Assistant Enforcement Officer (Development Management)

Salary: £27,803 to £30,825/ Grade: E

The job

Looking for a new challenge? A fantastic opportunity has come up in our Development Management Team for someone who would like to begin or expand upon their current career in planning enforcement. We are looking for an Assistant Enforcement Officer to handle a wide variety of planning enforcement investigations with the view towards succession planning within in our team in the coming years.

Hart is a largely rural District in North-East Hampshire and is consistently ranked as one of the best places to live in the UK. The Council works hard to make a positive contribution to the lives of its residents by delivering continuous improvement and innovation in service delivery. We are an ambitious authority seeking new ways of delivering services for residents that represent value for money.

These are exciting times for Hart, particularly for the Development Management (DM) and enforcement team. Our Enforcement team is committed and in the past year has been busy assessing reports of planning breaches, serving notices where expedient, attending the Magistrates’ Court to obtain sanctions and attending the High Court in London to secure injunctions. Planning is firmly at the heart of the Council’s vision to 2040 and we’re consistently ranked as one of the best places to live in the UK.

At Hart, we work together to shape the environment for the people in our district and we listen to suggestions and contributions from staff at all levels to improve the way we do this. We’re the place to grow your planning enforcement career, come and see for yourself how we empower and develop our staff. We are currently supporting numerous staff with the RTPI Assessment of Professional Competence (APC) process to reach Chartered status and we continue to invest in our staff, we have staff who have recently completed or are currently undertaking day-release courses to obtain a relevant RTPI-accredited Masters degree.

We're a small local authority with big ambition. We want to do things bigger, bolder, and better than we have before. Our Council is small enough for you to be able to see the direct impact and influence you can have through your day-to-day work and know the names of all your colleagues. You will also notice that you get to see the faces of our Senior Leadership and Chief Executives on a regular basis.

The applicant

You will make a positive contribution to the Council’s core values by being helpful, approachable, responsive and taking ownership of challenges and problems, whilst making customers feel welcome and cared for. The post will enable the successful candidate to broaden their existing experience through different application types and scale together with the involvement of a variety of projects. We are looking for a suitably experienced, motivated individual to work on complex and challenging proposals and develop their mentoring and sign-off skills. We are committed to improving our customer service standards and we are seeking planners who are positive and proactive and work well as part of a team.

For an informal discussion about this opportunity, please contact Steph Baker, Development Management & Building Control Manager on 01252 774136 or stephanie.baker@hart.gov.uk

Apply for this role by clicking on the 'apply button'. Please include a supporting statement (2 to 3 sides of A4) outlining why you are interested in the role and how your knowledge and experience make you a great candidate.

Closing Date: noon, 18th November 2024
Interviews: TBC