Senior Enforcement Officer Development Management

North Yorkshire Council; Harrogate; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Local Government Pension Scheme

Annual leave (28+ days pro-rata)

Salary sacrifice & discounts

Training & development opportunities

Job summary

North Yorkshire Council is seeking a Senior Enforcement Officer to join the Planning Service’s Enforcement Team in the Craven/Harrogate area, with responsibilities to travel across the County as required. You will lead on complex and controversial planning enforcement casework, provide technical support, and mentor less experienced staff to ensure sound decisions.

Join a large council that offers flexible working arrangements, a strong pension scheme, and opportunities for career development

Qualifications

• Significant experience handling complex and controversial planning enforcement cases, including appeals at hearings or inquiries.
• Experience investigating, collecting and collating evidence on enforcement cases.
• Excellent knowledge of planning legislation and regulations (Town & Country Planning Act and related regs).

Responsibilities

• Lead on complex and significant enforcement casework and ensure sound decisions.
• Provide technical support, mentoring and coaching for less experienced staff.
• Manage your own enforcement caseload across the county, including high-profile proposals and appeals.
• Support delivery of an efficient enforcement function within the Planning Service.

Skills

Planning enforcement experience

Investigation and evidence collection

Regulatory knowledge (planning)

Mentoring and coaching

Education

Degree in planning or related subject

Job description

We are looking for a Senior Enforcement Officer to work within our established Enforcement Team.

The role is based in the Craven/Harrogate area but will also cover south of the district which includes the Selby area, so a willingness to travel across the County is required.

About the role

Working within the Planning Service, you'll play a vital role in protecting and enhancing the natural and built environment while supporting sustainable development and high quality places to live and work.

The post of Senior Enforcement Officer involves taking a key operational role in the enforcement of planning regulations and policy and ensuring delivery of an efficient and effective enforcement function. The role involves leading on complex and significant enforcement casework. These cases can be both complex and controversial. It includes responsibility for providing technical support, mentoring, and coaching for less experienced staff.

You will take a creative and solution focused approach to implementing a positive culture within the team to aid this effective service delivery and provide technical support to the team to ensure that sound decisions are made. You will manage your own enforcement caseload effectively, dealing with particularly complex and strategically significant proposals and appeals.

What We Are Looking For

To enable your success within this role, you will need:

• Significant experience of working on complex and controversial Planning Enforcement cases, including dealing with appeals at hearings or public inquiries
• Experience of investigating and collecting and collating evidence on complex enforcement cases
• An excellent knowledge of planning legislation and regulations including the Town & Country Planning Act and related regulations
• Degree in planning or related subject or proven equivalent level of technical and organisational knowledge in Planning Enforcement

Why Join Us?

We can offer you a comprehensive benefits package including:

• Modern flexible working practices
• A generous pension through our Local Government Pension Scheme
• A generous annual leave offer: 28 days of holiday (pro-rata), increasing to 34 days after 5 years' service - plus public holidays.
• Salary sacrifice, employee cash backs and discounts schemes
• Learning, development and career advancement opportunities

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