Are you an experienced and enthusiastic individual who is able to provide effective leadership of our Development Management and Enforcement Service? Do you want to work in a friendly and supportive organisation and enjoy excellent working relationships with elected members?

You will be working with and leading an experienced and committed team of planners, currently handling around 1,800 planning applications a year and rising. Providing high quality pre-application advice to potential applicants and timely decision making. You will be responsible for providing the lead on negotiations with developers and all other matters raised in the day to day running of the service. In addition you should be able to manage a diverse and challenging workload of your own. There will be considerable scope for personal development in terms of the flexibility of the role and the range of work.

With considerable Development Management experience, you will have achieved full membership of the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) and have a recognised degree (or equivalent qualification) and/or significant experience in planning.

In return, we offer excellent office accommodation five minutes’ walk from Epsom railway station, heavily subsidised parking if needed, an attractive salary, performance related pay, RTPI subscription fees and eligibility to join the Local Government Pension Scheme. Epsom & Ewell Borough Council is an equal opportunities employer.

Epsom and Ewell Borough lies on the ‘spring line’ of the North Downs where chalk meets London Clay. A truly beautiful part of Surrey with rolling countryside and an excellent quality of life. It has excellent transport communications into central London. Epsom, where the Council offices are located, is only 35 minutes from London (Waterloo).

The borough is home to the world famous Derby and a number of high quality educational institutes including the University of Creative Arts and North East Surrey College of Technology. Over half of the borough is open green space with over 18 parks including the historic Nonsuch Park and Epsom Downs.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a professional and committed team and we look forward to receiving your application

For further information please call Ruth Ormella (Head of Planning) on 01372 732390, or email on rormella@epsom-ewell.gov.uk   

To apply online, please visit the Epsom & Ewell pages of www.surreyjobs.info

Closing date: Sunday 9 June 2019 
Interview date: w/c 17 June 2019