Senior Enforcement Officer Development Management

Kirklees Metropolitan Council; Harrogate; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

LGPS pension

Annual leave 28-34 days

Salary sacrifice & discounts

Career development opportunities

Job summary

North Yorkshire Council is seeking a Senior Enforcement Officer in Harrogate to join the Enforcement Team. The role covers Craven/Harrogate and travel across the county to south areas, supporting sustainable development and high-quality places to live and work.

You will lead complex enforcement casework, mentor staff, and manage your own caseload while ensuring sound decisions and effective service delivery.

Qualifications

• Significant experience with complex and controversial planning enforcement cases.
• Experience investigating and collecting evidence on enforcement cases.
• Excellent knowledge of planning legislation and regulations including Town & Country Planning Act.
• Degree in planning or related subject, or proven equivalent knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Lead on complex enforcement casework and investigations.
• Provide technical support and coaching for staff.
• Manage a personal enforcement caseload and ensure sound decisions.

Skills

Complex enforcement casework

Evidence gathering

Planning legislation knowledge

Mentoring/coaching

Education

Degree in planning 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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Company: North Yorkshire Council

Salary: £42,839 – £47,181

Location: Harrogate, North Yorkshire

Sector: Regeneration and Local Economies

Sector: Planning

Job Role: Manager