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Assistant Director Planning & Transportation

Employer
Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council
Location
Tameside, Greater Manchester
Salary
£81,495 per annum 
Closing date
24 Jul 2020

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Sector
Transport Planning
Job role
Director
Contract Type
Full time

Job Details

The role will be flexibly worked from home and also occasionally out of Tameside One, Market Place, Ashton-under-Lyne & Dukinfield Town Hall, King Street 

Tameside Borough Council is embarking on a programme of radical change to meet the challenges of modern local government, public service reform and integrated health/social care.  Fast paced improvement across the Council and the Tameside and Glossop CCG is being driven by a highly motivated, integrated leadership team, who are pushing the boundaries to dramatically change culture, modernise services, identify innovative ways to manage service demand and support Inclusive Growth. 

We are committed to maximising the wellbeing of our residents, protecting the most vulnerable, putting people at the forefront of services to ensure that every decision supports inclusive economic growth and self-sufficiency. 

We are looking for a highly accomplished, ambitious and determined Chartered Town Planner to join the Growth Directorate’s leadership team. 

You will lead our local plan process, from inception through to pubic Inquiry and in parallel, lead on Tameside’s input to the Greater Manchester Spatial Framework (GMSF).  You will provide effective leadership and operational management of Development Management, Planning Support, Local Plan’s, Building Control, Infrastructure/Transportation and the GM Ecology Unit.  

You will bring expertise and significant experience in overseeing major planning applications and experience of helping to facilitate large-scale regeneration and major transformational development programmes, in support of economic and housing growth.  You will champion high quality design and our GM Environment Plan ambitions, in support of sustainable development. You will also have an excellent track record of working in partnership with external bodies, local and national organisations and central government departments. You will provide supportive and motivational leadership, manage multi-disciplinary teams and have experience of managing culture and change programmes, fostering a positive organisational culture to deliver first class, high performing services for Tameside.    

You will be the principal advisor to the Director of Growth, Elected Members and Tameside Council and Tameside and Glossop CCG Single Leadership Team on all Town Planning and strategic transportation matters.  You will work with a wide range of partners and stakeholders, including Greater Manchester Combined Authority, Transport for Greater Manchester, GM Rail Alliance and central government departments to get optimum results for Tameside and Glossop.   

With significant experience in a political environment, you will be able to work at pace, with enthusiasm and drive and be able to engage with and influence a range of stakeholders at all levels. You will also need to have a flexible approach to homeworking. 

If you would like to find out more please contact Jayne Traverse, Director of Growth on 0161 342 3340 

Closing date for applications:  Friday 24 July 2020

Dates for virtual assessment/interview: Tuesday 08 September and Wednesday 09 September 2020. 

To apply please visit https://www.greater.jobs/towns-organisations/tameside/

Company

Tameside is a unique place with a wealth of culture, history and heritage. Forged strong and honest we are proud of the sights, sounds and foundations that make it a great place to live, work, invest and visit.

From the canals that run through our streets, to the industrial cotton mills that form our skyline, each of our nine towns bring unique characteristics to the story and the makeup of the Borough.

Located just 12 minutes from Manchester City Centre yet nestled in the foothills of the Peak District; we’re urban opportunity and rural tranquillity, with an estimated population of 226,493, Tameside offers the best of both worlds.

Our central location make us well-connected with excellent local transport links and close proximity to the M60 and M62, means our town centres and industrial hubs have easy access across the region. By rail, the local towns are just a train ride to nearby cities with Manchester Airport just a twenty-minute drive away.

Innovative, digital technology combined with creative businesses have made us home to a number of national and international brands such as Brother, the Hyde Group, and Kerry Foods. Our percentage of small to medium size businesses is higher than the North West average, and our range of artisanal craft and produce markets showcase our entrepreneurial spirit.

We’re makers at heart, and our community spirit is based on the ethic of honesty and loyalty. While we’re known for our graft, we’re innovators too. With a strong manufacturing tradition, particularly in the areas of textiles and innovative advanced engineering, food industries and of advanced manufacturing of chemical, electronic and computer products.

Our forefathers philanthropy gave the people of the borough libraries and public bath houses. Fast forward a couple of centuries and we’re now turning those Old Baths into state-of-the-art digital hubs for start-up businesses to prosper and grow.  We’ve even brought cotton spinning back to the U.K. with English Fine Cottons in Tower Mill putting ‘Made in Britain’ back on the map.

Education is important to us and the Borough hosts one of the top FE colleges in the country with education supporting a thriving student population and Manchester’s universities within easy reach. Our three Advanced Learning Centres feature cutting edge laboratories and kit to ensure our students are prepared to take on high skilled jobs in key growth sectors. With a host of Outstanding Primary and Secondary schools, exceptional healthcare services and a range of affordable housing to boot it’s a perfect place to start and grow a family.

Being part of the Greater Manchester family also means we understand the importance of collaboration.

Partnership helps us get things done, with successes like Vision Tameside and Tameside Wellness Centre and Ashton Old Baths. Tameside is still changing with more projects and plans on the horizon. Significant investment is underway in key employment and mixed use developments such as St Petersfield, our work on our town centre masterplans, and infrastructure programmes will continue to improve our connectivity across the region and beyond.

We are aspirational and determined to be the best connected Borough in the UK with access to world class digital infrastructure so that we can ensure access for all businesses, residents and public services to help them transform.

We care about our people, and we take pride in knowing they’re supported every step of the way, whatever their goals or challenges.

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Telephone
0161 342 8355
Location
Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council
Tameside One
Market Place
Ashton under Lyne
Lancashire
OL6 6BH
GB

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