Brent is a tremendously vibrant London borough where the iconic arch of Wembley Stadium dominates the skyline. Spanning both inner and outer London, it is a borough of huge contrasts in terms of its economic, environmental, ethnic and social make up. Brent’s diversity is evident to all who visit our borough and our long history of ethnic and cultural diversity has created a place that is truly unique and valued by those who live and work here.

The council is pursuing a far-reaching transformation agenda that better meets the needs of our community so it is an exciting time to join us.

The Post

We are looking for an experienced professional ready to lead and manage a collaborative and growing Infrastructure Planning Team, in a borough that has an ambitious programme for regeneration and growth that is inclusive and delivers real benefits for its businesses, residents and communities.

This is an exciting opportunity to make a positive contribution to ensure regeneration and growth in the borough is delivered in line with Brent’s Local Plan and Borough Plan priorities. As part of the Regeneration Service, you will lead and manage the Infrastructure Planning Team staff, develop and implement innovative and practical infrastructure planning policies, procedures and associated documents, and maximise CIL and s106 collection and income. You will develop a new Infrastructure Delivery Plan, to better prioritise and deploy S106 planning obligations, CIL and other capital investment, to deliver infrastructure that best supports development and growth for the benefit of new and existing communities alike.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced planner (or those with equivalent experience and/or qualifications) to further develop their career in this vibrant and diverse borough in north-west London. This permanent post is based at Brent Council’s award-winning offices at the heart of the Wembley Park regeneration and within walking distance of Wembley Park station.

The Person

You will have a passion for infrastructure planning, substantial experience in infrastructure planning and a proven ability to deliver results, and will play a key role in ensuring Brent’s communities can participate and share in the benefits of regeneration and growth.

Expertise of people and project management, as well as partnership working between the public and private sector, will be essential to ensure successful leadership, delivery of service objectives, and infrastructure planning and project delivery.

A ability to identify solutions and work constructively and a willingness to deliver innovative ways of doing things will be important, along with the ability to build positive relationships across service areas (internally & externally) and to drive effective engagement with diverse local communities.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible

Closing date: 28 September 2025 (23:59)

Additional Information

Location: Civic centre and other locations from time to time

If you are interested in applying for this job, please start by clicking the "Apply Now" button below. You must provide a supporting statement as part of your application that clearly shows how you meet the criteria on the Person Specification. We will accept a CV in support of your application, however, you should still provide a supporting statement.

Brent Council values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this and therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community. We positively encourage all applicants to self-identify their characteristics in the diversity survey section in the application.

We are committed to safer recruitment and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants should be aware that posts working with children, young people and vulnerable adults are subject to an Enhanced DBS check as well as other employment clearances.

The information we collect from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas and your data protection rights, can be found here.

Brent has a positive approach to flexible working.

As a disability confident employer Brent welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including “non-visible” disabilities and mental health conditions. We will interview any disabled applicant who meets the essential criteria. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to any part of the recruitment process due to your disability, please contact us on recruitment@brent.gov.uk

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