Minerals Monitoring and Compliance Officer

Durham County Council; North East; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority in North East England is looking for an experienced individual to join their strategic development management team. The role involves managing planning enforcement matters, monitoring compliance with planning permissions, and engaging with stakeholders and the public. Ideal candidates will have relevant educational qualifications or equivalent experience, along with a strong understanding of service planning issues.

Benefits

27 days holiday rising to 32 days after five years

Option to purchase additional leave

Hybrid working with flexible hours

Strong local government pension scheme

Employee assistance scheme and wellbeing portal

Learning and development opportunities

Discounted gym membership

Qualifications

• Educated to Degree level or equivalent in a relevant town planning qualification.
• Significant recent experience in development management or regulatory monitoring/enforcement.
• Recent experience in implementing statutory/regulatory processes.

Responsibilities

• Manage a case load of minerals related planning enforcement compliance matters.
• Ensure effective monitoring of planning permissions.
• Attend Council meetings to assist service management in presentations.

Skills

Knowledge of service planning issues

Experience with development management

Strong communication skills

Ability to engage with public and stakeholders

Education

Relevant town planning qualification or equivalent experience

Job description

Overview

We are looking for an experienced individual who has knowledge of service planning issues relating to development management and monitoring / compliance issues including national and local performance framework to join our busy strategic development management team.

You will be responsible for workload arising across the whole of the Planning Development Management Service, playing a key role in ensuring the effective delivery of the statutory process.

Responsibilities

• You will mainly manage a case load of minerals related planning enforcement compliance matters. This will involve maintaining and following systems for identification, evaluation and processing specifically of breaches of planning conditions and the monitoring of development, including S106 Obligations and, the making of recommendations to service management in such matters.
• You will play a key role in ensuring the effective monitoring of planning permissions by developing and maintaining records and databases of relevant information, and through the implementation of a planned programme of compliance monitoring.
• You may be expected to attend Council meetings, including Planning Committee meetings to assist service management in the presentation of reports in relation to planning monitoring matters.
• 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; and this may include attending public meetings, community consultation events and Town and Parish meetings as appropriate to support Senior Officers.
• You will, as appropriate, contact Claire Teasdale, Principal Planning Officer via email at [e-mail] to arrange an informal discussion about the role.

What will I need?

You will need:

• Educated to Degree level or equivalent in a relevant town planning qualification OR significant recent experience of development management or other regulatory monitoring/enforcement services or the minerals industry.
• Recent experience in the implementation of a statutory/regulatory process.

Please refer to the attached person specification for the full criteria.

Interviews

Interviews will be held on either Thursday 23 or Friday 24 October 2025.

We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants that can show they meet all the essential criteria and have indicated they have a disability, are a looked after young person, care leaver or a veteran.

Benefits and rewards

• Competitive salaries and 27 days holiday per year rising to 32 days after five years continuous local government service.
• Option to purchase up to 10 additional days annual leave per year.
• Excellent work/life balance through schemes including job sharing, compressed hours and flexi-time (allowing up to 13 flexi days per year).
• Hybrid working (home and office working).
• Excellent contributory career average Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS). Plus, top up options - Salary Sacrifice Shared Cost AVC scheme and standard AVC scheme for members of the LGPS.
• Wellbeing Portal and access to an Employee Assist Scheme.
• Wide range of learning and development opportunities including professional qualifications, coaching and mentoring.
• Employee Benefits Portal and Lifestyle Savings Scheme (discounts across a host of major retailers).
• Discounted DCC gym membership.
• Staff networks run by staff for our staff, including Race Equality and Diversity, Disability, LGBT+, Armed Forces, Carers, Menopause.
• Trade Union membership.
• A range of other salary sacrifice schemes such as car leasing.

Rewards and benefits are subject to individual terms and conditions. Take a closer look: https://www.durham.gov.uk/article/26895/Rewards-and-benefits

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Hybrid working

Durham County Council currently operates a hybrid working policy where a model of 2 days in the workplace and 3 days at home/remote will apply. This model is pro-rated for part time roles and arrangements are at managers discretion, alternatively you can work all of your contracted hours within the workplace if you prefer.

Equality, diversity, and inclusion

We are a proud equal opportunities employer and recognise that a diverse, talented workforce brings new ideas and new perspectives, which will facilitate growth and improvements to services. We are committed to ensuring that our employment policies and processes are fair and equitable to all. We welcome job applications from everyone, and successful candidates are considered only on their skills and ability to do the job. As a Disability Confident Leader, we encourage applications from disabled people and provide support throughout the recruitment process. Take a closer look: https://www.durham.gov.uk/article/26899/Equality-diversity-and-inclusion-in-our-workforce

How to apply

In line with the County Council's Recruitment and Selection Policy, please note that we are unable to accept CVs. Applications must be submitted online via the Northeast Jobs portal. Please use the ‘Person Specification’ section of your application form to demonstrate that you have the essential and where possible, desirable experience, skills, and knowledge. Candidates who do not evidence that they meet the essential qualifications and experience listed on the person specification will not be short-listed.

If you have any support needs or require assistance when applying for this role, please contact the Recruitment Team via email on [e-mail] or telephone [phone] – Option 5.

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