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Brent Civic Centre, Engineers Way, Wembley, Middlesex (On-Site)

Permanent, Full time

Enhanced DBS check required

Salary range: £50,574 - £59,739 p.a. inc. London weighting

36 hours

Salary range: £50,574 - £59,739 p.a. inc. London weighting
Contract: Permanent
Hours of work: 36 hours per week
Location: Civic centre and other locations from time to time

Brent Gets Building
 
Brent is a tremendously vibrant London borough where the iconic arch of Wembley Stadium dominates the skyline. Spanning both inner and outer London, it is a borough of huge contrasts in terms of its economic, environmental, ethnic and social make up. Brent’s diversity is evident to all who visit our borough and our long history of ethnic and cultural diversity has created a place that is truly unique and valued by those who live and work here.
 
The council is pursuing a far-reaching transformation agenda that better meets the needs of our community so it is an exciting time to join us.
 
The Post

Through the application of high level Development Management, negotiation, engagement, customer service and project management skills, to make a significant contribution to the regeneration of the borough through the innovative and practical development of Major and Strategic proposals for planning permission to ensure that growth and regeneration in the borough is delivered in line with the Brent Local Plan and Borough Plan objectives.

The Development Management team deal with a number of strategic development proposals delivering hundreds to thousands of new homes and significant amounts of commercial and community space, securing hundreds of millions of pounds of investment and Community Infrastructure Levy within the borough.

The Person
 
The postholder would be responsible for establishing strong relationships with key stakeholders and developers and take a proactive approach managing complex cases and ensuring timely decisions. We are seeking a candidate with experience and a proven record of dealing with complex major cases.
 
Closing date: 2 March 2025 (23:00)
 
Additional Information 

If you are interested in applying for this job, please start by clicking the "Apply Now" button below. You must provide a supporting statement as part of your application that clearly shows how you meet the criteria on the Person Specification. We will accept a CV in support of your application, however, you should still provide a supporting statement.

Brent Council values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this and therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community. We positively encourage all applicants to self-identify their characteristics in the diversity survey section in the application.
We are committed to safer recruitment and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants should be aware that posts working with children, young people and vulnerable adults are subject to an Enhanced DBS check as well as other employment clearances.
 
The information we collect from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas and your data protection rights, can be found here.
 
Brent has a positive approach to flexible working.
 
As a disability confident employer Brent welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including “non-visible” disabilities and mental health conditions. We will interview any disabled applicant who meets the essential criteria. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to any part of the recruitment process due to your disability, please contact us on  recruitment@brent.gov.uk 
 
Closing date: Sun 02/03/2025 at 14:56
Job reference: 2155
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