Job Description:

Job information Principal Planning Compliance Officer from the Company South Cambridgeshire District Council, this latest Principal Planning Compliance Officer job vacancy is located in the city Cambourne located in the country United Kingdom . This latest job opening is open to job seekers who have the latest education / graduate GCSE . Job Vacancies in this Principal field have been opened and published up to the specified time.

Job Responsibility:

Principal Planning Compliance Officer

Job description As an organisation we believe that our people are our greatest assets. We are the largest planning service in the East of England, operating in one of the fastest growing economies in the UK. We formed the Greater Cambridge Shared Planning Service in 2018 with Cambridge City Council and South Cambridgeshire District Council. We are now one of the busiest planning teams in the country, processing over 7,000 applications annually across a vast range of different sites and projects and with a team of over 150 officers. The Planning Compliance Team checks that developments have any permissions required to proceed with their build. We are dedicated to ensuring fairness and stopping unacceptable/unauthorised development, giving communities confidence in the system by delivering an effective and efficient planning compliance service. The Benefits of Working for GCSP

• Varied, interesting and rewarding career opportunities in urban and rural planning.
• Secure, generous pension
• Truly flexible hours and locations (including home working)
• 25 days' annual leave (plus Bank Holidays), rising to 30 after 5 years Local Government service
• Build your career with opportunities for training and qualifications
• Get paid while you learn with an apprenticeship scheme
• Play your part in tackling the Climate Emergency
• Be part of a friendly, supportive team - with approachable colleagues who want to help
• Structured pay scales ensure fairness and transparency
• Make work fun and celebrate our successes together

We are currently taking part in a 4 day working week (32 hours per week) to improve recruitment and retention and support the wellbeing of our colleagues. You can read more about it here 4-day week trial or talk to us about the detail of this flexible benefit we have been offering. We currently have an exciting opportunity within the Greater Cambridge Shared Planning Service, to work in our busy planning service as a Principal Planning Compliance Officer. You will have the chance to work on a wide range planning compliance matters enforcing planning legislation affecting unauthorised development as well other statutory provisions including the service of notices, defending appeals, and issuing injunctions. In addition, you will mentor team members, and contribute to their learning and knowledge. You will have an enthusiastic, supportive team around you to help you grow and develop your career in planning. You will help provide an effective and efficient compliance service to the Public, Members of the Council (Elected Councillors) Members of Parish Councils and your colleagues in respect of the Investigation of complaints or allegations of unauthorised development using your knowledge of planning legislation and a working understanding of related areas of Council wide enforcement legislation. Greater Cambridge offers a unique opportunity to work within the beautiful historic City of Cambridge, home to world renowned universities, hospitals and cutting-edge science, as well as delivering high quality modern developments within the rural areas of South Cambridgeshire. Our combined growth agenda includes a range of new settlements within South Cambridgeshire and urban extensions to Cambridge. For the Principal Planning Compliance Officer role, we are looking for motivated and well organised individuals with a good level of experience in a planning compliance role who can deal with a range of different compliance matters of varying complexity. Excellent customer service skills are a must as well being a team player. If you have the ambition to embrace the exciting challenges of this busy Shared Planning Service, there is no better place to develop your career. For an informal conversation about this job opportunity within the Planning Service contact Chris Braybrooke 07354 841771, christopher.braybrooke@greatercambridgeplanning.org or Rebecca Smith 07517 499451, rebecca.smith@greatercambridgeplanning.org Closing date: 9am 10 June 2024 Interview date: To be confirmed

Keywords : Cambourne jobs

Closed Date : 2024-12-13