Chief Officer - Strategic Place Planning

Job Purpose:

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Aberdeen City Council is seeking an exceptional leader to guide one of Scotland's largest local authorities. This role will provide the strategic lead for the development and delivery of the Council’s and the Community Planning Partnership’s strategic priorities in relation to place shaping and place planning. The postholder with discharge the statutory role of Chief Planning Officer in accordance with the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 (as amended).

This role will ensure the Council’s compliance with statutory obligations and scrutiny regimes pertaining to services within the function. Reporting directly to the Executive Director City Regeneration & Environment, the Chief Officer – Strategic Place Planning will play an intrinsic part of the Extended Corporate Management Team and will ensure excellent working relationships with all appropriate internal stakeholders including other functional areas, elected members, trade union representatives, and employees.

Key external stakeholders will include all Community Planning partners, community groups, development community, NESTRANS, SEPA, Scottish Government and its relevant agencies.

A degree in Town Planning or an associated discipline, or professional qualification and / or extensive experience related to the role

Relevant professional membership / registration required - Chartered membership of the Royal Town Planning Institute Evidence of continued professional development

• Proven extensive experience in:
• Strategic policy development and implementation
• Developing/Managing strategic partnerships
• Service transformation and improvement
• Successful balance sheet management
• Developing integrated services
• Managing consultation forums and relationships with trades unions
• Risk analysis, risk awareness, monitoring and management of risk
• Understanding key drivers in a business area and working in partnership with stakeholders to measurably improve service delivery
• Practical knowledge of negotiation and influencing in a complex organisation
• Practical knowledge of working in a commissioning organisation
• Embracing new technology to deliver services in an innovative way

• Current and emerging Scottish legislation on Planning, Building Standards, Transport and Climate Change
• Approaches to delivering a net zero City
• Key drivers in a business area and working in partnership with stakeholders to measurably improve service delivery

The terms and conditions of employment associated with this role are in accordance with and subject to collective agreements negotiated from time to time by the Scottish Joint Negotiating Committee for Chief Officials of Local authorities, set out in the SJNC Scheme of Salaries and Conditions of Service for Chief Officials (the ‘Chief Officials Book’), as supplemented by local collective agreements reached with trade unions recognised by the Council.

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Aberdeen City Council is an equal opportunities employer and we are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. For further information, please see our Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Recruitment pack.

We are happy to talk flexible working and offer flexible working for most roles in the organisation meaning that many of our employees enjoy the freedom of choosing a working pattern that suits them as much as it suits the organisation.

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