Head of Town Planning
Manchester - UK
Job Summary
As the Head of Planning you will lead a multidisciplinary planning team of around 19 people including Development Management planners Principal Planners Planning Managers and a small Planning Policy team.
You will drive operational excellence ensure highquality project delivery and support the commercial performance of the function.
This is a senior leadership role requiring strong planning expertise team leadership capability and the ability to operate in a commercial consultancy environment.
Important: This is not a local authority Head of Planning role.
You will be leading a consultancybased planning team that provides development management policy work and planning expertise into local authorities.
This is a homebased role with regular travel required to our Belfast and Manchester offices (typically weekly or as needed to support team relationships and delivery)
Job title:
Head of Town PlanningJob Description:
What Youll Be Doing
Leading the full planning team (approx. 19 people) across Development Management and Planning Policy
Providing daytoday leadership coaching 1:1s performance management and resource oversight
Ensuring high standard delivery of regulatory planning services into local authority clients
Supporting project delivery where needed including occasional handson DM or policy work
Contributing to forecasting commercial reviews and fee proposal development
Driving quality utilisation and operational efficiency within the team
Representing the Planning function within the consultancy and supporting wider business priorities
What Were Looking For
Essential
RTPI membership
Degree in Town Planning or a closely related discipline
Strong experience in regulatory planning (local authority OR consultancy serving local authorities)
Demonstrated management and leadership experience
Minimum 5 years relevant experience
Desirable
P&L or commercial management experience (beneficial but not essential)
About Capita
Capita is an outsourcer helping clients across the public and private sectors run complex business processes more efficiently creating better consumer experiences. Operating across 8 countries Capitas 41000 colleagues support primarily UK and European clients with people-based services underpinned by market-leading technology.
Were a vital support service for our clients enabling the everyday interactions that we expect to run seamlessly to run seamlessly.
A publicly listed business with adjusted revenue of 2.6bn Capitas areas of focus are Central Government Local Public Service Defence Learning Fire & Security Contact Centres and Pensions Solutions. Were embracing change to respond to the ever-changing needs of society creating better outcomes for all our stakeholders
Whats in it for you
23 days holiday (rising to 27) with the opportunity to buy extra leave
The opportunity to take a paid day out of the office volunteering for our charity partners or a cause of your choice
Auto-enrolment to our company pension life assurance a cycle2work scheme 15 weeks fully paid maternity adoption and shared parental leave paternity pay of two weeksand plenty more
Voluntary benefits designed to suit your lifestyle from discounts on retail and socialising to health & wellbeing travel and technology
Access to our Employee Network Groups which represent every strand of diversity and allow colleagues to connect and learn from each other on an open inclusive platform
Youll get the chance to follow your chosen career path anywhere in Capita. Youll be joining a network of experienced innovative and dedicated individuals across multiple disciplines and sectors. There are countless opportunities to learn new skills and develop in your career and well provide the support you need to do just that. Our purpose is to create a better outcome for you.
What we hope youll do next:
Choose Apply now to fill out our short application so that we can find out more about you.
Equal Opportunities
At Capita were committed to providing an inclusive barrier-free recruitment process and working environment for everyone. We want everyone to have the best chance of succeeding as they move through their application and start their career with us. We are an equal opportunity and Disability Confident employer we want to hear from you if youd like to discuss any adjustments you might need during your recruitment process. Please email or calland well get back to you to discuss.For more information about equal opportunities and the types of adjustments we can offer please visit the Capita Careers website.
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Location:
ManchesterUnited KingdomTime Type:
Full timeContract Type:
PermanentRequired Experience:
Director
Key Skills
About Company
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