Chief Planning Officer
- Employer: Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
- Salary: Hay 4 £75,092
- Location: Bootle
- Contract: Permanent
- Working Pattern: Full Time
- Hours: 36 hours per week.
- DBS Check: No
- Closing Date: 17/09/2019 at 23:55
- Reference: RH/19/107232
Chief Planning Officer
(please note: The person specification for this post has been updated to include being a member of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors)
Your confident and connected borough
Sefton is a diverse and exciting borough where people can enjoy a great work-life balance. It encompasses world renowned nature reserves, accessible businesses and retail centres, top class leisure facilities and some of the best coastal and countryside environments. It is an ideal location for accessing Liverpool, Manchester, the North West and beyond by road, rail or air.
From vibrant and distinctly different town centres of Bootle and Southport, intimate commuter towns, beautiful villages and stunning coastal and rural locations, everyone can find their perfect home. Sefton is at the heart of the Liverpool City Region, playing an active role in ensuring its success.
Your new place of work
This is a changing and vibrant authority already on a journey working towards an exciting 2030 vision. This is an organisation where excellent links with our partners, businesses and communities are integral to the delivery of our products and services.
Your new opportunities
You will have responsibility and accountability for the leadership of the key Planning and Building Control functions, within the Economic Growth and Housing Service. This is a challenging, exciting and rewarding role, working within an exceptionally diverse Borough. Sefton’s Local Plan was adopted in 2017 and delivery progress is well advanced. Nevertheless, there are many opportunities to make a considerable difference to the quality of life of Sefton residents and to make positive contributions to the local economy as well as stewarding our much-cherished local environment. We have a thriving Building Control Team which has a healthy and growing market share, and a burgeoning Conservation team as a result of a ‘Heritage at Risk’ Programme, Townscape Heritage Project (Stage 2 Bid awaiting outcome), and a Heritage Action Zone bid. This is a demanding role (which has become vacant following the promotion of the previous post holder) and the conditions are in place for the right individual to make their mark.
What you need to do now
If you are interested in applying for this role please visit sefton.gov.uk/jobs. You can also arrange a discussion regarding this vacancy, in the first instance contact Mark Dale on 0151 934 3949 or email mark.dale@sefton.gov.uk or Paul Cunningham on 0151 934 3209 or email paul.cunningham@sefton.gov.uk. Please note that a merit based shortlist will be utilised.
Technical Interview: 10th October 2019 (morning)
Final Interview: 10th October 2019 (afternoon)
Equal Opportunities
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES
Sefton Council strives to ensure that our workforce is inclusive and representative of our communities. A diverse workforce is important to us, our staff bring with them a wide range of experiences, views, ideas, and innovations, and we are committed to providing an environment that recognises, respects, and values everybody’s identity, where individual differences are strengths and where everyone can thrive and maximise their potential. We are always open to learning and growing as an organisation, and we welcome new ideas and initiatives that promote equality, diversity and inclusion.
We are an Equal Opportunities Employer; all candidates will receive equal treatment. Our decision to appoint will be based upon whether an individual’s skills, experience, qualifications, and abilities make them the most suitable candidate for the role.
GUARANTEED INTERVIEW SCHEME
Please note that all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for these jobs (as given in the Person Specification) and who want to apply under the Disability Confident Scheme will be invited to interview.
If you are currently in care or have previously been in care, we provide a guaranteed interview scheme for care experienced people if you meet the essential requirements for the role.
How to apply
Please apply online via the link provided.
Please note, we do not accept CV’s (unless specified on the advert).
Please fully complete the online application form.
