Development Management - Team Leader Maldon DC

Maldon District Council

Temporary, Full Time

£65.00 per hour umbrella

Location: Maldon

Closing Date: 20th April 2026

Essex County Council (ECC) are delighted to be supporting Maldon District Council to recruit a Development Management - Team Leader for an initial 3-month temporary contract. Please note that this role requires 2 days a week presence on site (compulsory Wednesday), plus attending meetings when required.

Why Maldon? Maldon District is a unique place to both work and live; a combination of a coastal location and easy access to London presents the best of both worlds to those seeking a real work life balance. The district offers a wide range of properties from period country cottages through to brand new executive homes.

The Opportunity:

Maldon District Council is seeking to employ a qualified and experienced individual who has the ability to lead and support a team of Planning staff through a busy period and temporary management absence. You will be required to provide timely and effective guidance, ensuring compliance, good practice, risk management, and enabling the Council to deliver for its customers seeking or interacting with Development Management services. The role would support the existing Team Leader and will also involve carrying a small caseload of Major applications/Pre-applications and PPA (Planning Performance Agreements).

Key Responsibilities:

To support the existing Team Leader in managing the Development Management officers
To provide effective operational leadership with high standards of service delivery
Ensure compliance with statutory regulations, legislation, professional codes of conduct, health and safety requirements and adherence to council policies, whilst the Head of Development Management has functional responsibility for the wider Development Management Service
To support the delivery of projects, interventions and initiatives and develop policies in-line with corporate and business plans as required by the role
Ensure and develop appropriate levels of quality and knowledge within the team so that high customer service standards are achieved, applying effective and timely performance management within assigned service area.
Ensure that enquiries, complaints and cases are managed and completed at the appropriate level
Effectively manage officer performance to deliver priorities, providing regular reporting as required.
Be a role model for the service, demonstrating authenticity, integrity, resilience and compassion and focussing on communication, personal development and wellbeing

The Experience you will bring:

Demonstrable expertise and experience across the broad remit of the role, having the ability to work at the level required for this role
Experience of management, leading and ensuring high standards of customer delivery, balancing strategic support and practical operational management
Experience and demonstrable knowledge of a Local Authority Planning Department and associated regulations and governance arrangements • Educated to degree level in Planning or a relevant subject
Thorough working knowledge of practices, methodologies and legislation within Planning
Membership of the Royal Town Planning Institute or equivalent

Maldon District Council are proud to be a disability confident Leader. We’re committed to interview all disabled applicants if they meet the minimum requirements of the job. We’re also committed to interview all veterans and care leavers, who meet the minimum requirements of the role for which they are applying. Please speak to our Recruiters if you require any reasonable adjustments during the process. If you have queries on this role or require anything further, please email louise.Butler@essex.gov.uk

The Opportunity:

Key Responsibilities:

To support the existing Team Leader in managing the Development Management officers
To provide effective operational leadership with high standards of service delivery
Ensure compliance with statutory regulations, legislation, professional codes of conduct, health and safety requirements and adherence to council policies, whilst the Head of Development Management has functional responsibility for the wider Development Management Service
To support the delivery of projects, interventions and initiatives and develop policies in-line with corporate and business plans as required by the role
Ensure and develop appropriate levels of quality and knowledge within the team so that high customer service standards are achieved, applying effective and timely performance management within assigned service area.
Ensure that enquiries, complaints and cases are managed and completed at the appropriate level
Effectively manage officer performance to deliver priorities, providing regular reporting as required.
Be a role model for the service, demonstrating authenticity, integrity, resilience and compassion and focussing on communication, personal development and wellbeing

The Experience you will bring:

Demonstrable expertise and experience across the broad remit of the role, having the ability to work at the level required for this role
Experience of management, leading and ensuring high standards of customer delivery, balancing strategic support and practical operational management
Experience and demonstrable knowledge of a Local Authority Planning Department and associated regulations and governance arrangements • Educated to degree level in Planning or a relevant subject
Thorough working knowledge of practices, methodologies and legislation within Planning
Membership of the Royal Town Planning Institute or equivalent