Senior Planning Enforcement (Hybrid)

Essential Employment; Guildford; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading employment agency is seeking a Senior Planning Enforcement professional in Guildford for a full-time, hybrid role at £38 per hour. Responsibilities include managing planning enforcement cases, presentations at appeals, and providing technical guidance. Candidates should have strong regulatory knowledge and experience in customer service. This temporary role requires flexible office attendance.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing complex planning enforcement cases.
• Ability to prepare and present cases at appeals.
• Professional development in current planning legislation.

Responsibilities

• Manage inspections and complex planning enforcement cases.
• Prepare and present cases at planning enforcement appeals.
• Provide guidance to customer service advisors.

Skills

Understanding of planning enforcement

Technical oversight and guidance

Customer service skills

Legal and regulatory knowledge

Job description

Senior Planning Enforcement (Hybrid) needed in Guildford, £38ph

PAYE – Reference: 5283976

Access to your own vehicle, Flexible to attend the office as and when required (2 days and definitely on Wednesdays)

• Managing complex or contentious cases and inspections that will require an understanding of planning enforcement, processes and compliance, regulations and legislation and acting as the single point of contact for customers on those cases;
• Handling all aspects of planning enforcement appeals including preparing and presenting the case at planning enforcement appeals (Written Representations, Hearings and Inquiries);
• Attending court as required on planning enforcement cases;
• Providing technical oversight of planning enforcement, including functional guidance to customer service advisors and caseworkers for planning enforcement, and delivering customer-focused specialist advice and services;
• Ensuring personal, professional development is maintained to the required standards by keeping up to date with current and emerging legislation, best practice and policy to ensure continuous development and improvement in services;
• Working collaboratively with colleagues across the organisation, members and managing key relationships e.g. with members, partners, other stakeholders;
• Accessing and accurately updating all relevant information systems, in accordance with Data Protection principles;
• Responding to customer calls and correspondence;
• Acting as members of corporate or community project teams – providing specialist advice and input as required;

This is a full time role on a temporary contract basis.

If you are interested in the role please apply on our website with your CV, alternatively you can email your CV to [e-mail] quoting the reference number.

Essential Employment is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. Essential Employment is an Equal Opportunities Employer.