Job Purpose

To work collaboratively with the Spatial Planning and Design Team Manager, Principal Policy and Information Planners and Principal Conservation and Urban Design Officer in, delivering the Planning Policy and Design Team's work programmes and projects to time, quality standards and cost including effective resource planning and benefits management.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

1. Reports to the Spatial Planning and Design Team Manager.

2. Works with the Spatial Planning and Design Team Manager, Principal Policy and Information Planners as well as the Principal Conservation and Urban Design Officer to change to, and implement, a 'one-team' service provision approach across the SSA Spatial Planning and Design Team. Ensures a smooth transition and change in service provision and ways of working across both boroughs by deploying and successfully implementing a matrix management approach.

3. Takes responsibility, in liaison with the Spatial Planning and Design Team Manager, to plan and manage the capacity and allocation of resources required for the delivery of short, medium and long-term commitments (programmes and projects), taking account of skills and capabilities within the team.

4. Designs and implements with the Spatial Planning and Design Team Manager a framework for performance outputs and evaluation of the team's capabilities.

5. Embeds strong project management principles and practice by initiating, defining priorities and associated outputs, and proactively tracking work programmes and project plans. This includes identifying, managing and mitigating risks and issues and / or initiating appropriate corrective action to ensure that project and service outcomes are delivered.

6. Takes responsibility for delivering change, including effective management of work programmes and projects across multiple work packages, including identifying and managing dependencies and inter-dependencies.

7. Leads and drives day-to-day change management activities in the way the Service operates, providing appropriate levels of support and coaches team members in the matrix management structure. Identifies issues and implements solutions as necessary to a facilitate the shift to a 'one-team' service provision approach across the SSA Spatial Planning and Design Team, utilising available best practice and creative management techniques.

8. Reviews work programmes and project plans on a regular basis to ensure that the Service is proactive in its approach to service delivery. Keeps abreast of spatial planning and design changes, including government planning reforms, including scanning the horizon for changes, and makes recommendations to ensure that key priorities are met. This includes responding proactively to planning resource requirements to deliver new and emerging workstreams and changing priorities.

If you are interested in this role please send your updated CV in the first instance.