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Southend-on-Sea City Council is a unitary local authority, providing vital services to meet the needs of the local community. We employ around 1,800 staff who work alongside our partners and local communities to deliver the city vision and make lives better for the people of Southend.

Working for Southend-on-Sea City Council offers a challenging and rewarding career in local government within a collaborative and innovative environment, with the benefit of flexible working practices to support a positive work-life balance. As a Unitary Authority, we are responsible for all local government functions ranging from social services, transport, public health and parks through to planning, trading standards, community safety and education, so we offer a wide range of career opportunities. The diversity of our economy and communities and investment in a number of exciting regeneration projects makes our Council a great place to work, learn and make a difference.

Southend-on-Sea is a city of some 180,000 residents, with 7 miles of waterfront, an international airport, a university, and fantastic transport links to London and surrounding areas. The team achieves nationally-leading application performance and has a history of dealing with high-profile projects. There are many other exciting major schemes in the pipeline.

Your new role

We are seeking an ambitious Planner to work in our busy, high-performing Development Management Service on a full-time and permanent contract. This role is being offered on a hybrid basis, which is a combination of working from home, visiting sites and attending the office.As a planner, you will provide professional assistance to Planning colleagues and deal with all types of development proposals from preliminary negotiation and registration through to implementation and enforcement. You will deal with a proportion of correspondence, planning applications, informal enquiries and negotiations and be involved in appeals, including preparation of statements, plus the opportunity to attend Informal Hearings and Public Enquiries. You will contribute to the operation and development of the service's computerised systems.

What you'll need to succeed
To be successful in this role, you need to be able to demonstrate excellent organisational and communication skills, with good keyboard skills. You will demonstrate a passion to exceed service expectations by being friendly, professional, collaborative, and responsive. You will also be able to build strong relationships both internally and externally.It is vital that you have clear verbal, electronic, and written skills as you will be liaising with a variety of stakeholders at different levels and also be able to multitask and manage conflicting priorities. It is essential that you have excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to make judgements unaided and to work proactively.

A full and clean driving licence is essential for this role and your application will not be progressed without it.You will be expected to have a degree in Geography or a related subject.
What you'll get in return

If you join the Council, you will enjoy a range of benefits, including flexible working (with a blended approach to office and homework),
25 days holiday in a full-time contract (excluding bank holidays) and excellent training and development opportunities. A full list of benefits provided by Southend-on-Sea City Council can be found on the Jobs on the council web page under the 'Why Work for us Tab'.

What you need to do now

If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV.Please note: Applications for this vacancy may close prior to the date advertised above so you are advised to apply as soon as you are able to. The Council is an equal opportunities' employer. We welcome applications, regardless of race, sex, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, age or religion or belief.

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