Head of Planning Policy and Strategy

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Head of Planning Policy and Strategy

Head of Planning Policy and Strategy

Salary range £65,578 - £98,362 per annum (36 hours per week)

Bromley Council is committed to making Bromley a fantastic place to live and work, where everyone can lead healthy, safe and independent lives.

We are London’s largest borough, made up of areas with distinct urban and suburban character, and large areas of Green Belt and open countryside. Our historic environment is a key asset, including 47 conservation areas and over 400 listed buildings. Bromley also plays an important role in the regional economy, particularly the strategic industrial land in the Cray Valley; and Bromley Town Centre, the borough’s most significant retail and leisure location.

Are you familiar with managing the various political, legal and public sensitivities associated with developing and managing planning strategy and policies?

Do you have what it takes to apply your professional planning knowledge, expertise and integrity in a political environment?

We’re looking for a candidate who can lead and manage a team effectively in line with the Council’s values of Respect, Empower, Ambition and Learn. This is a full time post managing the Planning Policy and Strategy team at Bromley.

The team is based within the Planning section of the Council’s Housing, Planning and Regeneration Department and comprises professional Planners, covering the full range of planning policy topic areas, an Infrastructure Delivery team, an Urban Design and Conservation team, and our Local Land Charges team.

The Council adopted its Local Plan in January 2019 - work on our new draft Local Plan is well underway and you will be leading this critical project through to adoption. The challenges Bromley is facing around housing delivery, green belt and other complex planning policy areas means that you will need to be a strong leader with excellent interpersonal and negotiating skills, experience of working in a political environment, a track record in stakeholder engagement, and the skills, experience and knowledge to successfully manage and support your team. We are looking for a candidate ready to take a positive approach to helping the Borough actively manage these challenges through strong planning strategy and policies. Full details are set out in the attached job description but candidates will be expected to have broad Planning Policy experience, a proven track record of successfully managing Planning staff within Local Government and be a qualified Planner (MRTPI or equivalent) For any further information about this post.

We are forces family friendly and are part of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme (Bronze Award). We welcome applications from ex-Armed Forces personnel, reservists, veterans, cadet instructors and military spouses/partners.

We are committed to achieving equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and as a disability confident committed employer we encourage applications from people with disabilities. As part of this commitment, we will consider reasonable adjustment to support disability employment.

We offer a generous package including competitive pay, career average pension scheme, flexible working practices and the Bromley employee benefits scheme; Cycle2Work, Salary Sacrifice Lease Car, Technology Scheme, GymFlex and a wide range of local and national discounts.

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Please contact Tim Horsman, Assistant Director (Planning) – tim.horsman@bromley.gov.uk - 020 8461 7716.