Group Leader Plans & Environment M200

Charnwood is a vibrant and exciting borough with a population of 180,000 located between the three cities of Leicester, Nottingham and Derby. The main urban centre is the thriving university town of Loughborough and this is complemented by small towns and villages set within attractive countryside.

The Opportunity

There is a challenging agenda for growth in Charnwood and the wider Leicester and Leicestershire area. This role provides an opportunity to make a significant and immediate contribution to this, working with partners across the area to support the preparation of the Strategic Development Strategy and in leading the Council’s planning policy, environment infrastructure funding teams. We will offer you plentiful and varied experience in a key management role within our Planning and Growth Service and an opportunity to develop your leadership and management skills day to day.

Who are we looking for?

We are seeking to appoint a dynamic, motivated and organised planning professional with substantial experience of planning policy preparation and experience of managing local plans through to adoption and wider planning practice. You may already be managing a local plan team or be looking to make the next step in your career towards a leadership role. You will need to be a team player with a positive approach, willing to contribute to the delivery of transformational change and continuous improvement to secure excellent customer service.

In return, we offer the following key benefits:

• Agile working
• 5 and 44.5 days leave a year (depending on length of service)
• Professional fees paid
• Staff discounts and benefits scheme
• Car benefit scheme
• free parking
• Subsidised leisure facilities, cycle to work scheme
• Town Centre & Train Station walking distance to office
• Leicester, Nottingham & Derby less than 30 mins away

For an informal and confidential discussion, please call Richard Bennett on 07715 043888 or email richard.bennett@charnwood.gov.uk

About the Council

Charnwood is one of the largest shire district councils in the country based on population, serving around 183,000 people.

We offer a range of services, with everything from refuse and recycling collections to the operation of a theatre and historic markets.

Our services are built on our values: Pride in Charnwood; Customer Focused and Working Together.

About Charnwood

We are proud of our borough, and it is a great place to live, work, visit and invest in. Charnwood boasts breath-taking landscapes which are great to explore.

At the heart of Charnwood is Loughborough, home to a world-class university, historic markets and the only major bell foundry in the UK. It is a diverse community thanks to its student population and cultures from around the world.

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