Shape the future of North Lincolnshire - Join our award-winning team!
North Lincolnshire Council’s Planning team has been awarded RTPI Yorkshire Local Planning Authority of the Year 2026 at the RTPI Yorkshire Awards for Planning Excellence Awards 2026, and is looking for a talented and motivated Planning Policy Manager to help deliver ambitious growth and transformation across our area.
North Lincolnshire offers the best of both worlds stunning rural landscapes, vibrant communities, and excellent transport links to Hull, Lincoln, Sheffield, Leeds, and beyond. With outstanding schools, affordable housing, and masses of green space, it’s a fantastic place to live and work.
Why join us?
We’re looking for a skilled, motivated planning policy manager to lead our talented team at a pivotal moment.
Progressing the preparation of our new Local Plan, associated local planning policy and assisting communities with neighbourhood planning, you’ll play a central role in shaping how our communities evolve, balancing growth, sustainability, and great place-making.
We are looking for an experienced and forward-thinking individual to lead our planning policy team and help shape the future of our area.
This is an exciting opportunity for a qualified, experienced planning professional to play a leading role in reviewing and developing planning policy, working closely with Members, colleagues, communities and external partners.
As planning policy manager, you will provide leadership to the Place Planning team, ensuring the service remains ambitious, customer focused and high performing.
You will lead the Local Plan process from evidence gathering and policy development through to consultation and examination, helping to guide sustainable growth, infrastructure delivery and investment across the area.
What you’ll be doing:
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Lead and inspire the Place Planning team.
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Drive the Local Plan through the plan-making system.
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Collaborate with Members, senior officers, and regional partners.
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Represent the council at committees, hearings, and examinations.
What we’re looking for:
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Experience preparing and delivering Local Plans
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RTPI membership (or eligibility).
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Comfortable leading complex and high-profile projects
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Strong communication, leadership, and project management skills.
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A calm, pragmatic approach and the ability to motivate others.
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You will be a confident and professional communicator, able to build positive working relationships and present complex information clearly to a wide range of audiences.
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You will be comfortable making decisions, managing competing priorities and motivating others to deliver excellent results.
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We are looking for someone who is proactive, resilient and adaptable, with a genuine passion for planning, public service and helping communities thrive.
Whether you’re already managing a team or ready to step up, this is an opportunity to take real ownership of a major Local Plan and make a lasting impact. If you are passionate about place-shaping, leading a team in an award winning Department and delivering high quality public services, we would love to hear from you.
You’ll be part of a progressive, supportive team that values professional development and knowledge sharing.
Joining our progressive and welcoming team will bring a range of benefits, including:
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Competitive salary
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Attractive relocation package
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Comprehensive induction and CPD opportunities
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Generous annual leave
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Local Government Pension Scheme
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Salary sacrifice schemes
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Agile working arrangements
Ready to make an impact?
For an informal discussion, contact Rebecca Brown on (01724) 297903 or email [email protected] or Chris Barwell on (0124) 297573 or email [email protected]
Candidates must be able to evidence their right to work in the UK. Please note the council does not hold a sponsor licence to sponsor people to work in the UK.
We are collectively organised around the people and place of North Lincolnshire. Together we ensure that our communities are safe, well, prosperous and connected. We are ambitious for North Lincolnshire, we want our area to be the #BestPlace for our residents by being the #BestCouncil we can be. We achieve this through living our values – equality of opportunity, excellence, integrity and self-responsibility – in all that we do.
