Minerals Monitoring and Compliance Officer

We are looking for an experienced individual who has knowledge of service planning issues relating to development management and monitoring / compliance issues including national and local performance framework to join our busy strategic development management team.

What is involved

You will form part of a busy strategic development management team and will be responsible for workload across the planning development management service, playing a key role in ensuring effective delivery of the statutory process. You will mainly manage a case load of minerals related planning enforcement compliance matters, including maintaining and following systems for identification, evaluation and processing of breaches of planning conditions and monitoring development, such as S106 and S39 obligations. You will play a key role in ensuring effective monitoring of planning permissions by developing and maintaining records and databases of relevant information, and implementing a planned programme of compliance monitoring. You may be required to attend council meetings, including planning committee meetings to assist service management in presenting reports in relation to planning monitoring matters. You will also engage with customers, including the general public, communities, applicants, stakeholders and the development industry, attending public meetings, community consultation events and town and parish meetings as appropriate to support senior officers.

What will I need

• Educated to degree level or equivalent in a relevant town planning qualification or significant recent experience of development management or other regulatory monitoring/enforcement services or the minerals industry.
• Recent experience in the implementation of a statutory/regulatory process.

Please refer to the attached person specification for the full criteria.

Our offer to you

We offer a competitive rewards package that includes attractive salaries, a generous annual leave entitlement of 27 days (rising to 32 after five years’ continuous local government service), membership of the excellent contributory career average Local Government Pension Scheme, and a range of flexible working arrangements including hybrid working (home and office) where applicable. Rewards and benefits are subject to individual terms and conditions.

Equality, diversity, and inclusion

We are a proud equal opportunities employer and believe a diverse workforce brings fresh ideas and drives service improvement. We welcome applications from everyone and make employment decisions based on skills and ability. As a Disability Confident Leader, we actively encourage applications from disabled people and offer support throughout the recruitment process. We welcome applications from disabled people and those who are or consider themselves to be neurodivergent.

Contact information: Claire Teasdale, Principal Planning Officer, email: claire.teasdale@durham.gov.uk.

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