrate a high-level of personal credibility and integrity to all stakeholders in the planning process.
You will possess excellent verbal and written communication skills, along with the ability and confidence to negotiate and build positive working relationships whilst providing advice and guidance on highly complex technical matters.
About us: Wigan Council has been voted 'Overall Council of the Year' at the APSE (Association for Public Service Excellence) Awards.
We are signed up to the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment ensuring that your service will be continuous or 'unbroken' between the supporting organisations.
The Progress with Unity plan is a place movement for change for the next decade, bringing a new era for Wigan Borough.
It draws on the strengths of our individual organisations, recognising that together we can achieve much more for our communities by delivering on our 2 place missions; create fair opportunities for all children, families, residents and businesses and make our towns and neighbourhoods flourish for those who live and work in them.
This role will enable the right candidate to establish their profile in the Greater Manchester development community, build their portfolio of major projects as they progress their career and develop junior colleagues in their careers too.
You will be surrounded by a team of dedicated and capable professionals and supported by an inspiring leadership team.
Through our 'Be Wigan' behaviours, Be Courageous, Be Accountable, Be Positive and Be Kind, we actively encourage innovation, strive to achieve outstanding services and celebrate our successes through the delivery of the Council's Progress with Unity: A new era for Wigan Borough plan, a movement delivering change across the Borough over the next decade.
In doing so, we truly value and recognise our staff as our greatest asset.
Here at Wigan, we are proud to support flexible working patterns, when the service can accommodate this.
We also take a blended approach to where we work, depending on the work we do.
This may include working from home, the office, or the community.
We like to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits click here to find out more about working for #TeamWigan.
Wigan Council prides itself on equality , inclusion and promoting diversity within the borough and aims to recruit a workforce that reflects our diverse communities.
We invest in training and developing our staff, in a positive learning environment, and aim to be a consciously inclusive employer.
We welcome applications from everybody in the community and would particularly encourage applicants from our underrepresented groups to apply.
At Wigan, it is really important to us that applicants demonstrate our Team Wigan behaviours, and we do all we can to make sure that everyone feels like they belong.
We have guidance in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process.
To be appointed to this role you must be able to prove your right to work in the UK.
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Please note, at present we are not a licenced sponsor.
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Priority candidates Interview date: Thursday 9 th January 2025 Interview date: Monday 13 th January 2025 To view the details relating to this position, please click the links below: