Our Values

It’s great to know that you are interested in working with us at Coventry City Council. As a prospective employee, it is important that everyone who works for us is committed to our One Coventry values and shares our commitment to becoming a more diverse and inclusive organisation. 

Our Values are:

About the team we are recruiting to

Would you like to plan the next chapter for Coventry?

The City of Coventry is an exciting place to be. One of the fastest growing cities in Europe with a young, dynamic population, investment and change is all around. The Planning Service leads the transformation of the city – there’s no better place to work as a town planner.

Our Planning Policy and Environment service is fundamental to supporting the sustainable growth of our city and the Head of Planning Policy and Environment will play a key role in enabling that growth. With responsibility for a new Local Plan in addition to a broad range of services including urban design, conservation, environmental protection and ecology this really is an opportunity to make a difference.

The vision and commitment of the Planning Policy and Environment teams ensure a robust platform to guide the delivery of sustainable development making provision for local people through the delivery of housing, jobs, retail and community uses whilst creating high quality urban and natural environments.

Planning Policy and Environment sits alongside Development Management within our Planning Service. We’re a friendly and forward-thinking service with a can-do approach who are always striving to improve.  We recognise the importance of developing a strong, robust and resilient team through learning and development. 

What is the job role?

Under the general direction of the Head of Planning Policy and Environment, the main duties and responsibilities will include :

• Delivery of a high quality urban design and heritage service in a way that contributes to the achievement of the City Council’s vision and objectives for a growing and sustainable city.
• To act as the principal technical advisorand expert on design and lead on heritage matters ensuring delivery of the service in line with national, regional and local policies.
• To deputise for the Head of Planning Policy and Environment where necessary.

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for an experienced, creative, and talented built environment design professional who can deliver high-quality outcomes to represent Coventry City Council in public.

You will help shape this exciting time for Coventry and will join our top-performing and forward-thinking planning department. As manager of a specialised team, you will be able to shape development and planning policy to respond effectively to the ongoing growth and regeneration of our City.

You will need to have excellent design skills and the ability to produce electronic drawings and visual representations in order to successfully communicate design principles to a wide range of audiences.

The ideal candidate will have the following experience:

• Experienced in working in a professional Architectural / Urban Design role, with an understanding of the role of design in the enablement of high-quality development.
• Qualified Urban Designer and/or Architect, and member of associated professional groups.
• Experience working within a multidisciplinary design delivery team.
• Experience from design inception through to completion.
• Excellent IT skills, inclusive of working with AutoCAD and 3d Modelling software
• Experience as a team leader, with a track record of positive contributions to development and regeneration schemes.
• Experience working as part of a multi-disciplinary team and being able to work independently on own initiative.
• Excellent communication, negotiating, and presentation skills sufficient to represent the City Council in public to a variety of audiences.
• Have experience working alongside a team of professional planning and environmental officers.
• Have experience in the design field within both public and private sectors, with an appreciation of commercial influences in the development industry.

Key to all projects we work on is ensuring the new respects the old, whilst we also strive to continue to promote the City’s rich history of design innovation, you will be managing a team comprising Urban Design, Conservation and Archaeology, working with specialism which help shape the next chapter of Coventry’s evolution.

For full details on the application process please read the attached document labelled 'Coventry City Council Application Process'

Interview date: Week Commencing 3rd April 2023

About Coventry

Coventry has a proud, innovative and creative spirit that throughout its history has seen communities come together to tackle problems and bring about real social change.

We are cutting-edge, challenging, youthful, vibrant and diverse.

At Coventry we are committed to excellence in everything we do. With around 4800 staff from a range of different backgrounds, our aim is to recruit and develop talented people who will focus on our customers, take responsibility, work together and find better ways of doing things.

To deliver the best services to our residents, we need the best people working for us to make a difference to our communities.

If you join us, we will provide a fantastic rewards and benefits package - to find out more please visit https://www.coventry.gov.uk/council-vacancies

Coventry City Council