Position: Monitoring and Enforcement Officer
Location: South Downs Centre Midhurst
Closing Date: 7 July 2024
Interview Date: 18 July 2024
Salary: £33,581 to £40,111
Hours: 37 hours per week
Type of post: Permanent
We are looking to recruit a Monitoring and Enforcement Officer who will be responsible for planning enforcement work investigating and monitoring alleged breaches of planning legislation relating to a variety of sites. In addition, the role will include responsibility for proactive condition monitoring of general Development Management sites as well as fee and non-fee Minerals and Waste sites. You will need to develop and maintain strong relationships with colleagues, host authorities as well as complainants, applicants, professional agents, solicitors and the wider community as part of providing an efficient and responsive customer focussed service.
The role involves communication in difficult circumstances, often with challenging or distressed people, and you will need to remain alert to risk at all times as well as being able to deal with situations in a non-confrontational manner.
Minerals and Waste and Major Development sites often have long and complex histories, and attention to detail is vital when monitoring compliance. You will need to be competent in managing challenging and balance competing deadlines. You will be required on occasion, to appear as a witness on the National Park Authority's behalf at appeals and in Court. You will also be required to undertake a moderate planning caseload.
Sound like something that interests you? Think you can really add value to the role? Meet the person specification? Then please apply!
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SDNPA is an inclusive organisation and we welcome applications from everyone irrespective of sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, ethnicity, faith and religion, disability and age.
We operate a Guaranteed Interview Scheme (GIS) for disabled applicants.
In all circumstances the SDNPA appoints on merit based on evidence the applicant supplies in meeting the essential criteria for the post. Further information on our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion can be found on our website.
SDNPA Enhanced Benefits
- Flexible working
- Local government pension scheme
- Healthcare - includes cash plan, counselling and wellbeing discounts
- Access to Health and Wellbeing portal and webinars
- 27 days' annual leave, increasing to 30 days, plus bank holidays
- Professional development support
- Cycle to work scheme
- Car sharing
- Use of pool cars
- Regular staff events / activities, which support the SDNPA's Purposes and Duty