Area Team Manager
MB2 (£59,395 - £67,990)
37 hours, Full-Time
Permanent
Hybrid: Stopford House and homeworking (minimum 2 days in the office each week)
Application Deadline: 11:59pm Tuesday 23rd June 2026
Please be aware that we may close this vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
Shortlisting Date: 24th June 2026
Interview Date: w/c 13th July 2026
Interview Type: Face to face interview and presentation
Join us at Stockport Council MJ Local Authority of the Year 2025
Shape Places. Influence Futures. Join an Award Winning Planning Team.
Are you ready to take the next step in your planning career? We’re expanding our highly regarded, award-winning planning team within Development Management and are looking for talented planners at all levels to join us.
This is an exciting opportunity to work on high-profile projects that genuinely shape communitiesfrom major regeneration schemes to innovative housing developments and sustainable place-making initiatives. You’ll be part of a supportive, forward-thinking team that values collaboration, professional growth, and making a real difference.
Why join us?
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Be part of an award-winning planning team within the Local Authority of the Year 2025
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Work on challenging, meaningful projects with real community impact
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Enjoy a positive, inclusive and flexible working culture
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Access excellent training, mentoring and clear career progression pathways
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Join an ambitious, innovative team that is proud of what it delivers
Whether you’re an experienced planner looking to broaden your influence or an emerging professional ready to develop your expertise, we have a range of opportunities to suit your ambition.
Help us deliver great places - apply now and be part of something exceptional.
Your Role
In this role, you’ll lead one of our Area Teams and help shape the future of development across Stockport. You’ll guide and support a talented group of planners, making sure they feel confident, motivated and equipped to deliver a brilliant service for our residents and partners.
Alongside your leadership duties, you’ll take on a small number of highprofile or sensitive applications, offering your expertise where it matters most. You’ll work closely with colleagues across the Council, provide clear professional advice, and help us deliver development that genuinely benefits our communities. It’s a role with real influence and real purpose.
About You
You’re someone who cares about planning, people and making a positive difference. With experience in a Local Planning Authority, you feel confident guiding others, handling complex cases and offering clear, balanced advice. You enjoy supporting colleagues, sharing your knowledge and creating a team environment where everyone feels valued and able to do their best work. You communicate openly, build strong relationships and stay calm when things get busy.
Most importantly, you live our values, putting people first, working as one team, being ambitious for Stockport and treating everyone with kindness, respect and professionalism.
About Us
Stockport is a place full of energy, ambition and community pride and our Development Management service plays a big part in shaping its future. When you join us, you’ll be welcomed into a supportive, downtoearth team that genuinely cares about the work we do and the people we serve. We value fresh ideas, open conversations and a positive approach to problemsolving.
You’ll have the chance to work on exciting projects, influence meaningful change and develop your career in a friendly, forwardthinking environment. If you want to make a real difference and feel valued while doing it, this is the place.
At Stockport Council we are one ambitious team on a mission to create opportunities for everyone who lives, works and spends time in the borough. Working at Stockport Council means contributing to one of the most thriving towns in the North. We’re keen to recruit people with the right values and behaviours that can help us ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do.
We are proud to be recognised under the Good Employment Charter as an organisation committed to the wellbeing of our colleagues. As members of the charter, we have been recognised as a great place to work for all colleagues and pledge to pay the real living wage, engage staff in key decisions and endorse fair and flexible working conditions.
If you would like to find out more about the role please contact Suzanne Broomhead at [email protected] for an informal discussion about the role.
This post is politically restricted under the terms of the 1989 Local Government and Housing Act. This dictates that you must seek the council’s permission before taking up any additional appointments or positions.
Stockport Council holds a Visa sponsorship licence but this can only be used for certain roles and this campaign does not currently qualify.
Please note that we have made a commitment to improve the employment opportunities for people with disabilities, care leavers and ex-military personnel. As part of the Guaranteed Assessment Scheme you will therefore be guaranteed to be shortlisted for Assessment if you meet both the criteria for the scheme and the essential job role criteria.
Find out if you meet the criteria here: https://www.greater.jobs/our-guaranteed-assessment-scheme
If you have completed the GM Elevate (Leadership Development) Programme, please indicate this within the ‘About You’ or ‘Supporting Statement’ section of your application. Please also email [email protected].
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