About this role:
As the largest city in central Southern England and a regional center for employment, retail, education and leisure, Southampton is a really exciting place to be. The third highest ranking city in the UK for good growth and the world’s leading business incubator for UK tech entrepreneurs, it is a city of great opportunity that has a tremendous track record for delivering on its ambition to compete on the world stage.
This is an excellent opportunity for a candidate to experience working in a busy Development Management team. Your role will play a significant part in developing an environment where Southampton is chosen over other cities as a place to work and reside.
Your role will combine working in a busy Planning Team handling a range of work including managing a caseload of minor planning applications.
You will be expected to have a positive, solution-finding approach to work with a keen focus on meeting targets and deadlines. You will be responsible for your own workload and your work will involve a range of administrative and technical tasks.
The successful applicant will deal with a wide range of planning issues in all areas of the city. You will have the necessary skills and experience to manage a range of challenging tasks and will be competent in dealing with planning issues and members of the public.
Applicants must have excellent report writing, communication, and IT skills. This is an interesting and challenging role with a good level of scope and variety for the right individual.
If you feel you have the necessary background, experience, and skills to undertake this role we would like to hear from you.
Contact details for informal discussion:
For further information and details regarding the position please contact Rob Sims on 0746875898 or email rob.sims@southampton.gov.uk
What we can offer you:
* A generous local government pension scheme.
* Flexible working (role dependant). Up to 13 days of Flexi Leave.
* Hybrid working arrangements (role dependant).
* 25 days annual leave (pro rata), plus bank holidays.
* Online Benefits – salary sacrifice schemes, benefits and discounts.
* Great transport links.
* Employee Assistance Programme.
For further information on our benefits package please visit: Employee benefits (southampton.gov.uk)
Recruitment contact details: recruitment@southampton.gov.uk
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