Position: Monitoring and Enforcement Officer

Location: South Downs Centre Midhurst

Closing Date: 5 April 2021

Interview Date: 23 April 2021

Salary: £29,430 to £36,891

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 pro-active 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, distressed or aggressive 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 balancing 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 may 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! 

To apply: Please select the apply button and complete the application and monitoring forms.  All applications must be submitted on the SDNPA application form (CVs will not be considered) & must reach us by 11.30pm 5 April 2021.

SDNPA Enhanced Benefits

- Local government pension scheme

- Healthcare - includes cash plan, counselling and wellbeing discounts

- 27 days’ annual leave, increasing to 30 days, plus bank holidays

- Professional development support

- Flexible working

- Cycle to work scheme

- Car sharing

- Use of pool cars

- Regular staff events / activities, which support the SDNPA’s Purposes and Duty