Monitoring and Enforcement Officer

Position: Monitoring and Enforcement Officer
Location: South Downs Centre, Midhurst
Closing Date: 10 August 2025
Interview Date: 29 August 2025
Salary: £34,253 to £41,314
Hours: 37 hours per week
Type of post: Permanent

We are looking to recruit a Monitoring and Enforcement Officer who will be responsible for planning enforcement work, investigating and monitoring alleged breaches of planning legislation relating to a variety of sites. In addition, the role will include responsibility for proactive condition monitoring of general Development Management sites as well as fee and non-fee Minerals and Waste sites. You will need to develop and maintain strong relationships with colleagues, host authorities as well as complainants, applicants, professional agents, solicitors and the wider community as part of providing an efficient and responsive customer-focused service.

The role involves communication in difficult circumstances, often with challenging or distressed people, and you will need to remain alert to risk at all times as well as being able to deal with situations in a non-confrontational manner.

Minerals and Waste and Major Development sites often have long and complex histories, and attention to detail is vital when monitoring compliance. You will need to be proficient in managing and balancing challenging and competing deadlines. You will be required, on occasion, to appear as a witness on the National Park Authority’s behalf at appeals and in Court. You will also be required to undertake a moderate planning caseload.

Sound like something that interests you? Think you can really add value to the role? Meet the person specification? Then please apply!

To apply: Please apply via the button shown to upload your CV and complete our application form, referring to the person specification.

SDNPA is an inclusive organisation and we welcome applications from everyone irrespective of sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, ethnicity, faith and religion, disability and age.

We operate a Guaranteed Interview Scheme (GIS) for disabled applicants.

In all circumstances, the SDNPA appoints on merit based on evidence the applicant supplies in meeting the essential criteria for the post. Further information on our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion can be found on our website.

SDNPA Enhanced Benefits

• Flexible working – (this is available for the majority of our roles. However, some positions may require on-site presence and /or specific hours due to business needs)
• Local government pension scheme
• Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice Scheme
• Heat Scheme (capped interest-free green home improvement loan, available on a first-come, first-served basis)
• Healthcare - includes cash plan, counselling and wellbeing discounts
• Access to Health and Wellbeing portal and webinars
• 27 days annual leave, increasing to 30 days, plus bank holidays
• Professional development support
• Cycle to work scheme
• Car sharing
• Use of pool cars
• Regular staff events / activities, which support the SDNPA’s Purposes and Duty

Other organisations may call this role Planning Enforcement Officer, Development Compliance Officer, Planning Monitoring and Compliance Officer, Planning Control Officer, or Enforcement and Compliance Officer.