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Development Management Technical Support Team Leader
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Posted: 23/04/2026
- Negotiable
- Oxfordshire
- Contract/Interim
- Senior & Executive
Technical Support Team Leader - Development Management
Initial 6 Month Contract, with a view for extension
Oxfordshire, UK
£Competitive Day Rate
Sellick Partnership is proud to assist a local authority in the Oxfordshire area in seeking an experienced Technical Support Team Leader to join its Development Management/ Planning division
This is a key leadership role responsible for managing a planning technical support function and ensuring the smooth, compliant and efficient operation of Development Management processes. The postholder will play a central role in team leadership, systems oversight and supporting complex planning workflows.
Key responsibilities of Technical Support Team Leader includes:
- Leading and managing a Development Management Technical Support Team of six direct reports, including Technical Support Assistants and Graduates
- Overseeing validation, registration and administration of planning applications
- Ensuring statutory compliance, data quality and accurate planning publications
- Supporting performance management, reporting and service improvements
- Acting as a senior technical point of contact within the planning service
- Contribute to planning system optimisation and digital improvements
Experience required for the Planning leadership role:
- Proven experience within Development Management technical support in a local authority
- Experience leading, supervising or coordinating a planning technical/admin team
- Excellent understanding of planning processes, workflows and statutory requirements
- Confidence working in a fast‑paced local authority planning environment
Desirable experience would be:
- Working knowledge of MasterGov / DEF or similar systems
- Experience with other planning systems such as Uniform, i‑Clipse or similar
- Exposure to service improvement or system enhancement projects
This opportunity is well suited to candidates with a background as a Planning Technical Support Team Leader, Senior Technical Officer, Planning Support Manager or Supervisor within a local authority Planning service.
If you believe you are well suited to the role of Technical Support Team Leader, please apply now. For a confidential discussion or to apply, please contact Ebony Simpson or Ben Dreher in the Derby Office at Sellick Partnership
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Ebony Simpson
Principal Consultant