About Croydon As one of London’s largest and most diverse boroughs, Croydon is a fantastic place to live, work and spend time, with all the benefits of close proximity to the rest of London and the south-east. Over the past decade we have seen huge investment, regeneration, and growth in our Borough. Croydon remains an attractive and important part of London for ongoing growth and investment – growth from which we want to see all our communities’ benefit. Watch “Live, work, Study, Build” here: Live, Work, Study, Build The Council has published a Future Croydon Transformation Plan which aims to improve Council services for everyone in Croydon. This brings opportunities for those who want to work in a fast-moving environment, focused on improvement and delivering better services. Croydon is an exciting place to work. You will need to be ambitious, passionate about creating a better place, demonstrate strong personal responsibility and a desire to deliver great places. We have a great management team, who lead, inspire and believe in Croydon. If you want a challenge with great job satisfaction, there is no better opportunity than Croydon. Click here to hear what our staff say about why they love working at Croydon. Ross - https://youtu.be/Y1XuA5jt5zk Jamar - https://youtu.be/ymicZUQsc6E Grace - https://youtu.be/rysO2bACU54 Nicola - https://youtu.be/80m5go_b1lk Chris - https://youtu.be/IHg9YF5v-rI If you would like to discuss further these roles and how you could fit into the team, please contact; John Penn Team Leader Enforcement and Trees john.penn@croydon.gov.uk Nicola Townsend Head of Development Management nicola.townsend@croydon.gov.uk About The Role As a result of the ambitions for the Borough we are looking to enhance service delivery for our customers and to focus specifically on the realisation of sustainable growth, firmly embedded in high standards of design and the maximisation of social, economic and environmental benefits. However, sustainable development can only be delivered alongside a proactive and robust planning enforcement regime, and you will be part of a team with responsibility for investigating and resolving alleged breaches of planning control through negotiation and/or the service of planning enforcement notices with follow up of legal proceedings as appropriate. You will work in a vibrant and busy Development Management Service and the successful candidate will have to be enthusiastic, motivated and demonstrate a general understanding of town planning legislation, have good written and verbal communication skills and to be able to work under pressure and to strict deadlines. If you are interested in joining us, we would be pleased to hear from you. Working for Croydon · Up to 31 Days annual leave (depending on length of service) plus Bank Holidays · Pension – Local Government Pension Scheme · Flexible working arrangements available · Career development/learning/training opportunities · Potential to benefit from Apprenticeship learning scheme. · We also promote professional membership of the RTPI. · Employee Assistance Programme – Providing advice and counselling. · Career development/learning/training opportunities Closing date Sunday 19 January 2025 at 11:59pm To apply, please click “Apply Now”. Equal Opportunities Statement Croydon Council is an inclusive employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Subject to business needs, we will be pleased to consider applications from candidates seeking flexible working arrangements and support hybrid working, whereby staff attend the workplace for part of their working week and work from home, or elsewhere, remotely for the rest of the time. As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the advertised role. Croydon council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment.
