Job Description

Are you looking to develop your career as a senior manager in local government, there is no better place than Ipswich Borough Council.  As the professional lead for the Planning Service you will be managing policy, development management, conservation and our special projects team. Supported by a dedicated business support team, you will have direct responsibility for 27 members of staff and 4 major workstreams.

With a population of 140,000 people, Ipswich is a tightly defined urban area, the historic East Anglian port town with its significant industrial heritage and an Anglo Saxon and medieval history which is still evident today. With fantastic green spaces , an operational port, a marina with extensive residential/leisure development; our famous town professional football club in the heart of our sports village proposals, a new university campus, contemporary 20th Century development including the world class Willis Building. The Council has ambitious targets to build more affordable housing, regenerate brownfield sites and importantly a newly adopted local plan promoting increased homes and jobs. We are primed for growth, you will be joining us at this exciting and important time.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a dynamic and changing service.  You will use your professional skills to help shape our town with major projects and strategic programmes, you will take a leading role with our partners and communities, be an active member of our senior management team, be an inspiring leader for our planning service and an advocate for high quality design, infrastructure and sustainability. A skilled manager with experience of delivering programmes and projects with a broad planning experience, you will understand how to work collaboratively with elected members, your team and partners to deliver a prosperous, sustainable future and share our focus for a high quality place for the people of Ipswich.

Link to Local Plan – Adopted Ipswich Local Plan 2018-2036 | Ipswich Borough Council

Please download the Job Description and Person Specification to find out more about this role: Job description and Person specification

To find out more about this role please contact Vikki Robinson via email vikki.robinson@ipswich.gov.uk, and to apply please send your CV and a supporting statement, detailing your suitability (no more than two sides of A4) recruitment@ipswich.gov.uk