Service Manager – Planning Policy Location: Swindon

Hours: 37

Salary: £42,107 to £56,381 p.a. plus benefits

Closing date: 25/07/2022

Job reference: RNR000940

Interview date: 09-10/08/2022

Date posted: 04/07/2022

At Swindon Borough Council, we want our town to be the best it can be. Our ambitious vision is supported by realistic transformation programmes, with the people of Swindon at their heart. Because that’s who we’re doing it for – the communities and businesses that make our town great. As part of the Council, you’ll support a friendly local authority making decisions with real impact. It’s all for better public services, better processes and a better quality of life, for everyone. Join us, and Swindon will be better with you.

At Swindon Borough Council, we have a clear vision of what we want the future to look like. We are ranked in the top 10 most highly innovative areas in the UK and are seeking to develop an integrated planning policy framework to grow a sustainable local economy to build resilience in our physical, social and environmental infrastructure. 

Our planning policies are critical to this. With an ambitious urban regeneration agenda, one of England’s largest greenfield urban extensions and the reuse of a nationally significant employment site central to our development strategy the Local Plan is central to delivering our aspirations.

The success of our vision depends on our fantastic employees and fostering the talent of the future and that is why we have this exciting key opportunity for a Service Manager – Planning Policy.

Your next role     
We are looking to appoint a qualified (eligibility or membership of the RTPI) and highly motivated individual with proven experience in planning policy development and the preparation of Local Plans at a senior level. You will be confident in collaborating to achieve results, in defending planning policy decisions at appeal and in presenting to Councillors and members of the public.  

The role requires you to lead on all aspects of the Swindon Borough Local Plan and in providing planning policy advice and guidance on major planning applications and leading on developer negotiations. 

Candidates must be fluent in the English language (as a requirement of Part 7 of the Immigration Act – for the effective performance of a customer-facing role).

Your next package

Please see our Rewards and Benefits offer for more details.

As an employee, you will receive a diverse and exciting environment in which to work, encouraging creativity and innovation whilst recognising the need to support ongoing personal development and a flexible work life balance.

For Swindon to thrive in the future, we need to lay the foundations now. It’s why our regeneration and transformation programmes are already underway. So, you’ll be joining us at an exciting time on our journey. We’ll look to you to share your knowledge, influence decisions and drive real, positive change. With your contributions, we’ll achieve our vision of a prosperous, re-vitalised Swindon by 2030 together. And you’ll be proud to say it was made better with you.

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For an informal discussion, please contact Kimberly Corps, Planning Services Manager, email kcorps@swindon.gov.uk

If you are experiencing technical issues submitting your application please email resourcing@swindon.gov.uk