Hours per week: 37 hours

Fixed term: 12 months

Interview date: Thursday 23 January 2025

Planning - Shaping Tomorrow's Communities Today

We are looking to appoint a talented Head of Service to lead our ambitious Development Management (DM) service. The position is advertised on an initial 12-month fixed-term contract, with the opportunity for this to be extended or made permanent for the suitable candidate.

As the Head of Development Management, you will report to the Director of Planning and be responsible for the performance of the DM service, providing leadership to the team and ensuring the appropriate determination of planning, related applications and planning enforcement matters. The successful candidate will play a significant role in delivering improvements to the service as part of our ambitious transformation plans.

For this role, you will need a positive, can-do attitude, with a track record of providing excellent leadership to a team of professional planners. You will be at ease with dealing with complex problems and comfortable with working with people from a range of backgrounds and disciplines.

Join Wiltshire and be part of a fantastic, high-performing team that will help shape the future of our natural and built environment. Apply today to make a real difference in a thriving county with so much to offer.

Why us?

Wiltshire Council is a friendly, welcoming place to work, with a 'One Council' ethos. That’s why we focus on getting the things that matter to our people right. Explore more benefits here!

New to Wiltshire?

Wiltshire’s rich heritage, beautiful landscapes and vibrant communities make it a fantastic place to live, work and grow. We border Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Hampshire, Dorset and Somerset. Almost half of our county is labelled as a Natural Landscape, and we are home to iconic world heritage sites like Stonehenge and Avebury.

For prospective applicants who are employed by Wiltshire Council, your substantive manager must agree to you transferring to the secondment role. This agreement must be sought in principle before applying for the role on a secondment basis. If the secondment will impact significantly on service delivery, your substantive manager may not agree to the secondment.

Please download and read the role description and person specification carefully before you apply as well as Our Identity.

The council is committed to creating an environment of positive working relationships where everyone feels engaged, supported and able to thrive. Our Identity is a framework which sets out how we are all expected to lead, work and act to deliver our services. We will not tolerate discrimination, bullying or harassment of any kind. Everyone is expected to promote a culture of inclusion, dignity, trust and respect which is underpinned by our vision and Our Identity framework.

For more details, contact Nic Thomas, Director of Planning, at Nic.Thomas@wiltshire.gov.uk, or call 01225713283.

This role may be subject to certain successful security checks; please see the role description for more information.

We are firmly committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and to the principles of inclusion and diversity in both employment and the delivery of services. Read our statement of commitment to equality and inclusion.

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