Enforcement and Monitoring Officer (Building Safety Levy)

Job introduction

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About the role

At West Northants Council, it’s about our people and the positive impact they make every day. As an Enforcement and Monitoring Officer (Building Safety Levy), you’ll play an important role in shaping and supporting sustainable development across the area. Working within our Planning Enforcement and Monitoring team, you’ll help ensure that development is delivered in line with approved plans, policies and regulations, while maintaining a high-quality, customer-focused service. This is an opportunity to work on a varied caseload, contribute to key development priorities and support the delivery of infrastructure that helps our communities thrive.

Additional information

You’re a proactive and organised individual with an interest in planning, building, development and regulatory work. You’re confident analysing information, interpreting plans or legislation and making sound decisions in a fast-paced environment. With strong communication skills, you can engage effectively with a wide range of stakeholders, from developers and agents to members of the public, always delivering a clear and customer-focused approach. You’re comfortable managing your own workload, prioritising tasks and working both independently and as part of a team. Most importantly, you bring a positive, solutions-focused mindset and share our ambition to deliver high-quality services that support thriving communities, reflecting our THRIVE values in everything you do.

Company information

At West Northants Council, it’s about our people. People who thrive with ambition, bubble with new ideas, demand better ways of working, caring about every detail, and who never shy away from a challenge. Our culture is a gateway for new experiences. A place to forge new opportunities. To empower you in your career and unite you with like-minded people.

Our vision is ‘to make West Northants a great place to live, work, visit and thrive’. We truly stand by this and work hard every day to make this a reality. Our corporate values, THRIVE, stand for: Trust, High Performance, Respect, Innovate and Empower, they underpin everything we do and how we deliver services.

We are committed to ensuring diversity, equality, equity, and inclusion is woven into the fabric of WNC and everything we do, to enable all colleagues to develop and maximize their full potential.  We are a disability confident employer, a member of the Armed Forces Covenant, and a Care Leaver Covenant partner

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