Senior Planning Enforcement Officer

Osborne Richardson; England; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading planning agency in East London seeks a Planning Enforcement Officer to manage existing case loads effectively. The role involves investigating breaches of planning laws, serving enforcement notices, writing appeal statements, and occasionally representing the Council in hearings. Potential for a 6-month contract with possibilities for extension, offering £35/hr umbrella.

Qualifications

• Significant work experience in planning enforcement.
• Good knowledge of current planning legislation.
• Driving licence required for site duties.

Responsibilities

• Handle a caseload of alleged breaches and conduct investigations.
• Serve enforcement notices and write appeal statements.
• Represent the Council at hearings or inquiries.

Skills

Planning enforcement experience

Operational knowledge

Legal understanding

Technical issue expertise

Job description

Our client based in East London requires an experienced Planning Enforcement Officer to pick up an existing case load and handle from start to finish, carefully managing the workload within agreed timescales and within their expected delivery targets. Applicants must have significant Enforcement experience including operational, legal and technical issues.

You will be responsible for managing your own caseload of alleged breaches with the role including investigations, site visits, assessing matters against law and regulations and making recommendations. The role will also regularly require serving enforcement notices and evidence of notices personally served are welcomed with your application. The role is also responsible for writing appeal statements and, where necessary, representing the Council at hearing, inquiry or in court. Assistance, advice and support will be regularly provided by the team leader, deputy team leader, members of the team and other planning managers and ongoing training, upskilling and gaining experience through new challenges is encouraged.

To be considered for this role you will need a significant amount of work experience in the field and you will need a good knowledge of current planning legislation. You will need to be able to work well under you own initiative as you will be expected to take control of your own caseload.

The role has initially been released as a 6 month contract but there is potential for it to be extended beyond this, and the rate offered is £35 /hr umbrella. This role is inside IR35.

The successful candidate needs a driving licence to undertake their site duties using one of the Council's pool cars. The role will be based from home however it will be necessary to access the office and pool cars twice a week to carry out site visits.

A full job spec is available. Please get in touch for more information.