Your New OrganisationSouthend-on-Sea City Council is a unitary local authority, providing vital services to meet the needs of the local community. We employ around 1,800 staff who work alongside our partners and local communities to deliver the city vision and make lives better for the people of Southend.Working for Southend-on-Sea City Council offers a challenging and rewarding career in local government within a collaborative and innovative environment, with the benefit of flexible working practices to support a positive work-life balance. As an upper tier Unitary Authority, we are responsible for all local government functions and are progressing the Spatial Development Strategy for Greater Essex in partnership with Essex County Council and Thurrock Council. The Council has an ambitious regeneration agenda and is the location of choice for developers, attracted by the City''s excellent connectivity and built and natural environment. Our economy is diverse with a strong entrepreneurial ethos, blending tourism, creative industries and advanced manufacturing and the Planning service plays a proactive role, helping to deliver economic growth, regeneration and new homes.Your new roleSouthend-on-Sea City Council is an ambitious unitary authority shaping a growing coastal city. We are seeking an experienced and forward-thinking Service Manager to lead our Development Management and Planning Enforcement service at a pivotal time of change, growth and transformation.As Service Mana