Assistant Planning Enforcement Officer

Government of The United Kingdom; North East; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A government organization in the North East of England is looking for a dedicated individual to join their development management team. The successful candidate will assist senior officers in delivering effective enforcement services, engaging with the public and stakeholders. Qualifications include an NVQ4 in Business Administration or significant experience in planning enforcement. The role offers a competitive salary and generous benefits such as 27 days of annual leave and a contributory pension scheme.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Generous annual leave

Contributory pension scheme

Qualifications

• NVQ4 in Business Administration or equivalent is essential.
• Significant recent experience in development control and planning enforcement procedures.

Responsibilities

• Support the Senior Enforcement and Enforcement Officers.
• Engage with customers, communities, and stakeholders.
• Manage minor enforcement complaints and assist investigations.

Skills

Customer orientation

Determination to achieve results

Education

NVQ4 in Business Administration or equivalent

Job description

Overview

You will form part of a busy area-based development management team and will support the Senior Enforcement and Enforcement Officers in ensuring the effective delivery of the enforcement processes.

Responsibilities

You will play an important role in ensuring the service effectively engages with its customers, including the general public, communities, applicants, stakeholders and the development industry in the planning service.

You will assist the work of senior enforcement officers by dealing with a case load of minor enforcement complaints and related minor planning matters. You will also assist the work of the wider enforcement team by supporting investigations into more significant breaches of planning control.

Qualifications

You will have an NVQ4 in Business Administration or equivalent in a relevant subject or have significant recent experience of development control and planning enforcement procedures and processes or other regulatory enforcement services.

You should have an ability to demonstrate a customer orientated approach to development control and enforcement service delivery. An ability to show determination to achieve results; to see complex projects through to completion is essential.

Benefits

We offer a competitive rewards package that includes attractive salaries, a generous annual leave entitlement of 27 days (rising to 32 after five years' continuous local government service), membership of the excellent contributory career average Local Government Pension Scheme, and a range of flexible working arrangements including hybrid working (home and office) where applicable. Explore the full range of rewards and benefits on our website (https://www.durham.gov.uk/article/26895/Rewards-and-benefits-if-you-work-for-us)