Environment and Design Manager
Salary: £48,474 – £52,504 per annum
Contract: Permanent, Full-time
Location: Hybrid - You can work from home and from one of our office bases in Harrogate, Selby, Richmond, Scarborough, Malton, Northallerton, Skipton
Our team…
The Council’s Planning Services play a fundamental role in managing the natural and built environment, ensuring that the future development needs of the area can be accommodated to make it a better place in which to live and work.
Role summary…
As Environment and Design Manager, you will work with a high level of autonomy to take a professional lead in driving forward the work of a team of a multidisciplinary specialist environmental and design function to enable quality development across North Yorkshire. This part of the work stream will include a range of disciplines such as archaeology, ecology, landscape, historic environment, Climate change and urban design.
Your key work areas will include:
- Strategic work across all specialisms on behalf of the council and with neighbouring authorities.
- The preparation and implementation of planning policies and relevant supplementary guidance, plans and appraisals.
- A proactive approach to the master planning and design of major sites and projects.
- The provision of training and specialist advice to ensure legislative requirements are met.
Given the broad depth of work undertaken, you will be required to have a high level of understanding of many highly technical and specialist disciplines and to work closely with a wide range of stakeholders and infrastructure providers.
Duties and responsibilities…
You will lead the promotion, creation, protection and enhancement of the councils natural and built environment across a range of specialist disciplines integral to the delivery of the council’s sustainable growth and place making agenda.
You will lead and proactively drive forward the development and implementation of relevant plans, strategies and policies, including the councils local plan – blueprint for the council’s place-shaping, economic and housing growth ambitions.
You’ll take a positive, creative and innovation approach to service delivery, using resources efficiently and effectively and exploring opportunities for income generation.
Also supporting the Head of Planning Policy & Place in driving a comprehensive programme of improvement, transformation and cultural change across the environment and design function and the wider Planning Service. Ensuring that a strong “one team” culture is embedded.
You will also be required to stay abreast of legislative changes relating to planning policy, proactively recommending, and implementing necessary changes to plans, policies and practices as require.
Experience / Qualifications:
- Degree and/or Post-graduate Diploma in relevant subject
- Chartered Membership of relevant specialism (such as CIEEM, RIBA, CMLI, MRTPI)
- In depth knowledge of all relevant planning legislation and national and regional planning policy and guidance and the ability to interpret complex legislation and policy, apply it in practical situations and advise senior officer, Members, the development industry, infrastructure providers, statutory consultees, local communities, and other interested parties.
- Significant experience of successfully leading a team of specialist.
- Highly effective management skills with budgets, staff, and resources
- Manage own workload effectively against a range of competing priorities as well as the workload of the wider team.
- Good negotiation, communication, and interpersonal skills
Contact and Apply…
For more information/informal discussion please contact Linda.Marfitt@northyorks.gov.uk (Head of Planning Policy and Place) Helen.Golightly@northyorks.gov.uk (Environment Design Manager).
Applying is easy, simply click on apply now, register your details, remove your personal details from your CV and upload by midnight on 28th August 2024
Key Dates:
Closing Date: 28th August 2024
Shortlisting: 29th/30th August 2024
Interviews: 9th September 2024
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