Assistant Director – Planning

Overview

As Assistant Director – Planning, you will provide strategic leadership across planning policy, development management, enforcement, ecology, urban design and heritage to shape Coventry’s growth. You will drive sustainable development, housing, regeneration, inward investment and decarbonisation, acting as a catalyst for place-making and infrastructure delivery. You will lead the Local Plan review, work with senior leaders and partners, and champion innovative approaches to improve services. This is a high-impact role in one of the UK’s forward-thinking cities.

Pay / Benefits

• Vivup health and wellbeing benefits
• MyRewards benefits programme

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership across planning policy, development management, enforcement, ecology, urban design and heritage
• Shape future growth and prosperity of Coventry and drive housing, regeneration and economic growth
• Support inward investment and ensure planning enables sustainable development
• Lead adoption of Coventry’s Local Plan review and influence regional planning arrangements
• Promote place-making, infrastructure delivery and decarbonisation through planning
• Collaborate with senior leaders, elected members, developers, investors and regional partners
• Champion innovative approaches, technology and service improvement in planning
• Navigate complex political and strategic challenges with a visible, collaborative leadership style

Key requirements

• deep planning expertise
• strong political awareness
• track record of delivering results in complex environments
• visible, collaborative and influential leadership

• collaboration
• political awareness
• stakeholder engagement
• planning policy development
• development management
• planning enforcement

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