Planning Technical Support Team Leader
Posted 3 days ago by Carrington West
Negotiable
Undetermined
flexible
Oxfordshire
Summary: Carrington West is seeking a Technical Support Team Leader for their local authority client in Oxfordshire, focusing on the Town Planning Development Management team for an initial 6-month contract. The role involves managing the Development Management Technical Support Team to provide efficient technical support services, ensuring compliance with statutory requirements and contributing to local development goals. Candidates should have significant experience in professional technical support within local government development management. Flexible working arrangements are offered for this position.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage the Development Management Technical Support Team.
- Provide efficient and effective technical support services to Development Management.
- Ensure compliance with statutory requirements and local targets.
- Handle technical & IT information, validation, land charge searches, and administrative support.
- Deal with complex and controversial pre-applications, applications, appeals, and enforcement cases.
- Contribute to significant local infrastructure projects.
Key Skills:
- Significant experience in professional technical support in Development Management.
- Knowledge of local government processes and statutory requirements.
- Ability to manage a team effectively.
- Strong technical and IT skills.
- Experience with complex planning applications and appeals.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: undetermined
Country: undetermined
Working Arrangements: flexible
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Carrington West are assisting their local authority client based in Oxfordshire in the search for a Technical Support Team Leader to join their Town Planning Development Management team on an initial 6-month contract. The successful candidate will manage the work of the Development Management Technical Support Team, responsible for providing an efficient and effective technical support service to Development Management, ensuring it meets statutory requirements and national and local targets and which contributes positively to the future of each District. You will deal with all technical & IT information, validation, land charge searches and administrative/ clerical support relating to the most complex and controversial pre-applications, applications and appeals and/or enforcement cases, including those of a corporate priority to the Council and of national, regional and district significance and/or those of a complex/controversial nature and likely to result in significant local infrastructure contributions (many amounting to millions of pounds) - Full job description available upon request. To apply for these roles, it is essential that you have significant experience of professional technical support in Development Management in local government. The council are looking for candidates who will be able to hit the ground running and are offering flexible working arrangements. Carrington West Pay Rate - Flexible (Depending on experience) Job Ref - 66272 Please call Cameron de Wit on (phone number removed) for a confidential discussion on this role, or email myself or our planning team 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.