Senior Planning Enforcement Officer
Salary: £40,221 - £44,428
Contract: Permanent, Part-time and Full-time contracts available
Location: Hybrid - You can work from home and from one of our office bases in Scarborough or Malton to allow for the reactive nature of the role.
Our team…
The Council’s Planning Services play a fundamental role in managing the natural and built environment, ensuring that the future development needs of the area can be accommodated to make it a better place in which to live and work.
This is an extremely exciting time to join us as we move forward as the new North Yorkshire Council. Our all-new Planning Service is at the heart of change and development within communities across our vast and varied geography, making it one of the largest Planning Services in the country. We will tackle diverse projects from domestic through to national infrastructure – offering opportunities for staff to develop expertise and contribute to projects that shape our area. If you are ambitious about your future in Planning this is a great time to join us as we invest in building a world class planning service, whilst being community focussed on a local level.
We operate a hybrid model of working, offering the opportunity for our staff to work from home, but also from a base within your ‘patch’ to enable you to be fully immersed within the community in which you will provide your skills and expertise. Bases of work are either Scarborough or Malton to allow for the reactive nature of the post.
Role summary…
The role involves investigating, through site visits and detailed research, alleged breaches of planning control and deciding how to proceed in each case in order to seek to resolve breaches through the use of a range of enforcement tools and communication, liaison and negotiation skills and where necessary preparing reports and taking formal enforcement action to remedy breaches of planning control where appropriate, as well as representing the council at appeals and acting as an expert witness.
The post holder will work with colleagues to build relationships and understanding across the Service and the wider Council; supporting each other to deliver excellent cross-service communication and corporate priorities as well as liaising with statutory bodies and other organisations.
Duties and responsibilities…
- Taking the role of lead officer on complex cases
- Take a key role in appeals against Enforcement Notices including the preparation of plans and statements for submission to PINS, and attendance at site visits.
- Ensuring clear communication with those parties involved in specific cases including parish councils and divisional members.
- Prepare formal statutorily and regulatory compliant notices and other relevant actions in liaison with the relevant Team Leader and Legal Services.
- Prepare, or oversee the production of reports and briefing notes on cases, for Members and Senior Officers.
- Provide technical direction and supervision to junior members of staff in the investigations of specific enforcement cases.
What you will bring…
Experience / Qualifications:
- Degree in planning or related subject or proven equivalent level of technical and organisational knowledge in Planning Enforcement.
- Commitment to Personal Development and evidence of continuing professional development.
- Evidence of significant experience of working on complex and controversial Planning Enforcement cases. Including an experience of dealing with appeals at hearings or public inquiries.
- Knowledgeable and competent in the use of IT systems, especially the use of Microsoft Office.
- Commitment to Personal Development and evidence of continuing professional development.
- Good understanding of Data Protection and GDPR.
- A good understanding of conflict resolution techniques
What we can offer…
The service has embraced modern work practices, enabling colleagues to work from home, other offices and client premises. We come together as a team for development, connection and collaboration, otherwise we work where its most productive to do so. You will be provided with technology to enable efficient and effective work, ensuring that you are connected and well supported. You are provided with a comprehensive benefits package with an excellent employer defined pension scheme, enhance holidays, flexible working to help you thrive at home and well as work.
You will have the full support of the service to enable you to develop both knowledge and skills to help further progress your career.
A variety of benefits are available such as generous annual leave entitlement, flexible working, excellent pension scheme, salary sacrifice car, cycle, technology and childcare schemes and a package of ‘Everybody Benefits’ shopping vouchers, discounts and more. Please see our total rewards brochure for more information.
Contact and Apply…
For more information/informal discussion please contact Ann.Rawlinson@northyorks.gov.uk ( Enforcement Team Manager) , Martin.Macbeth@northyorks.gov.uk (Senior Enforcement officer).
Applying is easy, simply click on apply now, register your details, remove your personal details from your CV and upload by Friday 16th August 2024.
Key Dates:
Closing Date: 16th August 2024
Shortlisting: Week Commencing 19th August 2024
Interviews: Week Commencing 02nd September 2024
Key Documents:
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