Senior Enforcement Officer - Kent - 12 Month Contract

Uncommonly known as the ‘sunniest’ place in Britain, this Local Planning Authority are seeking a Senior Enforcement Officer to join their multi-disciplinary team on an initial 12 month contract!

Responsibilities

Your main duties will be:

• To investigate alleged breaches of planning control, deciding whether a breach of planning control has taken place and if so, whether the development is acceptable
• To provide professional planning enforcement related advice to members of the public, including site owners and their agents; staff; and councillors.
• Where possible to seek to resolve problems relating to unauthorised development without taking formal action, by negotiating with members of the public, including land owners and their professional agents
• To prepare reports for the Development Management Team Leader recommending the approach to be taken
• To prepare reports to the Planning and Licensing Committee recommending whether enforcement action should be taken - in so doing providing detailed advice to members
• To draft enforcement notices, stop notices, breach of condition notices and other statutory notices
• To present evidence in Courts of Law.
• To provide advice relating to enforcement and planning matters to councillors and staff.

Candidate Experience

As the successful candidate, you will:

• Have 3 years Planning Enforcement experience (Essential)
• Be educated to degree level in planning or a related subject (Desired, not essential)
• Hold Chartered membership of the RTPI (Desired, not essential)

Working Arrangements

• Pay rates likely to be between £30-40 per hour (Negotiable upon experience)
• IR35 status in unconfirmed
• Notices will be considered – shorter notices will be favoured
• Flexible working is available – to be discussed on a case by case basis

Who to contact?

Should this post be of interest and you would like to be considered, please click apply or submit your CV to jamie.vear-altog@oysterpartnership.com.

If you would prefer to have a discreet chat about this role in more detail or would like some free market advice, please feel free to call me (Jamie) on 02077669067.