Development Management Team Leader
Posted Today by Carrington West
£65 Per hour
Undetermined
Hybrid
London
Summary: Carrington West is seeking a Development Management Team Leader for a local authority in London on a rolling contract basis with an initial duration of 3 months. The role involves supporting the Development Management Manager in achieving performance targets and ensuring effective service delivery. The successful candidate will be responsible for mentoring, training, and overseeing major planning applications while maintaining a weekly office presence. The position offers hybrid working arrangements.
Key Responsibilities:
- Support the Development Management Manager in leading the team's overall performance to meet statutory and local targets.
- Accountable for the efficient and effective delivery of services to customers.
- Ensure quality management and cost-effectiveness of services while securing continuous service improvement.
- Allocate and sign off officer reports, provide mentoring and training, and support on major planning applications.
Key Skills:
- A degree (or equivalent) in Town and Country Planning, Building Surveying, or a relevant related discipline.
- Minimum 5 years of experience in a relevant planning-related work area.
- Demonstrable knowledge of national planning and building legislation/regulations.
- Experience in delivering service-wide improvements.
- Ability to work positively with Elected Members, senior staff, and other service areas.
Salary (Rate): £65.00/hour
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Carrington West are assisting their local authority client based in London in the search for a Development Management Team Leader on a rolling contract basis, initial 3 months, hybrid working.
Key Responsibility:
- To support the Development Management Manager in leading the teams overall performance ensuring all statutory targets and any locally set targets are met.
Purpose of job: To be accountable for the efficient and effective delivery of services to customers, for the quality management and cost effectiveness of those services, and for securing continuous service improvement within the framework of corporate strategies. To allocate and sign off officer reports, provide mentoring and training and support on major planning applications.
About you:
- A high performing, capable and confident professional with the ability and drive to see work programmes through to completion
- A degree (or equivalent) in either Town and Country Planning, Building Surveying or a relevant related discipline
- Minimum 5 years experience in a relevant planning related work area and demonstrable knowledge of the national planning and buildings legislation/regulations
- Demonstrable experience of successfully delivering service wide improvements
- Experience at working in a positive manner with Elected Members, senior staff and other service areas
The council are happy to offer the post with flexible working arrangements however they would expect the successful applicant to have a weekly office presence.
Job Ref - 62913
Pay Rate - £65per/hour
Please call Cameron de Wit on (phone number removed) for a confidential discussion on this role, or email the below if you are short of time to chat: (url removed) (url removed)
Carrington West's dedicated Town Planning Recruitment Team supply clients UK wide on both a permanent and contract basis and all levels of seniority. If this role is too senior, too junior or in a location that is unsuitable, but you are keen on options, please still feel free to apply and we can discuss other, often unadvertised roles with you.