Role: Planning Enforcement Lead Officer REF 1647325 Contract Length: 12 weeks Location: Thrapston - Ideally office once a week – flexible IR35: Inside Pay Rate to Intermediary: £58 per hour Spinwell is recruiting for a Planning Enforcement Lead Officer for an excellent opportunity within the public sector. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PLANNING ENFORCEMENT LEAD OFFICER Support senior colleagues and Managers in the Planning Service with all day-to-day operations within the framework of delegated authority and operational guidelines. Supervise, mentor and/or direct assigned staff, and deputise for senior colleagues in staffing matters as required. Support the preparation and maintenance of Personal Development Plans, performance appraisals and reviews for all assigned staff. Annually review job descriptions and to ensure records are kept of all training and development undertaken by staff within the team. Mentoring other team members and deputising for the Lead Planning officers and Managers as required. Ensuring the highest levels of customer service. Support initiatives and all aspects of process improvement and systems review where needed. Take responsibility for personal development and continuous improvement to develop a thorough understanding of current issues, processes, legislation or systems. To maximise personal productivity, minimise errors and produce high quality and timely work outputs. Attendance at evening and weekend meetings/committees. SKILLS/EXPERIENCE PLANNING ENFORCEMENT LEAD OFFICER JOB A relevant degree or equivalent qualification to allow access to Chartered membership of the Royal Town Planning Institute (or equivalent). Management qualification Prepared to study for a vocational management qualification or similar Demonstrated knowledge and experience of inspection and investigation procedures. Demonstrated knowledge and experience of inspection of PACE & RIPA legislation. Demonstrated knowledge and experience of legal proceedings within English legal system. Conversant with planning policy documents, plans, maps and architectural drawings. In depth understanding an extensive experience of the English Planning System, current planning legislation and practice, with a focus on the enforcement of breaches of planning control. Demonstrate ability to prioritise workload and operate under own initiative. Recent experience of working within an enforcement environment If you are a Planning Enforcement Lead Officer, apply now or send your CV to Spinwell! We welcome all applications regardless of background, in line with our commitment to diversity, equality and inclusion. Applying to this or any other vacancy advertised by Spinwell Ltd constitutes an agreement for Spinwell Ltd to hold your details for 24 months for the purpose of assessing suitability for the advertised position and to make you aware of any other positions deemed suitable of which You will make you aware by means of either email, text or phone. In line with GDPR regulations you are able to request your details be removed from the company data at any time by emailing us Keyboard Shortcuts F9 - Move focus from the edit area to the Footer Toolbar F10 - Move focus from the edit area to the first toolbar button Shift TAB - Move focus from the edit area to the last toolbar button About You Not Specified Keyboard Shortcuts F9 - Move focus from the edit area to the Footer Toolbar F10 - Move focus from the edit area to the first toolbar button Shift TAB - Move focus from the edit area to the last toolbar button About Us